Doggy-Dog World

I've always collected errors in diction, things people mis-hear, like "windshield factor" and "the next store neighbors." Years ago, one of my students wrote an essay in which she described the world as being harsh and cruel, "a doggy-dog world." I've since come to think she may have been more astute and accurate than those who describe it in the usual way. My Stories - Mobridge Memories -

Tuesday, August 6

Racism

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Here we are again, with more and more mass shootings happening almost daily. This past weekend there were another 22 or more killed in El...
Sunday, June 23

US Open, Pebble Beach

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The USGA has received many black eyes in the past over their choices of venues for this hallowed event and their setups regarding fairway...
Thursday, June 13

I Am Mother

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          The faster we move exponentially in technological advances, the more likely it will be that artificial intelligence becomes the ...
Wednesday, June 5

Dis- Words & Mayor Pete

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Another of those mid-night moments of dream/awake musing, this time on the word "dismember." All of a sudden, around 4:00 am, i...
Saturday, June 1

Abortion Debate

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We’re in the middle of a battle between the anti-abortionists and the Roe vs Wade supporters, with more and more states passing laws prohi...
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Thursday, May 30

Memories

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Memory and the loss thereof may be the most tragic of all fates. Memories, after all, are the summary of our being. I realize that not al...
Wednesday, May 29

Words & Catch-22

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          I stumbled onto another example of the difficulty of some English vocabulary, people mis-hearing or misunderstanding words very ...
Tuesday, May 28

Dystopia Revisited

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          Here’s a post I wrote a few years ago, but in the present state of affairs in our country and the rest of the world, it seems ev...
Monday, May 13

Love & Lust

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        Joe Biden seems to be the early front-runner to win the Democratic nomination for 2020, but Joe is burdened by a few handicap pou...
Saturday, May 11

Ed McBain

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Forgive me for going so often to the literary well of Ed McBain, but he’s so good, and in these two cases, so funny that I have to share t...
Friday, May 10

Old Age

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More and more often, my body keeps reminding me that I’m getting old. No, not “getting” old; I AM old. Every morning, Arthur Eyetis wak...
Thursday, May 9

Texting & More Puns

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            The national news informs me that texting is now so prevalent among our young people that it’s now believed to be as addict...
Tuesday, May 7

Gun Control Again

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There doesn’t seem to be a news day anymore that doesn’t include another example of gun violence, nut cases who want to take out as many...
Saturday, May 4

Ed McBain Style

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          I know some of my readers must get bored whenever I talk about a writer’s style, but the old teacher in me just can’t resist. W...
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