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71On The Road: My Hometown Revisited
Hometown is a word saturated with emotion. It conjures up nostalgic feelings that are likely embellished by memory. We tend to idolize the past. When it comes to our childhood, hindsight is seldom...
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80The Vocabulary Of Mark Twain's: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Mark Twain is without a doubt one of the most-endearing American authors of all time. His unique sense of descriptive language places readers literally within his stories. Coupled with his skill of crafting words, Mark Twain's intelligent grasp of English vocabulary is legendary...I hope you enjoy these words and phrases as much as I do.
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65Poem for my grandpa
Watermelon between knees that can’t knock from ham hocks and hush puppies and water in the heart, which fill Paw-Paw’s feet until laces turn Velcro. Soles only leave the pantile spicy yarn to cobble a...
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72Remembering The Coonskin Cap
The origins of the coonskin cap can be traced back to the early Native Americans. Many tribal hunters wore the animal pelt hats as part of camouflage, to blend in to the surrounding when...
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70Don't censor Huckleberry Finn
I don’t understand or like the trend toward censorship in recent years, often by the very people who preach against it. The primary example I think of is the book “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain....
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72Agnostic Beliefs
Ok, so what do you call a dyslexic agnostic insomniac? Someone who lays awake all night wondering if there really is a dog. All kidding aside, the beliefs of an agnostic person are filled with reflection,...
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73The Vocabulary of "Tom Sawyer" -- Chapter 2
Chapter two of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" picks up where chapter one left off; with a bevy of adventure and better-than-useful vocabulary...So read on and enjoy the ride...or raft.
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66The Life of Mark Twain
Mark Twain's life has been conveyed in many different lights, most of which are blameless. His life was filled with new and exciting challenges and loads of witty remarks to which he gave these...
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74National Days in July
There is a National Day for pretty much everything nowadays. I have a bad habit of finding out what National Day it is at the end of the day. What good is that? For instance how could I enjoy National...
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77Walking the Dog in My Neck of the Woods
My dog and I see plenty of trees in my neck of the woods. That's because my neck of the woods is actually in the woods. Our neighborhood is in the Sierra Nevada foothills where there are plenty of Ponderosa...
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