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Month: August 2023

A Dog’s Dinner of Cogitations & Reflections: Vol. II

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 by Ronald E. Yates

During the course of a week, a lot of information and hearsay finds its way to my desk, either from The Internet or via snail mail. It often merely sits there on my computer or on my desk until I delete it or send it into the “round file.” Normally, …

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Snow White and the Seven Fantastical Beings?

August 22, 2023 by Ronald E. Yates

Today, I am turning my blog over to fellow Substack columnist Erin Geary. I was going to post something about the new Snow White monstrosity The Walt Disney Company is planning on releasing soon, but when I read Erin’s commentary below, I decided she has said it better than I …

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A Dog’s Dinner of Cogitations & Reflections

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 by Ronald E. Yates

During the course of a week, a lot of information and hearsay finds its way to my desk, either from The Internet or via snail mail. It often merely sits there on my computer or on my desk until I delete it or send it into the “round file.” Normally, …

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Categories Foreign Correspondent, Ron's Corner 4 Comments

Once Upon a Time in America . . . .

August 11, 2023 by Ronald E. Yates

Once upon a time, America was a great place to live. That America is gone. In its place is a squalid, immoral, and lawless land that seems devoid of common sense. We live in the Age of Stupid, where the world has been turned upside down. Think about it. America …

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America 2023 Explained by Hans Christian Andersen

August 8, 2023 by Ronald E. Yates

Sometimes the most complicated issues can be explained by the simplest of fables. Take the following commentary I received from a friend. The author of the commentary is fellow Substack columnist Judd Garrett, who once was a running back and director of pro scouting for the Dallas Cowboys. Garrett also …

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Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing: Annotated

August 1, 2023 by Ronald Yates

At least once every year I find it useful to take a look at the late Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing. It is sage advice from a master. Every writer should read these rules and remember them. I’m doing my part by posting them here for your edification and …

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