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Give Me Liberty
I might spin a psychological web with this one, but that is fine as long as no one tells me to lie down on the couch and tell them about my childhood. In fact, one of the things I dislike the most is to just sit and talk. Unless it has a purpose, like getting to…
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Hokey Pokey
The saying goes, “Put your best foot forward.” I have questions. First of all, why feet? Why not hands? Or eyes or ears? We have a lot of body parts that come in twos. Would any of those work just as well? Secondly, do I have a worst foot? Or an ugly foot? What is…
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Whata Buncha Baloney
Ever hear an advertisement that you then spent time trying to figure out? Perhaps you did not understand what it meant. Maybe it did not make sense how it was related to the product being advertised. If you are like me, you can even wonder how in the world they agreed on that advertisement, because,…
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Not a Poem
PoetryIn particularFree verse poetryDoes not make senseThat is, to me anyway. FeelingsOr emotionsIn literary workDistinctive style or rhythmPossess a quality of beauty. PhonaestheticsSound symbolismIn place ofA prosaic ostensible meaningI simply miss the concept. PoetryCommunicates meaningsIn wonderful waysTo a large audienceThat does not include me. Which is actually kind of sad. I’ll have a Happy Friday…
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Convince Me
I love baseball. Always have, especially as a kid. While there were a lot of shortcomings from being, uh, short, perhaps I felt that it did not affect me in baseball. I had a great throwing arm, the best on the team. In fact, the other kids didn’t need convincing that is was me, they…
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Pick, Pick, Pick
Oh please, anything but the nose!! And to pick someone else’s? Not right. There is one thing to pick from another human being that is a good thing. I had the chance one summer to attend a professional development. It said “Teaching and Engineering.” I was in for this one faster than a pig can…
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Not Just Thursday
Yesterday was the day that we claim to be thankful. Obviously, it was Thanksgiving Day and many of us try to spend hat day with family to show that we are thankful for having them in our lives. Unfortunately, some do not have a family that makes them feel like being thankful. Here is how…
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Really Not Bad
Like even good. Really good. But it was a surprise in several ways, especially because it was so good. Just disembarking from a cruise back at the home port, we hustled to get to the pick up point for an Uber. Because we toted large suitcases plus bags, our hands were too full for us…
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Not Too Bad
Discussing things that are unexpected can reveal some insights into how people view life. My favorite Halloween story is perhaps a typical behavior but unexpected response. I went to a haunted house, not something that I have ever enjoyed since then, but as a teen I figured that meeting some friends there would be worth…
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Oui AI
I do TV impersonations, sometimes in the classroom. Unfortunately, my favorites are no longer recognized by my current students. And I do not know the ones they would recognize, though I am guessing many would be from U-tube or other social media. The Six Million Dollar man was one of my favorites. The sound behind…
Doc Dave DeWitt 