DW Davis

@DWDavis (25809)

United States

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I am a self-published author, a writer at The Fiction Writer's Den at Medium.com, and a recently retired school teacher.

www.riversailorliterary.com

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An Irishman happily lost in France with no sign of Bonnie Tyler.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13515) • Ireland 28 Feb

There’s a tousle-haired weirdo sitting at a small, round table on the pavement outside a café down by the harbour in a small village on the coast of Brittany. All the other customers have sought refuge inside the café, but this...

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DW Davis While the soup and vin sound wonderful, and I'd love visiter un cafe' en Brittany, I'd prefere aller en ete. I hope you understood my Franglish. Don't know how to get the accents to work, sorry.

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It improved my mood.

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 28 Feb

As I have mentioned, I tend to speak French with the dude I buy my cigs from at the discount gas station. I woke up this morning in a grumpy mood, but headed out to buy some cigs and groceries. My North African "bro" was there,...

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DW Davis Speaking of speaking French, I'm on a 38 streak studying French on Duolingo.

28 Feb

What a shameful performance by Trump and JD Vance

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122582) • United States 28 Feb

OMG I absolutely cannot believe the clips I'm seeing of Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy today. What a horrific and embarrassing attempt at looking like tough guys. Trump was his usual obnoxious and insulting self so no surprise...

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DW Davis Actually, a majority did not vote for this. He only received a plurality of the vote. The fact is more people who voted cast their votes for other candidates than voted for him. The blame truly lies with the people eligible to vote who stayed home. As an...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122582) • United States 28 Feb

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 53 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. It is good to see the sunshine again. It is Friday! TGIF! It is payday! Work was busy today so that went by...

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DW Davis I spent the afternoon learning more about Substack.

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Have you been in many caves?

Amber @AmbiePam (97666) • United States 20 Mar 24

Yesterday, my friend and I went to Fantastic Caverns, about an hour from where we are staying in Branson, Missouri for vacation. I have been 3 times in my 43 years, but this was my friend’s first. She loved it, and I also did...

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DW Davis I have visited the Polar Caves in New Hampshire, the Cave of the Winds in Colorado, and Linville Caverns here in North Carolina.

20 Mar 24

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Are you fully prepared for the Eclipse on April 8th?

Melanie Marie @Melanie_Marie (2024) • United States 20 Mar 24

People are stocking up on food and water, preparing their storm shelters, school closings are already in place, oh my goodness. It's an eclipse, not the end of the world. Question: I've tried looking this up online...

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DW Davis It seems the End-Timers and Preppers go through these gyrations every time there's an eclipse.

20 Mar 24

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Live/Living Songs: Love’s Gonna Live Here

Four Walls @FourWalls (74123) • United States 20 Mar 24

Enough of this rock and roll! I’ve lived all my life listening to country music, and so you’re going to as well! Earlier someone mentioned that this guy made her sick, and that’s understandable: all of music is...

classic country music

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DW Davis I remember this song fondly.

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I don't mean to complain, but do you find criminals, including murderers, to be inconsiderate of those around them?

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Mar 24

As I have mentioned, I have driven by several murder scenes on CA Highway 4, heading to my music friend's house in Antioch CA. Inevitably, shooting someone while they're driving leads to a crash, which can snarl traffic for...

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DW Davis To my knowledge, I've not had the displeasure of spending time in the company of murderers, so I cannot expound upon their lack of courtesy. In general, I'm of the opinion that those who partake in criminal activity are, by definition, lacking in empathy for...

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March Madness, anyone?

DJ @dilleo (1016) • Canada 20 Mar 24

Hello everyone, it has been a while! Do any of you like to watch March Madness (the Men's and/or Women's college basketball tournament) ? It is always, one of my favourite sporting events of the year, that is for certain! Also,...

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DW Davis I used to watch every year. Ever since Dean Smith retired, my interest waned.

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Wednesday rambles.

April @thislittlepennyearns (63906) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 20 Mar 24

So I don't know how good the voice to text works on this phone because I don't think I have ever used it but I need my hands free so I figured I would attempt to use it and see how it goes. I just thought that I would do a check...

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DW Davis I really hope things take a turn for the better for you.

20 Mar 24

The Dive Restaurant isn't a dive restaurant

DW Davis @DWDavis (25809) • United States 20 Mar 24

In Carolina Beach, there is a restaurant called The Dive. I have passed by it many times over the years but didn't stop in until yesterday. Inside is a very nice restaurant and bar. Yesterday, their special was Build Your Own...

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It's almost spring and the Bradford Pears are in bloom

DW Davis @DWDavis (25809) • United States 7 Mar 24

The other day, @TheHorse asked me to show a photo of our Bradford Pears in bloom. The photo is of our small grove of Bradford Pear trees next to the driveway near the road. There are three trees there. One we planted and two...

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DW Davis This area is not quite paradise, but it's only a two-hour drive away, and we're headed there next Thursday for a ten-day stay.

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Live/Living Songs: I’ve Lived a Lot in My Time

Four Walls @FourWalls (74123) • United States 6 Mar 24

The final step of the vacation takes place today, and that’s the oil change. I’ll need an alignment, too. I found out how Texas roads are numbers: if it’s Highway 285, that’s how many potholes they have per mile. ...

classic country music

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DW Davis You can never go wrong with Jim Reeves. If Texas highway numbers are potholes per mile, then New Mexico must count potholes per square foot.

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How did your childhood hurt you? How did your childhood help you?

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Mar 24

I was in the Trump rabbit hole this morning. I read Mary Trump's first book about Trump during Covid. His father was an authoritarian sociopath, and his older brother, Fred Jr., wasn't interested in following in his father's...

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DW Davis My parents were loving and well-intentioned but honestly had no idea what they were doing and I had to figure out a lot of things on my own. Fortunately, most of my friends' parents and the majority of my teachers were able to fill in the gaps my parents...

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This was a first in 23 years of teaching

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122582) • United States 6 Mar 24

Today I was teaching the bio students about dihybrid crosses (genetics) and how to do the big 16-box Punnett squares. It is easiest to actually just draw everything out on the whiteboard rather than trying to describe it all via...

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DW Davis It was incidents like this that finally convinced me that teaching in public schools was a waste of time.

7 Mar 24

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Will Nikki Haley supporters vote for Trump?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122582) • United States 6 Mar 24

That is the question. If I had to bet I would say that most of them will not. He has insulted, dismissed, and threatened them that they would be banned from MAGA if they donated to Haley's campaign. Um how do you "ban" someone...

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DW Davis I hope they don't vote for the duplicitous crook. It's beyond me how anyone can support him unless they are in a cultlike state of total denial.

7 Mar 24

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Firefighters in New York rescue families from a burning apartment

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (109101) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Mar 24

New York Fire Department (NYFD) firefighters answered an emergency call on Monday morning when a fire broke out in a Norwood apartment building in the Bronx. About 60 firefighters along with Emergency Medical Services to take...

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DW Davis There's a reason they call firefighters the city's bravest.

7 Mar 24

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Frugal Food: Lunch from the Dollar Tree

April @thislittlepennyearns (63906) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 Mar 24

It's been a long day and it is only three fifteen in the afternoon. So before we came back to the room- we decided to go ahead and stop at Dollar Tree. That way if I am not feeling up to it, we don't have to go back out. I...

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DW Davis Ramen noodles were a staple for those days when, after a hard day's work, you barely had the energy to boil water.

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Loose hog seen in Wake County North Carolina story

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (109101) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Mar 24

Neighbors who reside in Knightdale and Wendell North Carolina were in shock to see a hog that got loose form his or her home wandering in the streets on Wednesday last week. The hog was eventually captured by Wake County Animal...

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DW Davis I will have to see what our local news has on this story. Knightdale is about an hour from here. I can only imagine what those city folks thought seeing a hog running lose in their neighborhood.

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The windscreen chip that wasn't a chip

Judy Evans @JudyEv (351845) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Mar 24

The photo shows golf balls which we’ve hung from the ceiling to tell us when we’re in the right place to stop to allow the garage doors to come down safely behind the cars. A few weeks ago, a stone flew up while we were driving...

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DW Davis That reminds me. There is a chip on the Beast's windshield I should have repaired.

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