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A Humble Recommendation

Gun violence is rampant, and other than restricting access to firearms — an absolute nonstarter — there’s simply nothing we can do about it. Not a single sensible answer exists. Which is why we have to abandon sensibility and latch on to some good ol’ fashioned American hardscrabble ingenuity. We have to start killing our own children. As…

Gun Violence

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A Humble Recommendation
A Humble Recommendation
Gun Violence

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Nov 25, 2022

On Being Grateful And Not Dead Yet

Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the USA. If you’re reading this at another time of the year, that’s okay as long as you accompany the essay with some leftover turkey. It can be deli turkey. I know getting an entire roast turkey in June is difficult. I’m grateful for a…

Gratitude

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On Being Grateful And Not Dead Yet
On Being Grateful And Not Dead Yet
Gratitude

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Nov 21, 2022

The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Hunter Biden

The key to solving inflation, immigration, crime, fentanyl, gay marriage, abortion, sex trafficking, and transgender people using restrooms is simple: We must investigate Hunter Biden. I know what you’re thinking: what does Hunter Biden have to do with any of these real and imagined problems the ascendant Republican majority promised to address? Isn’t this just…

Hunter Biden

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The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Hunter Biden
The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden

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Nov 17, 2022

Provocatively Combining Words For Fun And Zero Profit

“If you wrote something a while back, but haven’t written anything lately, you’re not a writer. You’re someone who has written.” I heard someone say this online recently. I thought it was odd that this unfamiliar dude would call me out personally in front of everyone like that. Typical anonymous…

Writing

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Provocatively Combining Words For Fun And Zero Profit
Provocatively Combining Words For Fun And Zero Profit
Writing

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Nov 11, 2022

Life Is What Happens While You’re Busy Watching Big Cats Get Busy

“I’m pretty sure no one here has a single clue as to what they’re doing.” Somewhere between the third and eighth security check, my negativity went from frustration to sadness to anger. It made scheduled on-time stops at “what the fuck?” and “you’ve got to be kidding me!” I’m immensely…

Humor

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Life Is What Happens While You’re Busy Watching Big Cats Get Busy
Life Is What Happens While You’re Busy Watching Big Cats Get Busy
Humor

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Nov 7, 2022

Look, How About You Save Your Daylight For Someone Who Actually Cares?

Happy End of Daylight Saving Time! Thank goodness it has finally ended. The post-work sunshine was starting to interfere with my allotted hours of solitary introspection. Besides, what’s the point of the sun when my fields lie fallow and I shan’t plant again until the raven’s ca-caw at Spring’s first…

Daylight Saving Time

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Look, How About You Save Your Daylight For Someone Who Actually Cares?
Look, How About You Save Your Daylight For Someone Who Actually Cares?
Daylight Saving Time

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Nov 4, 2022

A Billionaire And A Gay Prostitute Walk Into The Public Square…

Recently, a deranged Canadian immigrant attempted to upend the government of the United States by means of violence. I mean, a deranged Canadian immigrant other than Ted Cruz, though that would have been a solid guess. No, I’m talking about a different cuckoo Canuck, and I’ll be damned if I’m…

Politics

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A Billionaire And A Gay Prostitute Walk Into The Public Square…
A Billionaire And A Gay Prostitute Walk Into The Public Square…
Politics

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·May 17, 2021

3 Uniquely American Ways To Get In Shape

America, we’re in a full-fledged public health crisis. We skipped straight past partial fledging on this one. One out of every three people in the US suffers from obesity, and another third of us is overweight. The final third is made up of people who’ve clearly never tried Costco pizza…

Humor

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3 Uniquely American Ways To Get In Shape
3 Uniquely American Ways To Get In Shape
Humor

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Writers’ Blokke

·May 13, 2021

You Must Believe You Can Catch The Fly

My dog, Lemmy, is obsessed with flies. It’s beautiful these days in Northern Virginia, where Lemmy resides. To that end, I find myself working from our balcony and leaving the door open. I enjoy the fresh air. And the constant roar of Reagan National Airport reminds me of a simpler…

Funny

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You Must Believe You Can Catch The Fly
You Must Believe You Can Catch The Fly
Funny

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May 13, 2021

Wow! Wild shades of a modern day Modest Proposal. Well done!
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Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! When I first published it (maybe 2 years ago, elsewhere), I wrote it under the joking pen name "Johnny Quick," just to further nod to the inspiration. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the follow!

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Rickey Dobbs

Rickey Dobbs

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