What Would Mark Twain Say?
By McAvoy Layne
has allowed me a foretaste of heaven
prior to my earthly contract running out.
The Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope
has taught me that even in this crazy world
it is possible, no, vital, to smile…
What Would Mark Twain Say?Feb 07, 2024
Mark Twain Days
What Would Mark Twain Say?
King of Bocce
So what does the King of Bocce do when not coaching bocce ball?
Love for Kipling
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One Glass Eye
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Draw Down Now
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Visiting the Dentist?
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Fear of Public Speaking
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Switzerland
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Mental Telegraphy
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Artificial Intelligence & 1874
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Online Dating
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The Alliance Ticket
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My Huckleberry Jay
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My 49er Hero
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Secrets to Longevity
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Fighting Compassion Fatigue
“Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.”
Super Sunday Clemens Cointreau
What Would Mark Twain Say?
McAvoy's Maxim
As algebra becomes biologic, algebraic statecraft becomes our answer to world peace…
What Would Mark Twain Say?
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear,
and life stands explained...
How Does She Do That?
As we all know and dread, our next World War will rid the Earth of everything but cockroaches and a possible return of Beach Blanket Babylon...
Love Thy Mother
This is akin to putting a wolf in charge of watching the sheep...
Olympics 2024
She was given the nickname, “Baby Doll.”
A Mother's Wisdom
"Oh Dry Up!"
Declaration of Interdependence
So what do we tell Russians who are in Ukraine and Israelis who are in Gaza today?
Our Huckleberry Hero
“If a Nevada Jay can be aware of the perils that we all face, who are we to ignore this feathered friend called, Huckleberry?”
Pumpkin Man
She did cross herself when she suspected I must surely be dead on my second exodus on that gurney…
Bedbugs
I’m deathly afraid of bedbugs…
Retirement ain’t easy...
I’m already feeling more cheerful, more charitable and kinder…
Drawing down in 2023
Are we wise enough to prevent an escalation of firepower that might quickly spiral into an apocalyptic World War III?
Last Hurrah
Better to retire two years too early than two minutes too late.
Picture This If You Will
If you don’t smile at this synchronicity you ain’t right…
Zombie Trout
“Save Wild Trout.”
Useful Quotes to Brighten One’s Day – Continued
It depends on how much happiness you can handle…
Useful Quotes to Brighten One’s Day
“Eyes that see do not grow old.”
Embarrassing Moments
She looked at me like I had just escaped from the Tahoe insane asylum…
Relationship Rekindled
She let out a squeal that could be heard in Albuquerque, told me I was immature,
and would not talk to me for an hour...
The Return of Lahaina Town
I’m making it a goal to live long enough to bear witness to that heroic return…
Seeking a Ceasefire
Dear Presidents Putin & Zelensky
Bless The Hospice Folks
I’m so looking forward to your greeting me on the other side…
Sleepin' on a Futon
I could find myself on the bottom of the lake alongside some gangsters I don’t even know...
Glad to be here to bear witness…
But now the very thought of matter being sentient is somewhat unsettling to me…
Mark Twain in Ukraine
Just prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine there was a movement afoot to erect a statue of Mark Twain in Odessa…
Old Drum
Old Drum got his due justice along with that priceless statue in the town square…
The Ombudsman
The Ombudsman was born here...
Adios King George
Let us lift our glasses sotto voce in honor of our veterans,
those with us, and those having gone to the Great Beyond.
Calendar of Wisdom
If Donald Trump suffers from Mania Grandiosa, the sense of self-importance documented as a mental illness, well, he could by all rights enter an insanity plea and win his case in court…
Launching Navy’s Generation Z…
“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”
Greatest House Dance Ever
She could talk a goldfish into coming out and taking a walk with her…
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin…
Let us celebrate this September first as the inaugural,
“Making the Whole World Kin Day.”
Odeon Hall
Getting chicken skin all over is part & parcel of the spine-tingling experience.