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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: Texas School Book Depository
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Friday, November 22, 2013. Texas School Book Depository. I was only eight, trying to make sense of how the Texas schools related to the killing of the president. My third grade class had been sent home from school. I have no idea if my mother knew I was coming home. Since it was only a two-block walk, I found out soon enough. You just don't understand! As was my habit, I ended up two doors down the street at my friend Bobby's house. Their television was tuned into the wall-...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: September 2013
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Sunday, September 29, 2013. Rench twist” evokes visions of a hairstyle, or perhaps a donut made of braided dough—preferably glazed with chocolate. I am sailing among the Greek islands under the tricolor of France aboard the ship L’Austral,. Tonight, we’re cruising from the ancient port of Rhodes on its eponymous island toward the island of Patmos farther up the Aegean Sea. Check one big one of that bucket list…. 8221; announced Captain Jean-Philippe Lemaire’s with a heart...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: Reunions
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Thursday, November 14, 2013. The mere mention of the word “reunion” sends many people running for cover. Of course, some people love them, as I often do. Naturally, it depends upon the kind of reunion that’s up for discussion: family, school, neighbors or the old gang from that job you had ten years ago. Those last two usually revolve around some social opportunity like a wedding or a funeral. The family reunion I attended recently was centered on my aunt’s 90. The classic visi...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: Cousin Stewart
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Cousin is a flexible term. Going back to Shakespeare, it could mean “close friend” or a generic relative of most any kind. Even if you limit the term to blood or in-law relations, I still have lots of cousins. If my father hadn’t been an only child, my large family would really be out of control. Goofing with his sisters. I thought your cute cousin didn't dance? There was Stewart, dancing like a stiff cracker with my friend Mary. "So? Well, I guess h...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: Oleander
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Friday, November 1, 2013. 8220;I live in the Oleander district,” he said. 8221; He had no idea what a significant place that plant had in my memory. 8220;Yeah, it’s a pretty nice part of Bakersfield—have you ever been? 8220;No, I, I…”. 8220;Look, it’s a pretty neighborhood, even if the plant is poisonous.”. 8220;Yeah, oleander grows like crazy in this heat—wait! 8221; I had a different take. 8220;What, really? When the spinning stopped, I was pinned under my parent’s bodi...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: October 2013
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Monday, October 28, 2013. 8220;You’re from Needles? 8220;Yeah, so? Are you going to make jokes about my home town? No, I wasn’t. I met kids from all over California in my college days; most didn’t want to hear crap about their roots. Yet, I always wondered: is Needles, California so named because of the intense prickly heat, the proliferation of cactus, or what? 8220;How hot is it? 8221; I whined, knowing that this was the hottest spot of our trip. It didn’t help that...8220;Th...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: May 2013
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Thursday, May 30, 2013. This is the Real Memorial Day. May 30th is the real Memorial Day. Last Monday was the "observed" day, accommodating our lust for three day weekends. For those you who are old enough, the original name of the commemoration was "Decoration Day." The observance has several forerunners, all initiated to honor the fallen soldiers and sailors of the American Civil War. You might think that the massive scale the six million fatality figure should make a lasting...
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn: April 2013
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Frankly, I Do Give a Damn. Saturday, April 27, 2013. The movie was rated “M” for “mature audiences” which meant that Larry’s mother (known lovingly as ‘Ma’ to one and all) had to get out of her car and sign us in. My initial reaction, of course, was humiliation. “M” is the precursor of today’s “PG-13” after all, and we were fourteen! Ma’s raucous laughter defused by hormonal outrage and I reverted to my Oscar fever mania. And his inability to move on from his college glory days at Ohio State, epitomized ...
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Why Write a Series? | The Ramblings of a Writing Ninja
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The Ramblings of a Writing Ninja. Laquo; This really says it all. Promoting a Book via Social Media (Or Don’t be a Commercial). Why Write a Series? So, back to the topic at hand: Why write a series? The idea of a series, at least in fantasy, seem to be a normal thing, regardless of what type of fantasy it is you’re writing. There’s the Lord of the Rings, The Dresden Files, Anita Blake and on and on and on. So, why the series? In a way, it’s easier. I know, I know. Sounds like madness right? You stumble a...
