WILD BLUE: While having lunch with my wife in the magnificent Harbor Town Clubhouse, I learned that my literary agent…
The "ground rules":
- A UERT may be political, but I will attempt neutral polarity
- I believe in right vs. wrong far more than I believe in right vs. left
- Truth, reality, and common sense are more important than political ideology
- The well-being of the United States is far more important than any political party
- “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”
—Mr. Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982
(quoting Charles Dickens)
“As a demonstration of how important the above has been to me, I am saddened to report that, in my lifetime, I have voted for Independents, Republicans, and Democrats. A fair number of each were idiots.”
—Earl L. Trout, III
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Our Thanksgiving this year will be a large gathering with family from all around the country. Ever since childhood, I’ve…
I am very happy and excited to announce that I received an email from my literary agent last Friday regarding…
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“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution … for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” — Abraham Lincoln…
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First released last year under a different title, this is still the most-read UERT post, ever. We are doing this…
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You don’t want to move to California. About five-thousand U.S. citizens permanently move out of California every week. That’s because…
I grew up in a small, isolated, California desert farm town called Blythe. Some people called it Blight. Along with…
I can empathize with Lori Loughlin and others caught up in the college scandal. I grew up in the small…
These two chunks of the Berlin wall sit on my desk. I keep them nearby to remind me of how…
I had no intention of sending out another blog posting so quickly, but I was just asked to help publicize…
I decided to try my hand at writing Haiku. Hope you enjoy my first attempt: Nobody Scoring Gladys Knight anthem…
My niece and her computer wizard husband recently robotized and voice-activated their home using Alexa. They also have a cute…
My blog has several thousand subscribers and, unless we know each other personally, I don’t know what you do for…
THIS IS VERY SERIOUS IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED-PLEASE READ and FORWARD AS WELL I apologize for sending you two UERT messages so…
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It’s January 1st, 2019 and you know what that means …
I am not a Republican and I am not a Democrat. I am not a liberal and I am…
For many years my wife and I have created a digital Christmas “card” that we email to family…
A life very well lived, Mr. Bush. Above and beyond. Thank you for your service. * * * *…