Tag Archives: Fred Prout

Fun With Dick and Jane

By Fred Prout WARNING! You may find one or two slight exaggerations or factual fractures in this article. The people, however, do exist . All alleged facts may or may not be true. My friends are fun people. Let’s call them … Continue reading

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Gooses and Meese

By Fred Prout Not to seem like a show off, but, I think I have a passing acquaintance with the English language. I know quite a few words, and, usually which ones go first, which ones make you laugh, which … Continue reading

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OUTRAGE!!! Or Pay The Piper

By Fred Prout This was supposed to be a Christmas story from Ratcheds. Maybe I can morph into that after I vent my spleen over newly disclosed events. Recently I saw an announcement that cuts to the core. Just a … Continue reading

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A Story of Thanks

By Fred Prout Something about this time of year. Holidays. Birthdays. Year ending. Year beginning. I guess it’s just a good time to take stock of your life. Stop and think about it. Where are you going? Where have you … Continue reading

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Missing Parts

By Fred Prout Somewhere around my tenth year, I had a brilliant idea. If I wore eyeglasses the gangsters in school would stop beating the crap out of me. It never occurred to me that my being a sickly kid … Continue reading

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The Silent P

By  Fred Prout  Transient observations of a couple of life’s absurdities.  This piece has absolutely, positively no reference to one am wake up calls and not wearing hearing aids. Promise!!! It is possible to do two things at the same … Continue reading

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Chicken and Dump lings

I love chicken and dumplings. Living and traveling in the south you learn about comfort foods. Biscuits the size of a softball and the weight of a feather. Slathered

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Spellchekc Sukcs

By Fred Prout  Here it is almost August. I don’t understand how that happened. Did anyone else notice that the earth is spinning faster than ever? Time goes faster. Seems like not that long ago we were planning to retire … Continue reading

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Surgical Gloves

By Fred Prout I have lived a long ,mostly happy, life. Lots of twists and turns for unforeseen events. A lot of those events have involved the medical profession. We all know about the annual eye exam. Yearly check up. … Continue reading

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PARTLY TRUTH AND PARTLY FICTION

I have often said, in jest, that my musings have become famous on three continents. The U.S., Canada and England. Geography teachers please withhold your scorn. I write a lot of made up stuff. But, sometimes, it’s based on facts. … Continue reading

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