Mike VanBlaricum

Engineer, Poet, Researcher, Ian Fleming Scholar, Illini, and General Factotum. Author of The Toad's Words; Dogged Dialogues; 'Reflections in a Boomer's Eye'

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A Sanctimonious Diatribe from a Crotchety Curmudgeon Amid the COVID-19 Pandemicl: Send in the Clowns: https://t.co/6tBFy12fuJ

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@gaylelynds Gayle, What an awesome list to be on. All of the greats!

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Just posted a new Blog to Dogged Dialogues, Diatribes, and Doggerel: American Pops https://t.co/FuxIhQ2G93

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Just finished Gregg Hurwitz's new novel 'The Nowhere Man.' Great beginning, great ending, and middle is pretty exciting, also.

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Dogged Dialogues, Diatribes, and Doggerel: One of Top 10 Quotes of 2016 by Santa Barbara News... https://t.co/ZylR4CDT0t

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Price on my book, #Reflections in a #Boomer's Eye' has dropped for June. $5.95 and $2.99. Buy one for each bathroom. https://t.co/QU7F3O4r5z

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US #PoetLaureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, & fellow #babyboomer read last night at #Illinois. He has #BoomersEye: https://t.co/QU7F3Om2u9, WOW!

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My book "Reflections in a Boomer's Eye" is now available as a Kindle book. The price for this format is only $3.99. https://t.co/QU7F3O4r5z

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#TBT poems, My new book has 3 obvious ones: ‘September 1968’, ‘At the Hop’, ‘Puppy Love’ https://t.co/QU7F3O4r5z

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A new, self-serving post on my blog. #poetry #babyboomers https://t.co/6F0VS0Ku8a

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#NYResolutions got the old trombone out and dusted off, the worst that will happen is that I will get a new poem out of trying.

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What does #AuldLangSyne really mean Dogged Dialogues, Diatribes, and Doggerel: Auld, Lang, Syne https://t.co/ZvmTq5jngD

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Find out who invented aerosol whipped cream, the Operation Game, the e-book, the plasma screen, and the web browser. http://t.co/iJfbIEWdrN

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I have now posted my father's obituary complete with many photos on my blog. http://t.co/1dn5EBV2kG

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I'm not used to being this relaxed and am not quite sure how to handle it. I think I prefer a constant adrenaline rush.

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Brushing up my chops to enter the 2015 Bulwer-Lytton Contest. Previous winning entries of mine include:http://t.co/SQNKX2JJEI

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Auld, Lang, Syne - What does it mean and where did it come from. See at http://t.co/gw5d4M2rgj

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Great interview with @MikeVanBlaricum and John Cork talking about #JamesBond and #IanFleming http://t.co/84lUjvUzZQ

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Mistletoe, it is everywhere! Maybe it is trying to get me in the mood.

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Oh great! I just got a Jury Duty summons for the week of 23 December.