Sunday, August 25, 2019

Some Random Thoughts






You know you went to a tough school if many of the student pictures in your yearbook are mug shots.


I’m a writer so I am interested in the origin of words. For example the word “Dagnabit” comes from The Beverly Hillbillies.


For non-readers, here's a little bit about what some of the classics are not:

To Kill A Mockingbird is not a chapter in the NRA manual.

The Grapes of Wrath is not about angry winemakers.

Moby Dick is not about the new PD disease.

For Whom the Bell Tolls is not about Jehovah Witnesses at the door.

The Catcher in the Rye is not about the hired hand chasing farmer’s daughter.

Catch-22 is not about a famous football receiver.

Pride and Prejudice is not Trump’s autobiography.

Anna Karenina is not about the Kardashian’s ugly stepsister.

A Tale of Two Cities is not about Minneapolis/ St. Paul

Wuthering Heights is not about old people getting shorter.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not about a cartoon show.

1984 is not a chapter in The Farmer’s Almanac.

Just a little literary public service in case you are tested.








Stay tuned for future adventures.

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