William F. Torpey's Posts

  1. Creating a new hub

    I've been trying to start a new hub under the new system but have had no success. The system keeps telling me there are errors, but I don't see any errors. Can someone please enlighten me? posted 2 days ago
  2. Where have you lived before?

    I was born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y., where I lived on a dozen different streets. And then: Norwalk, CT New Canaan CT Heilbronn, Germany, Wharton Barracks (Army) Colorado Springs, Colo., Fort Carson (Army) Stamford... posted 3 months ago
  3. Help hubpage team!

    That's my guess, too! posted 3 months ago
  4. Type in Famous Names That come to Your Mind

    Bing Crosby posted 3 months ago
  5. What is your favourite thing to draw?

    When it comes to art, I am completely artless. My father taught me how to draw the profile of a Native American complete with headdress. I don't do it very well, but it's my favorite thing to draw. posted 3 months ago
  6. Former President Jimmy Carter Exposes the Ugly Face of White Racism in

    Jimmy Carter speaks the simple truth. Sometimes the truth hurts. posted 3 months ago
  7. Birthdays

    Happy Birthday to your husband and your son. I see by compu-smart's Celebrity Birthday hubs that your husband shares a birthday with Peter Falk and Lauren Bacall and your son shares his birthday with Roddy McDowall and... posted 3 months ago
  8. How many movies you can remember?

    Have you seen Gunga Din? There's none better! Today's movies are too psychedelic for me. I get dizzy watching all those scene changes every two seconds. I'll stick to the movies they made in the Golden Age of Hollywood... posted 3 months ago
  9. Gunga Din (1939) In my opinion one of the top five movies ever made. It was based on Damon Runyon's epic poem. If you'd like to know more about it, here's the URL for a hub a did a while... posted 3 months ago #
  10. Who has been the most entertaining President we've had?

    John F. Kennedy was far away the most entertaining (and he was on television with frequent press conferences where we could see and appreciate his sense of humor. I love the Lincoln quotes, but they weren't... posted 3 months ago
  11. write a word that is spelled the same way when written backwards

    I cheated. I googled palindrome. Here's a 17,259-word palindrome: http://norvig.com/pal2txt.html posted 4 months ago
  12. '100 Great Hubs Chosen By 100 Great Hubbers'.... (Please Participate)

    My favorite hub: http://hubpages.com/hub/England-Great-B … t-all-mean  (By compu-smart) "I love compu-smart's celebrity birthday hubs and blogs, but I've always been confused about England, Great... posted 4 months ago
  13. the reason you chose the picture you did to represent you

    Nobody cares what I look like, so I used this picture of the Bing Crosby U.S. Postage Stamp because I'm hoping it will inspire some young people to become acquainted with the greatest singer/actor/personality ever in... posted 4 months ago
  14. Thanks to HubPages

    I appreciate the copyright feature as well, Marisa. Nine of my hubs have been tagged with that copyright symbol. I don't mind other sites using my hubs when they give credit, but a few use ads that make the hubs... posted 4 months ago
  15. I'm not sure this is the proper place for this comment, but I just want to say "Thank you, HubPages" for alerting me to almost a dozen broken links -- nearly all of them videos that were out of commission for... posted 4 months ago #
  16. Health Care reform, Why are so many fighting it?

    We've had decades of private insurance "health care" coverage. How are we doing? Single payer health care is the only way to obtain real health care for everyone. I think history proves that scare tactics... posted 4 months ago
  17. What are your thoughts on George Orwell's "1984"?

    There's a lot of doublespeak in 1984, but I loved the book (and Animal Farm, too. But I have to admit, the 1984 (the movie) was easier to get through -- and the movie, i.e., cartoon "Animal Farm" was... posted 4 months ago
  18. How old are you?

    If I'm lucky, Mark, I've got a few more games of golf in my future -- but these days it's only nine holes at a time. But I doubt if I'll make it to 95, so give my best to your grandfather. posted 4 months ago
  19. Thanks, Maddie. I've been busy with a lot of non-computer stuff lately. posted 4 months ago #
  20. I just thought I would post my age before it's too late: 74. posted 4 months ago #
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