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Odd O'blography

by Words Whirling 'Round

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #2257228

Tales from real life

Well, if they're not true, they oughta be!

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Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 19, 2024 at 9:34pm
In response to "The Ballad of Donny and Al"

Thank you. I haven't heard that song in ages.

It did get me thinking though. The Beatles trip to America (la reconquista?), George's interest in South Asia (and 'strange' instruments like the sitar), John's relationship with Oko... all very new and strange at the time. England was just opening up.

As for DJT. America loves being scammed.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 11, 2024 at 4:47am
In response to "Loathsome Loser"

Cute. Good title.

My thoughts:
You can drop 'the cost' at the end of line 5. (line's a tad long)
Yes, he-who-should-not-be-named really won't face himself and admit that he might, just might, be wrong. (line 8)
I don't think of the courts as belonging to Biden (no suggestion as to what word to replace it)...
...and I really don't think it's political as much as the wannabe martyr cries that the prosecution is persecuting him. Yes, he's a loathsome loser. Yes, he keeps on lyin'.

Bonus points for not mentioning his name.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 6, 2024 at 4:50am
In response to "Snow Day"

I have no such stories. I grew up in a factory town and we listened to the radio every time there was enough on the ground to hope...

But if I had to crawl to school I probably could have. It was a 5-7 minute run with my wet hair freezing along the way.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Dec 19, 2023 at 12:35am
In response to "Unsocial Media"

They were sometimes cast in the role of 'blunt object' in a murder mystery (the only thing you can murder with a smartphone is a person's reputation).

At my age I'm becoming less protective of my privacy; but, recent world events have brought to light the need for more privacy, not less. Nations are becoming very protective of their image, and journalists or even common citizens with an opinion are the target of their wrath.

Video of Floyd's murder was appropriate imho; but, mere finger pointing to destroy another's reputation (or false accusations like Giuliani did) is NOT.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Nov 19, 2023 at 9:04am
In response to "Playing Cards"

Impossible hands... I have watched pinochle and lots of bridge at the Senior Center. I won't play. I do like mahjong and love versions of rummy.

I have seen younger people playing cards but smart phones have blunted any need to connect to people face-to-face. It's quite sad.

I haven't played anything in a long time.

Simply Me

Oct 16, 2023 at 10:06pm
In response to "Happy Venus D!"

Having a mind like a grasshopper, what does that mean.? They must be brilliant, mathematical, prodigies.

𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕫

Oct 16, 2023 at 4:33pm
In response to "Habit of Force"

You made me look!

I gotta say I am in agreement with everything you said. I too am okay with near rhymes unless I am going for something like a true English Sonnet or other proper poetry. Then I try much harder to find exact rhymes.

I don't bat an eye when it comes to the plural/singular rhyme.

Awkward word order: like you said, happened a lot in my early poetry. I try not to do that these days.

Meter? I feel like if a poem is going to rhyme, it ought to have good meter as well. They seem to go hand in hand in my opinion. I'm a little more critical when it comes to meter, especially with poems with required meter.

Sight rhymes? Uggg! I don't get it! But a lot of the "old masters" did it.

Forced rhymes? I say it falls under the adage: First you need to learn the rules before you can break them. With your experience... you are definitely allowed to force a rhyme.

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Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Sep 15, 2023 at 8:46pm
In response to "Say What?"

"The Language of Anger and Outrage" could be an interesting treatise of the early 21st Century. The culture DEMANDS !!!! and social media reflects this and perpetuates it as well.

Lilith of House Martell

Aug 21, 2023 at 1:24pm
In response to "Spuds!"

Great entry, fellow potato lover!!

𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕫

Aug 4, 2023 at 8:50pm
In response to "Mercury Rising"

I too "played" with a small quantity of mercury. I'm not sure where the tiny bottle of it came from but I remember being very impressed how a drop of it on a dime made it look so shiny and new. Stupid kids.

#116. Gene Edward Fisher 1980 - 2024
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#115. No You Can't
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#114. Natural Born?
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#113. The Ballad of Donny and Al
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#112. Origin Story
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#111. Loathsome Loser
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#110. Solstice Reflections update
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#109. Snow Day
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#108. Call Me
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#107. Unsocial Media
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#106. Solstice Reflections
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#105. End of the Line
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#104. Breaking the Law
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#103. Playing Cards
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#102. You Could Have Just Said
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#101. Habit of Force
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#100. Happy Venus D!
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#99. Song for the Season - Scream a Little Scream
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#98. Say What?
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#97. A Long Time Gone
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#96. What's Your Sign?
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#95. Back it up, Buddy!
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#94. Spuds!
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#93. Mercury Rising
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#92. More Trump Biopics
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#91. Faux News
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#90. Lost in Translation
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#89. Morning Visitors
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#88. Bible Readings
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#87. Hunting the Snark
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#86. Originality
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#85. The Real Retribution
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#84. Here I Go Again
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#83. RIP Puny Humans
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#82. Artificial Thoughts
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#81. Coming of Age
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#80. Sys Error 10
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#79. Flight Pattern
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#78. Book, Folder, or Item?
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#77. A Few More Books
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#76. The Left Hand of Mouseness
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#75. Becoming a Real Writer
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#74. Faecal Matters
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#73. Shopping Hide and Seek
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#72. GPS Relativity
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#71. Albums of the Years
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#70. Below the Bottom Shelf
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#69. Outward and Upward
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#68. How Up is High?
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#67. How High is Up?
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#66. Faux Conspiracy Theory
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#65. The Bottom Shelf?
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#64. Do You Have Windows?
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#63. Intangible
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#62. Quantum Comedy
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#61. Another Pile of Peculiar Books
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#60. Winter Memories
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#59. Balloon Wine
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#58. Meet Tom Black
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#57. Second Sunrise
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#56. Reception Buzz
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#55. Trump Biopics
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#54. Yet More Books I'd Like to See
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#53. Antichrist or anti-Christian?
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#52. Air Quality Alert
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#51. Continuing With a Theme
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#50. Still More Books I'd Like to See
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#49. Half-assed History Lesson
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#48. Polydactyl Pause
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#47. I Only Think I Love You
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#46. End of Endings
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#45. Dig Those Clams
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#44. Truth in Advertising.
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#43. Even More Books I'd Like to See
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#42. It's Cold in Space
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#41. Thanks Bertha!
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#40. Laws are for Little People
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#39. More Books I'd Like to See
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#38. Petrichor
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#37. Risk Assessment
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#36. Social Insecurity
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#35. Engineering Efficiency
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#34. Leadership Down
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#33. Repeal and Replace!
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#32. The Gift of Sight
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#31. Charlie versus the Shopping Bag
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#30. On Writing
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#29. American Genocide
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#28. Rexy Went to Harvey's House
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#27. Watch This!
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#26. The First R
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#25. In Concert
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#24. Genealogy and the Scarlet Letter
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#23. Fibonacci Spring
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#22. Did I Say That?
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#21. Breakfast Rhapsody
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#20. What's in a Name?
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#19. Valentines Day 2022
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#18. Neither Rhyme nor Reason
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#17. Four Wheel Drive
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