Hard Rain Don't Last
Just my honest opinion33 total reviews
Comment from country ranch writer
Don't touch politics it is like sitting on a keg of dynamite ready to explode. No one can agree on anything let alone spraying germs through the earth in air using everyone as Experiments.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Don't touch politics it is like sitting on a keg of dynamite ready to explode. No one can agree on anything let alone spraying germs through the earth in air using everyone as Experiments.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
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Comment from lyenochka
I like your folksy speech, Earl. And I like that you put things in perspective in the wars and the almost wars. Thank you for serving, too!
You're right that so much has been politicized. It was that way even 200 years ago when our nation was young and another plague hit and the Democratic-Republicans were for the bleeding and purging method to treat Yellow Fever and the Federalists supported the quinine treatment. Politics was so bad that the congressmen needed armed escorts to walk the streets of Philadelphia (the capital then).
I think other stats have taken over the front page but 800,000 people have died of Covid in our country alone. I think if anyone can do their part, they should try to unite against this plague.
Best wishes in the contest, Earl.
they want to do away with the. (with them.)
fun nakes like "deplorable" and racist. (names)
During thee challenging times (these)
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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I like your folksy speech, Earl. And I like that you put things in perspective in the wars and the almost wars. Thank you for serving, too!
You're right that so much has been politicized. It was that way even 200 years ago when our nation was young and another plague hit and the Democratic-Republicans were for the bleeding and purging method to treat Yellow Fever and the Federalists supported the quinine treatment. Politics was so bad that the congressmen needed armed escorts to walk the streets of Philadelphia (the capital then).
I think other stats have taken over the front page but 800,000 people have died of Covid in our country alone. I think if anyone can do their part, they should try to unite against this plague.
Best wishes in the contest, Earl.
they want to do away with the. (with them.)
fun nakes like "deplorable" and racist. (names)
During thee challenging times (these)
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from royowen
I guess the one thing I can say is found in Ecclesiastes 1:9, "What has been will be again, what has been done, will be done again, There is nothing new under the sun." So, although history and events wax and wane, they will appear again, of course technology changes. Beautifully written Earl, blessings Roy
Typo : during (thee) challenging times. These.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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I guess the one thing I can say is found in Ecclesiastes 1:9, "What has been will be again, what has been done, will be done again, There is nothing new under the sun." So, although history and events wax and wane, they will appear again, of course technology changes. Beautifully written Earl, blessings Roy
Typo : during (thee) challenging times. These.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Roy. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
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Most welcome
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Your 'rant' speaks for many. I agree with everything you mentioned--esp the politics. The politicians only care about getting elected not representing their constituents. Your views on the majors events in our history are accurate. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes in the contest.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Your 'rant' speaks for many. I agree with everything you mentioned--esp the politics. The politicians only care about getting elected not representing their constituents. Your views on the majors events in our history are accurate. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes in the contest.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Jan. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from aryr
Good luck wishes regarding the These Challenging Times contest, Earl. Boy, you did say your piece about all the things wrong with the world. Don't get me wrong, I agree with every word you posted. I loved the concept behind the picture. I agree with your last sentence- After all, hard rains don't last, and brother it's pouring. Very well done and greatly enjoyed.
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Good luck wishes regarding the These Challenging Times contest, Earl. Boy, you did say your piece about all the things wrong with the world. Don't get me wrong, I agree with every word you posted. I loved the concept behind the picture. I agree with your last sentence- After all, hard rains don't last, and brother it's pouring. Very well done and greatly enjoyed.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
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This was greatly enjoyed Earl and you are so very welcome.
Comment from Kit Nongkhlaw
We are living in interesting times as well as challenging times. Looking at the world through the eyes of America is different and from the eyes of third world countries is different. We have made tremendous progress in many things but we are also facing challenges. I like the way you quote the Bible and let me and my family live in my part of the road. All the very best in the contest, Kit.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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We are living in interesting times as well as challenging times. Looking at the world through the eyes of America is different and from the eyes of third world countries is different. We have made tremendous progress in many things but we are also facing challenges. I like the way you quote the Bible and let me and my family live in my part of the road. All the very best in the contest, Kit.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Kit. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from Terry Broxson
This is a thoughtful "rant" (I don't mean that in a negative way) for the contest, good luck. A couple of minor things: the paragraph starting "During thee" I think you mean these. The paragraph about Transportation the second sentence ends funny, just take a look and see what you think. Otherwise, this is a very good opinion piece. I agree with a lot. There was a young guy here on FanStory that wrote he wished we were back in the simpler times of the 80's and 90's. That made me laugh. Good job.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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This is a thoughtful "rant" (I don't mean that in a negative way) for the contest, good luck. A couple of minor things: the paragraph starting "During thee" I think you mean these. The paragraph about Transportation the second sentence ends funny, just take a look and see what you think. Otherwise, this is a very good opinion piece. I agree with a lot. There was a young guy here on FanStory that wrote he wished we were back in the simpler times of the 80's and 90's. That made me laugh. Good job.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from damommy
Oh, Earl, I wish I had a bundle of stars to give you. Everything word you wrote was true. I'm in the last of my eighth decade and have seen all the thing you spoke of. Every point you made was the absolute truth. Thank you for posting this. I hope you don't get any criticism for telling it like it is.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Oh, Earl, I wish I had a bundle of stars to give you. Everything word you wrote was true. I'm in the last of my eighth decade and have seen all the thing you spoke of. Every point you made was the absolute truth. Thank you for posting this. I hope you don't get any criticism for telling it like it is.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is an extremely thoughtful post. I don't actually agree with every argument put forward, but as I am a firm believer in free-choice, I have to respect your opinion. The main point where we differ is whether you should have the choice of catching Covid. I think in a pandemic situation, we owe it to world safety to bow to the good of the majority, and ignore our own personal wishes. But as I said, we also have to accommodate free-choice. Unfortunately, it's a lose-lose situation.
Potential SPAG?:
During thee challenging times > During these challenging times
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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This is an extremely thoughtful post. I don't actually agree with every argument put forward, but as I am a firm believer in free-choice, I have to respect your opinion. The main point where we differ is whether you should have the choice of catching Covid. I think in a pandemic situation, we owe it to world safety to bow to the good of the majority, and ignore our own personal wishes. But as I said, we also have to accommodate free-choice. Unfortunately, it's a lose-lose situation.
Potential SPAG?:
During thee challenging times > During these challenging times
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from Ben Colder
Well, it seems the soapbox turned over, and the spokesman hit the nail on the head. Yes, I know about the cold war. I think we are on the same page. At pushing 84, with the blurred vision I can still see where I have been and where I am going. My best to you. Now you turn the box back over.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Well, it seems the soapbox turned over, and the spokesman hit the nail on the head. Yes, I know about the cold war. I think we are on the same page. At pushing 84, with the blurred vision I can still see where I have been and where I am going. My best to you. Now you turn the box back over.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.