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60 of my 1,052 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 63 votes
jerry ryan
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Changing Cleopatra's Nose and Every Thing Else.
One of my idols, Stephen Jay Gould wondered what would have happened if it had been raining instead of sunny when the earth came into existence? Thus...
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The Belzer Effect
Richard Belzer died yesterday. I have a fond memory of Richard. My memory stretches back 20 years to the first time we ever took Mary to New York...
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Timmy
Some folks claim that when baseball fans remember the golden years of baseball, they are usually the years when the fan was 12 or 13. Bob Matthews...
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SoMethiNg Else
My memory is not the problem. It's something else. According to Dr. Salvatore Timpani, if you are concerned about memory loss than you do not have...
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Superb Slump
JR is in a slump. The fans in the fantastic stands rarely understand the mechanics of a slump. JR is a veteran. He's been in the game for ten years...
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Thank you David
Posted on Wed, 25 May 2022
I'm sorry that I had to write it.
Read full commentPosted in Memory and Mourning
Cancer stories
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
are good to share. I went public during my bout with prostate and that's how I found ABC tales in the first place. Keep sharing and I'll keep caring.
Read full commentPosted in Janus Look 6
excellent advice Tom
Posted on Sat, 19 Mar 2022
My books are basically love stories to my wife. I'll give you the link to the latest one, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W1734YB?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860.
You're...
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Hey Drew
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021
What a Wondeful imagination. I've been thinking about the word "imagination" lately and how it comes in various flavors. Imagicnation and Imaginaction. This piece has all three going. Bravo
Read full commentPosted in Schrodinger’s Dog part 1
so skillfully realized
Posted on Thu, 17 Jun 2021
I admire/envy the meticulous rendering of your imagination. The care you take in construction and grammar makes this story that much more spellbinding and engaging. Bravo, Penny..Bravoe. And Hipswell is downright Dickensian.
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 11
sensual
Posted on Mon, 17 May 2021
When we are children life is full of new sensations and I'm afraid that we grow more insensitive and jaded as we age and begin to take the world for granted. Beautifully written.
Read full commentPosted in Bobby-Joe-George
well......
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2021
A leader does what nobody else is doing...that's why they're leaders.
Once again I could go on and on with dates and quotes and stats to defend my point of view but what's the point? I've never hated Trump and still don't. As a...
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juxtaposition
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
is a key to imagination. Imagination is a key to creativty. Creativity is a key to inspiration. Thank you for this imaginative, creative, inspiring piece.
Read full commentPosted in To my imaginary child
Traumas scalded to retinas indeed
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
It's not enough to close our eyes and pretend trauma didn't happen. Even with our eyes closed, our heart has a vision of its own that persists like Camembert melting on an abandoned shore that never retreats into the waves of non-chalance.
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Drew
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2020
Wonderful news. I'm very proud of you. Is the book still available on Amazon or Kindle. You've put in the time as well as being an inspiration to many of us, myself included. Best of luck
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