Author Archives: B. Trout

Top Dead Center

One day my father told me it doesn’t pay to be too smart.  I asked what he meant by that and he said, “Because if you’re too smart, everyone will be after you to do things.” “Like who?” “Family and … Continue reading

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We are the Borg! Part II

It was the 1970’s and the world was no longer viewed as a large formidable expanse.  Humans walked on the moon, sending us snapshots of a finite earth.  We jetted from coast-to-coast for work and pleasure in less time than … Continue reading

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Eye of Newt! Mitt? Rick? Ron?

Try this riddle . . . How many debates are needed to win a Republican nomination?  Answer?  Nobody knows, yet!  As of this writing, the debate in Arizona was the 20th such deliberation, which now finds the public searching for … Continue reading

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Wenn Sie in diesem Land leben . . .

Speak the language!  German scholars will recognize the title as “If you live in this country. . .”  Most of us know this statement well and hear it from time to time when one of us is frustrated by a … Continue reading

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We are the Borg! Part 1

I hate the phone!  Absolutely despise it! On a personal basis, I find it a wasted piece of technology.  Objectively, I realize it’s an evil necessity, and honestly admit it is a bit of genius . . . or at … Continue reading

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