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The "ground rules":

  1. A UERT may be political, but I will attempt neutral polarity
  2. I believe in right vs. wrong far more than I believe in right vs. left
  3. Truth, reality, and common sense are more important than political ideology
  4. The well-being of the United States is far more important than any political party
  5. “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

Our Veterinarian

March 29, 2020 Earl Trout

Like many of us, I’ve had a lifelong habit of touching my face, eyes, lips, etc. with my fingers throughout…

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Can I Get a Witness?

March 20, 2020 Earl Trout

            First of all… I thank everyone who already purchased Wild Blue (just released about a week ago). Response is…

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The Eagle has Landed!

March 13, 2020 Earl Trout

Whew! I come from the world of radio broadcasting, where, if someone says, “this must be on the air in…

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Voter Guide

February 21, 2020 Earl Trout

My hometown is Blythe, California, a small, isolated, farm village smack dab in the middle of the Mojave desert. During…

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Biggies

February 7, 2020 Earl Trout

What an amazing week last week was. A lot of biggies. Not the least of which, the big game ……

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Happy Birthday!

January 18, 2020 Earl Trout

Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my heroes. Right up there with Abraham Lincoln. Though Dr. King’s birthday is…

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2019 Year in Review

January 1, 2020 Earl Trout

2019 Medicine In my home town of Blythe, California, way out in the middle of the Mojave desert, those clever…

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Oh By Gosh

December 23, 2019 Earl Trout

We recently connected on LinkedIn and I wanted you to know my literary agent has sold my first novel, WILD BLUE:…

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Thunder Lizards

December 5, 2019 Earl Trout

Hope you and yours had a marvelous Thanksgiving holiday. We certainly did in Houston. Thirty-four family and friend folks frolicked…

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Feelings

November 17, 2019 Earl Trout

My uncle Jethro in Blythe, California snores loudly. When Aunt Mable said she was going to buy him nasal strips,…

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Mable & Adolph

November 10, 2019 Earl Trout

I’ve been carrying around my own private political prognostication with me ever since the Democrat debates began. I never wanted…

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Forensic Examination

October 29, 2019 Earl Trout

As I write this, I feel a great need for urgency because in only 4,104 days, five hours, two minutes,…

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“Ask Yourself” — A Forensic Examination of Sanctuary States

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NOTE: This essay was never published as a UERT blog post. Some excerpts were used in several 2019 posts. Reading…

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My True Life Stories

October 9, 2019 Earl Trout

I grew up in Blythe, an isolated village in the Mojave desert. Like many people from Blythe, I have a…

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Opinion Poll

October 4, 2019 Earl Trout

Hillary just appeared on The View and, once again, explained why she lost the election. According to her, it’s because…

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A Tale of Two Ditties

September 25, 2019 Earl Trout

Dear Uncle Earl … I drove through Blythe last week and happened to meet your cousin Elmer. Why does he…

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Dear Uncle Earl

September 7, 2019 Earl Trout

With this issue of UERT, I happily introduce “Dear Uncle Earl”. Think of it as my version of “Dear Abby”.…

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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation – Part 3

August 22, 2019 Earl Trout

          In North Carolina I learned that moonshine ain’t bad. Seriously. We spent the Fourth of July with distant family…

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Logic, Lies & Loonies

July 25, 2019 Earl Trout

I’m not even taking sides on this. We’re just supposin’ here, so please don’t go all apoplectic on me .…

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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation – Part 2

July 22, 2019 Earl Trout

VIRGINIA At the wild animal place (whatever it’s called) I learned that apes mate for life. Being curious, I did…

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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation

July 20, 2019 Earl Trout

WILD BLUE: While having lunch with my wife in the magnificent Harbor Town Clubhouse, I learned that my literary agent…

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Blythe Spirits

June 18, 2019 Earl Trout

Let’s see now… In the world of animation (where I wrote television scripts for a couple of years) … if…

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Fixins

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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…

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Pat Rides Again

June 8, 2019 Earl Trout

I am very happy and excited to announce that I received an email from my literary agent last Friday regarding…

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Raindrops

June 1, 2019 Earl Trout

You may have heard on the news that we’re getting another week of rain here where I live on the…

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