Hard Rain Don't Last
Just my honest opinion33 total reviews
Comment from Wendy G
A very interesting post, and a thoughtful and well written one. I don't necessarily agree with all of it, but I don't live in your country and where we live colours our thoughts and experiences. I enjoyed reading your work and seeing life over the last sixty years or so through other eyes. Thanks for posting.
Wendy
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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A very interesting post, and a thoughtful and well written one. I don't necessarily agree with all of it, but I don't live in your country and where we live colours our thoughts and experiences. I enjoyed reading your work and seeing life over the last sixty years or so through other eyes. Thanks for posting.
Wendy
Comment Written 19-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Wendy. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from tfawcus
I was interested to read your perspective on the way things have progressed through your lifetime, mine too, come to that. Huge changes and not all for the better. I agree with many of your comments.
Adversity tends to bring people together. Less so this time around with the pandemic, which is a pity. So much confusion caused by misinformation in the media.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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I was interested to read your perspective on the way things have progressed through your lifetime, mine too, come to that. Huge changes and not all for the better. I agree with many of your comments.
Adversity tends to bring people together. Less so this time around with the pandemic, which is a pity. So much confusion caused by misinformation in the media.
Comment Written 18-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 Jumbo J
Hi Earl,
really enjoyed reading through this exchange of memories, recounts and observations. Seen as though we've both been around for the same amount of decades, I can relate to most things and found myself agreeing with most of what you said, or wrote.
I was right into reading and come upon a sentence not ending...
gas combustion engines cause pollution, they want to do away with the.?
All the very best in the contest 'These Challenging Times'... It surely was a great yarn!
With our thoughts we create...
our reality.
Kind regards,
James.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Hi Earl,
really enjoyed reading through this exchange of memories, recounts and observations. Seen as though we've both been around for the same amount of decades, I can relate to most things and found myself agreeing with most of what you said, or wrote.
I was right into reading and come upon a sentence not ending...
gas combustion engines cause pollution, they want to do away with the.?
All the very best in the contest 'These Challenging Times'... It surely was a great yarn!
With our thoughts we create...
our reality.
Kind regards,
James.
Comment Written 18-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much James. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from Tpa
You did quite well in summarizing the events of the last sixty years, and an era before. Our present times are very challenging, but our country survived wars, catastrophes, and assassinations. We are a strong country and hopefully, with God's help, our country will again be united.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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You did quite well in summarizing the events of the last sixty years, and an era before. Our present times are very challenging, but our country survived wars, catastrophes, and assassinations. We are a strong country and hopefully, with God's help, our country will again be united.
Comment Written 18-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much for the six stars , I'm glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from estory
I really enjoyed your essay, a great overview of the last decades of life and you put in great perspective too by bringing in those biblical prophesies that seem to be getting fulfilled as we go on here. What really strikes me most is the degree to which people are being manipulated today by the media. Media shapes so much of our culture today, and that is controlled by the rich and powerful, who are getting their way today as much as they did in older times. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. The degree to which money is influencing politics is sharpening all the debates. Ever since the Supreme Court allowed unlimited lobbying and campaign contributions, we have become totally polarized. I don't think the average person understands how much these politicians make in lawmaking. That's why Pelosi and everyone else wants to be speaker of the House so much. The speaker controls legislation, and there is the money pot. They charge millions for some these laws. estory
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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I really enjoyed your essay, a great overview of the last decades of life and you put in great perspective too by bringing in those biblical prophesies that seem to be getting fulfilled as we go on here. What really strikes me most is the degree to which people are being manipulated today by the media. Media shapes so much of our culture today, and that is controlled by the rich and powerful, who are getting their way today as much as they did in older times. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. The degree to which money is influencing politics is sharpening all the debates. Ever since the Supreme Court allowed unlimited lobbying and campaign contributions, we have become totally polarized. I don't think the average person understands how much these politicians make in lawmaking. That's why Pelosi and everyone else wants to be speaker of the House so much. The speaker controls legislation, and there is the money pot. They charge millions for some these laws. estory
Comment Written 18-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much estory. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from karenina
Thoroughly engaging opinion piece that hop skips to just about every major head scratching debacle being slung our way! It's a "crazy go nuts" world and we seem to divide wildly, either apathy or anarchy! Each side fails to see the middle ground. Common sense has eroded and yes, your points are all valid. Reasonable voices will disagree on this point or that...but if they're reasonable they'll listen...
Karenina
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thoroughly engaging opinion piece that hop skips to just about every major head scratching debacle being slung our way! It's a "crazy go nuts" world and we seem to divide wildly, either apathy or anarchy! Each side fails to see the middle ground. Common sense has eroded and yes, your points are all valid. Reasonable voices will disagree on this point or that...but if they're reasonable they'll listen...
Karenina
Comment Written 18-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Karenina. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
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Loved your honesty.
Karenina
Comment from prettybluebirds
Interesting commentary. You have a couple of misspelled words. During (thee) challenging times. It should be (these) You get called fun (nakes) should be (names). Otherwise, it looks pretty good and should be an excellent entry in the contest.
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Interesting commentary. You have a couple of misspelled words. During (thee) challenging times. It should be (these) You get called fun (nakes) should be (names). Otherwise, it looks pretty good and should be an excellent entry in the contest.
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 Susan Newell
Earl,
You have done a fantastic job with this contest entry. I can find no fault with the content, style or presentation. (And I agree with you.) i've made some proofreading notes below.
Sue
Considering that gas combustion engines cause pollution, they want to do away with the. -- Is something missing here?
called fun nakes like "deplorable" and racist. -- typo -- names
During thee challenging times I am perplexed -- typo -- these
I also noticed the daily count of COVID related deaths have disappeared from the front page of the newspaper I guess nobody has died from COVID since Jan. 20. -- need period after newspaper -- better to spell out January
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Earl,
You have done a fantastic job with this contest entry. I can find no fault with the content, style or presentation. (And I agree with you.) i've made some proofreading notes below.
Sue
Considering that gas combustion engines cause pollution, they want to do away with the. -- Is something missing here?
called fun nakes like "deplorable" and racist. -- typo -- names
During thee challenging times I am perplexed -- typo -- these
I also noticed the daily count of COVID related deaths have disappeared from the front page of the newspaper I guess nobody has died from COVID since Jan. 20. -- need period after newspaper -- better to spell out January
Comment Written 17-Dec-2021
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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Thank you very much Sue. I appreciate you taking the time to read this work.
Comment from RShipp
A very open and honest assessment of the times we find ourselves lining in.
I believe you covered all the topics.
"Wars" - There are far more 'wars' than the ones you mentioned. It seems 'wars' that don't include the USA are often forgotten until we want to notice them. (That was not a complaint about your essay!)
reply by the author on 20-Dec-2021
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A very open and honest assessment of the times we find ourselves lining in.
I believe you covered all the topics.
"Wars" - There are far more 'wars' than the ones you mentioned. It seems 'wars' that don't include the USA are often forgotten until we want to notice them. (That was not a complaint about your essay!)
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 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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