F’ing USD
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So a friend of mine made this rap a few years back, and I have to tell you
I have friends over the years who went there and tell the same boring
stories, LOL.
The demise of Tacoma Park
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Some years ago when I was the president of the Tacoma Park board of
directors, I worked with a woman who was getting a Ph.D. in history. Her
dissertati...
Tripp County Weather
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A few days ago temperature was around 106F, then the wind shifted to the
north and in about 30 minutes, temperature dropped to around 71F. What
looked like...
Oglala Lakota oddities from 2016 election
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In South Dakota’s 2016 general election, Oglala Lakota was the only county
to vote yes to accept election-law revisions that the Legislature approved
in th...
The Secret History
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My latest book was *The Secret History*, by Donna Tartt, which I finished
last week--and then took up Bill Bryson's *In a Sunburned Country, *a
complete...
The Ledge #647: Annual Rock & Roll Christmas Party
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It has become an annual tradition for The Ledge to put together at least
two hours of (mainly) brand new holiday music that does NOT suck. That's
the ke...
Goodbye, South Dakota
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At 12:55 pm CDT on Friday, May 27, my status as a lifelong South Dakotan
ended. I crossed the state line en route to the city in which my wife and I
now ...
Walking On
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The sun always sets, no room for regrets I Walk Away – Crowded House This
is somewhat of a difficult entry to write, though it’s likely going to come
as no...
In Between the Mixtapes
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Five paragraphs about my new writing habit, and how there's more to this
life than writing about your first Def Leppard concert, apparently.
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First look at Floating Horses now available
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Some great historic film footage and interviews are featured in the first
extended look at *Floating Horse: The Life of Casey Tibbs*. You can view it
on th...
Northern Exposure
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It was a gorgeous day to be outside. After what seemed like a month of
sub-zero temps, some of which was designated The Great Polar Vortex Event
of 2014, i...
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Not only can you have problems with usage, but with pronunciation. We had a pastor from North Dakota who had a little bit of an accent and had trouble with his "ou" pronunciations. When he gave the benediction the first 2 or 3 times, it sounded like "May the Lord lift up his continence upon you, and grant you peace."
He soon changed it to "May the Lord look upon you with favor.....
This is hilarious. Thanks for my laugh for the day!
ReplyDeleteI'll use this on an editor sometime.
ReplyDeleteNot only can you have problems with usage, but with pronunciation. We had a pastor from North Dakota who had a little bit of an accent and had trouble with his "ou" pronunciations. When he gave the benediction the first 2 or 3 times, it sounded like "May the Lord lift up his continence upon you, and grant you peace."
ReplyDeleteHe soon changed it to "May the Lord look upon you with favor.....
"abotu Tablet PCs as well."
ReplyDeleteMaybe Blogger should have a better spell check....just got to give you a little jab!
Blogger.com has great spellcheck; I just never use it! ;-) Thanks for the proofreading, Anon: correction made!
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