Tag Archives: Civil Rights

Wayne Reske for President

Posted on August 27, 2020 by The Twentieth Man

I’ve started a Facebook Page to run for President of the United States of America. https://www.facebook.com/Wayne-Reske-for-President-585389888812315/?modal=admin_todo_tour I’m a realist. Realistically, my chances of being elected are next to nil. I know this because I am well aware of how much … Continue reading →

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Encyclopædia Britannica vs Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Posted on August 15, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

We may never know why, shortly after our American born Merriam-Webster, Inc. and its many, many dictionaries and publications were purchased by and became a subsidiary of the British Encyclopædia Britannica in The Year of The Poison Pill (1964) that, … Continue reading →

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I Love Women

Posted on July 16, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

I love women. I really do. I care about women. There have been many women in my life: My mother; my sisters; my aunts; sisters-in-law; cousins not to mention the wives of friends, co-workers, the girls I’ve dated and the … Continue reading →

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It Was The Skunk’s Fault

Posted on June 19, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Maybe it was my fault. Maybe it was José’s fault. Maybe it was the skunk’s fault. At any rate; we had an overnight guest in our garage last night. He (large shoe prints) apparently slept on the garage floor next … Continue reading →

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Go Stick A Pencil In Your Ear

Posted on May 29, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

When I was eighteen I knew nothing of this; I thought it was a man’s manly duty to serve his country. (Boy! Was I ever wrong!) Stick a pencil in your ear and rupture your eardrum. A small price to … Continue reading →

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The Poison Pill Part II

Posted on March 28, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Again, from The Land of Unintended Consequences: The racist Poison Pill was added to the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 in hopes of killing it. The Bill passed anyway and the poison subsequently tapped into the then dormant radical fringe … Continue reading →

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Classified: TOP SECRET

Posted on March 9, 2018 by The Twentieth Man
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A Secret Admirer

Posted on February 28, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

She got a bouquet of a dozen roses from a secret admirer for Valentine’s Day. Two weeks later she still doesn’t know who sent them. Sure, she’s a good looking young woman from head to toe; but she works in … Continue reading →

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The Time-Honored Conflict

Posted on January 19, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

There is no logical correlation between chronological age and wisdom. Wisdom is something you seek. If you do not value it, if you do not seek it out, you will not find it. Wisdom is not genetically endowed nor is … Continue reading →

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Bean Counters and Paper Shufflers

Posted on January 13, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Everyone has an ego that seeks power and control. The Bean Counters and Paper Shufflers (mid-level bureaucrats stuck-for-life in midst of the government hierarchy) are no exception. These bureaucrats can distribute only so much in government goods, services and benefits … Continue reading →

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