April 2016
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‘Z’ is for…
Zee end. (said with ze outrageous French accent) No, not really. Not of this excellent(?) blog anyway. But for the letter Z, we should pick something special. Following extensive research,… Read more.
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‘Y’ is for…
The adoption of a new title for elected officials. From everyone from Clerk of Courts to the President of the United States. And it’s not so much as a title… Read more.
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‘X’ is for…
Something completely different. Xeromorphic. —adjective of or relating to structural adaptations of xerophytes that help them store water and withstand drought. I found this an interesting word choice based on… Read more.
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‘W’ is for…
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? Journalism 100 folks! Do it. Do it right. Do it right now. Eat it. Drink it. Breathe it. Excrete it. Whiskey-5-Hotel! The ‘Hotel’ being How?… Read more.
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‘V’ is for…
VICTORY! Okay, I’m jumping the gun. But seriously, we’re seeing the the ribbon at the end of the race! Overall it’s been a nice challenge. Kind of like… Read more.
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‘U’ is for…
Usually I’m able to come up with something because I came across an article or other blog post. As I type this, I haven’t yet. Weird. Underwear I’m thinking… Read more.
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‘T’ is for…
Temporarily Tawdry. Tempestuous Time-card. Tannin Tea. Tired, tired, tired. Also Tardy. I started this yesterday, and woke up to see this was going to be published in Twelve minutes. … Read more.
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‘S’ is for…
Stupid. We’re all guilty of it at one time or another. Some are more stupid, more often. And there are those very lucky few who are stupid on all channels,… Read more.
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‘R’ is for…
Rants Unto The Ether! What else? So, the backstory. The original blog was called ‘Extrapolated Consiousness’. My theme, such as it was, to examine human conditions and see where I… Read more.
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‘Q’ is for…
Question Authority! The big mantra from the 1960s. And for awhile, it worked. The half straight-half free spirit types took to investigating the establishment and found the corruption they looked… Read more.
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‘P’ is for…
Primary Day! (New York) or, Is It Over Yet? The second of the big delegate states (the first being Texas I guess) is happening. I’m actually composing this on Sunday,… Read more.
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‘O’ is for…
Oh my gosh! I don’t have a good subject for this letter. And this after two videos last night (Star Wars VII & The Hateful Eight), and leftover pizza and… Read more.
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‘N’ is for…
I’m thinking of making a haiku: Nigh is Night. But then I remembered Spiro T. Agnew’s famous phrase… “In the United States today, we have more than our share of… Read more.
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‘M’ is for …
Mistaken (for the) Messiah. {Origin: < Late Latin (Vulgate) Messīās < Greek Messī́ās < Hebrew māshīaḥ literally, anointed} I was reading somebody’s article or blog (if I stumble across it… Read more.
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‘L’ is for …
Losers. Depressing thought. Nobody should be a loser. Yet, for 90% of the American populace that’s what we are. We’ve allowed ourselves to be duped by the elite 10%. The… Read more.
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