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Put a Sock in It!

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Mike Slickster

Now into week 49 of the pandemic and tired of complaining all the time, I’d like to start this essay with a happy thought. Well, at least it is for me. Spring-training’s first set of exhibition-baseball games is two weeks … Continue reading →

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An Unrealistic New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Mike Slickster

About where to begin after such a mindboggling week 44 of the pandemic is the question. My Twitter following has been dropping steadily after political innuendos I posted up to and throughout the preceding days until now. Considering how divided … Continue reading →

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How Much Do I Love the Internet? Let Me Count the Ways!

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Mike Slickster

Sixty-one days remain until Thanksgiving, eighty-eight ’til Christmas. Ninety-four days are left to 2019, three hundred and ninety-five before the U.S. presidential election. Yikes, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Autumn just started last week. We need to … Continue reading →

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Ode To: Why Do I Even Bother?

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Slickster

So much to share and disseminate, but nobody looks or listens;Why do I rack my brain while sweat on my brow glistens?Is it worth it each week on Saturday night to be sittin’,Figuring how the thoughts in my head should … Continue reading →

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Mike Slickster

The following are just a few things about which I’ve been wondering: Is it still taboo to end a sentence with a preposition in formal writing? If not, allow me to change the thesis sentence for this essay to: The … Continue reading →

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Let’s See Whom Else We Can Offend

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Mike Slickster

Politics and religion make strange bedfellows. Reading or hearing that worn-out saying makes me always think of an unlikely pair in the sack. Not wanting to date myself too badly, I’ll go as far back to picturing Margaret Thatcher between … Continue reading →

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