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Comment from Janice Canerdy
Your well-written poem succeeds in hitting some high (and low) points
of the quickly dying year. What a year this has been--such chaos . . .
yet some are concerned about whether "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is played
this Christmas!
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2018
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Your well-written poem succeeds in hitting some high (and low) points
of the quickly dying year. What a year this has been--such chaos . . .
yet some are concerned about whether "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is played
this Christmas!
Comment Written 08-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Janice
Comment from brenda faye curtis
You're right, Bill, sometimes you just gotta laugh at the whole shebang. (Oh, no. I will get in trouble for saying "she-bang!")
You just know there is some idiot hateful feminist out there that would make something of that, and I hope she'll learn to calm down and have a beer.
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2018
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You're right, Bill, sometimes you just gotta laugh at the whole shebang. (Oh, no. I will get in trouble for saying "she-bang!")
You just know there is some idiot hateful feminist out there that would make something of that, and I hope she'll learn to calm down and have a beer.
Comment Written 08-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2018
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They-bang, Brenda.
Comment from Earl Corp
Very cool. You made a very good poem out of our nation's precarious predicament. It had all the elements Ilook for. It rhymed, it made sense, and it made me laugh. Great job!
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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Very cool. You made a very good poem out of our nation's precarious predicament. It had all the elements Ilook for. It rhymed, it made sense, and it made me laugh. Great job!
Comment Written 07-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Earl
Comment from Ulla
Hi Bill, so this year ends with the world on the brink. Yeh, it does feel like that, doesn't it? It is certainly and uncertain and unstable time we live in. I liked your poem a lot. No, it's not gloomy, it's realistic - unfortunately. Merry Cristmas. All the best. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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Hi Bill, so this year ends with the world on the brink. Yeh, it does feel like that, doesn't it? It is certainly and uncertain and unstable time we live in. I liked your poem a lot. No, it's not gloomy, it's realistic - unfortunately. Merry Cristmas. All the best. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 07-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Ulla. Happy Old Year.
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Same to you!
Comment from Pamusart
Hi Bill. Every week, some news story comes along and I say "finally they're going to prove trump committed treason. I know he did and is also head of an organized crime family. Then I get depressed because he has formed a cult of people who believe all of his lies. Now they are trying to convince witnesses not to talk to the FBI because they will be tricked and charged with lying even if they tell the truth. I think I will have to leave this world if he survives to win in 2020. Propaganda. Russian propaganda. So sad that it is working. Thank you for sharing
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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Hi Bill. Every week, some news story comes along and I say "finally they're going to prove trump committed treason. I know he did and is also head of an organized crime family. Then I get depressed because he has formed a cult of people who believe all of his lies. Now they are trying to convince witnesses not to talk to the FBI because they will be tricked and charged with lying even if they tell the truth. I think I will have to leave this world if he survives to win in 2020. Propaganda. Russian propaganda. So sad that it is working. Thank you for sharing
Comment Written 07-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2018
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My last year of teaching I used George Orwell?s 1984 to compare those warnings with ?alternative facts?, the ?Ministry of Truth?, and ?Big Brother?.
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Yes, I know. It is scary. Maybe we need a timeout on social media. The far right is not giving up.
Comment from nomi338
Hey old friend. You may yet prove to be a prophet. You speak words of truth and my ears ring with delight. Here in this desert filled with lies and deceit, it is most refreshing to read words that resonate and resound with truth. Speak on good speaker, speak on.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Hey old friend. You may yet prove to be a prophet. You speak words of truth and my ears ring with delight. Here in this desert filled with lies and deceit, it is most refreshing to read words that resonate and resound with truth. Speak on good speaker, speak on.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Thank you, nomi. 2019 better be great.
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
I'm a big fan of Trump for all he had DONE, and so quickly. Things I longed to see, such as veterans getting better medical care, more oil drilling here, the pipeline, border wall (if Congress would stop obstructing), tax breaks that created record new jobs, economic gains for minorities best EVER, and on and on. He probably only sleeps in the limo on the way to the airport... what energy!
Anyway, back to the poem, really well done in every way. I may not agree with your political views, but who couldn't love this masterpiece? Good job, Bill. :)
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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I'm a big fan of Trump for all he had DONE, and so quickly. Things I longed to see, such as veterans getting better medical care, more oil drilling here, the pipeline, border wall (if Congress would stop obstructing), tax breaks that created record new jobs, economic gains for minorities best EVER, and on and on. He probably only sleeps in the limo on the way to the airport... what energy!
Anyway, back to the poem, really well done in every way. I may not agree with your political views, but who couldn't love this masterpiece? Good job, Bill. :)
Comment Written 06-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Thank you, Phyllis. I?m humbled.
Comment from oorwull
Well constructed work. you touched on many new gadgets available to us today. you also included the latest news. All with tongue -in-check I think. Then you clarified it with your postscript. "Why so serious?"
Liked it.
Ooorwull
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Well constructed work. you touched on many new gadgets available to us today. you also included the latest news. All with tongue -in-check I think. Then you clarified it with your postscript. "Why so serious?"
Liked it.
Ooorwull
Comment Written 06-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Oorwull
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Welcome
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Some dry humor yet a well-rhymed poem to wrap up the year for everyone. :) Like the choice of title since that's pretty much where we are now...thanx for sharing. :) Yvette
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Some dry humor yet a well-rhymed poem to wrap up the year for everyone. :) Like the choice of title since that's pretty much where we are now...thanx for sharing. :) Yvette
Comment Written 06-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Yvette. I forgot the hurricanes and wildfires.
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Thanks, Yvette. I forgot the hurricanes and wildfires.
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Thanks, Yvette. I forgot the hurricanes and wildfires.
Comment from lyenochka
Sometimes, it sure looks that way, that the world is "on the brink." You covered a number of the current events of 2018 and gave us things to look forward to in the future. You're ahead - giving us a New Year's poem before Christmas.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Sometimes, it sure looks that way, that the world is "on the brink." You covered a number of the current events of 2018 and gave us things to look forward to in the future. You're ahead - giving us a New Year's poem before Christmas.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2018
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Just needed to remind people that, aside from all the drama, there was trauma. (Hurricanes and fires)
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Just needed to remind people that, aside from all the drama, there was trauma. (Hurricanes and fires)