Duck Hunting was a Weekend Pursuit When I Was a Boy

#hunting #duck hunting #pheasants #shotgun Hunting ducks always comes to mind as the autumn season deepens. My dad was an avid hunter. He could not wait until my brother and I became old enough to accompany him on his weekend excursions into the South Dakota countryside to hunt ducks and pheasants. I remember going with…

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Teaching Was a Year Round Vocation in Small Town Mid-America

#teaching #Yankton #littleleaguebaseball #highschool Teaching was my vocation of choice. Upon entering college, I initially  chose business administration as a major. Somehow I imagined a career where I would rise to become a captain of industry. Never mind that there were no major companies in my hometown of Yankton, SD to give me any inkling…

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Terrorist Threat Thwarted — Hilarious Novel by Kyle Keyes

Terrorists  need to be wary. Kyle Keyes’ latest novel, Martin Swan’s Diary, is an hilarious account of how the intrepid agent, Martin Swan, tracks them down and thwarts their attempt at mayhem and slaughter in the nation’s capital. It’s a complex story. Don Miguel Alfonso Santinio wants his grandson Timmy back with the Santinio clan,…

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