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Recent Reviews for Frank Koerner

The Missing Peace of a Heritage Puzzle (Book) - 11/6/2006 9:22:27 AM
This is one of the more professionally composed iUniverse books out there. Most of the material was previously published in the U.S., Canada, or Germany. Many b&w photos taken in Sudetenland then and now are included to paint a genuine picture of the story. Frank Koerner has produced a product worthy of the attention in the press it has already received. Unlike The Holocaust and Schindler's List, this true story and this book are relatively unknown. They both deserve more, and Mr. Koerner has done his best to spread the word of a tragic tale in an enlightening, enjoyable, informative manner.

A Novel Beginning (Short Story) - 9/20/2009 10:43:01 AM
sounds like the begining of an interesting novel.

Long Drive From Home (Short Story) - 10/12/2008 2:52:52 AM
enjoyed the read

Long Drive From Home (Short Story) - 10/9/2008 9:14:52 PM
I really enjoyed your story Frank Stay safe Ron

The Wizard: Of Os (Short Story) - 10/2/2007 10:14:02 AM
Great stuff! I can certainly see Twain's influence---his travel writing, for sure. I didn't see the tend coming. An insightful piece.

The Missing Peace of a Heritage Puzzle, Chapter 2 (Short Story) - 12/6/2006 9:26:57 AM
Hi Frank, I read this excerpt of your book and was very impressed. Sonia, the lady in my life is decended from a sudeten mother and she has many relatives from her mother's side living around Premich in Germany. Her father, also German was born in the former Yugoslavia, although I do not know the area. I think she would like this book and It will be one of her Christmas presents. Thank you very much for the write and the book. Pat

Making Sense of the Euro Crisis (Article) - 11/19/2011 10:45:10 AM
That certainly seems to be a bit confounding. Why in the world so many coins? Probably to please all the politicians involved. That is the problem with Europe. Even when they tried to cooperate, old rivalries intervene. My own experience with currency occurred on a rapid around the world journey where I stayed in cities as little as four days. I remember trying to buy something in Thailand with a paper rupee (I think) with the vendor refusing to take it because he was looking for a baht coin. Before my trip, I struggled to write my signature with my paralyzed hands on many American Express travelers checks. Finally, I paid 3% for a fifteen hundred dollar cashier check from Citibank to buy my ticket home. While in Thailand, like travelers checks were accepted that the local country stores in the upcountry. However, the only Citibank in Bangkok was a four-hour drive away. When we finally got there and heavy traffic, they charged me 6% to cash the check. I wish I could say more of those travelers checks. Speaking of travelers checks. My signature on each check was very unique because of the difficulty I had writing them. When I was at the airport to leave the Philippines, I tried to cash and travelers check for money going home. The cashier said that my matching signature that I wrote in front of him was not mine and therefore I couldn't cash the check. I said, “Now that I've signed this check how in the hell am I going to get it cashed?” The cashier replied, “Go over to the domestic side, they'll cash it for you.” I had to go through several checkpoints to get to the domestic side. To my relief, the domestic cashier signed it without any question even though I didn't sign it in front of him. After my paralysis continued to reduce my ability to handle small things with my hands, I had difficulty handling coins. I found that it was a simple solution to just say, “keep the change.” Some clerks were quite happy with my generosity. Ron

Binghamton: Gathering Ammunition For a Shot in the Dark (Article) - 4/3/2009 9:35:50 PM
Your article is very very informative and well written. With all that gun laws in the US how is it possible that anyone can be given a "right" to have guns, even loonies? In my country a license to bear a gun is so difficult to get but it still does not stop "loonies" from killing, they use knives instead. The problem lies in the source of the illness, why it has affected a lot of people and make them "snap". After the crash of Wall Street, the incidence of loony shootings increased, perhaps because of the financial worries and difficulties of people. That is the cause, the shootings are the result. Cynthia

Binghamton: Gathering Ammunition For a Shot in the Dark (Article) - 4/3/2009 6:24:18 PM
Honest citizens need guns to protect themselves from people like that. In fact those sick people don't need guns to commit their murders. Besides they can easily get some of the heavier weapons that are coming accross our borders with drugs, and even guns from those in the hands of city street gangs. The government refuses to protect it's citizens from the invaders that cross our borders. Because of the 50,000 stupid laws against gun ownership, criminals never have problems getting guns... only honest citizens. I can't help but wonder how many people that building wished that they had a gun.

Word War, Too (Article) - 1/15/2008 1:03:07 PM
As always, very clever, interesting, entertaining and right to the point. Being an older German language purist, visiting the "old country" often, I get hit by "Denglish" routinely. One of my cool nephews informed me that "talking the talk" is just part of being international. We are citizens of the world now, rather than belonging to one specific country. No son nosotros afortunado!

A Friend in Knead (Article) - 2/18/2007 9:22:10 AM
I've realized that different people have different perspectives toward others. Sometimes, we're deceived. Although our cat was born in our house, and our family has always kept pets, I have learned that we cannot make them happy, and they are often in danger because of our inability to communicate with them. I have decided that it is best to keep a bird feeder with water and a bird house rather than to have pets. Then we are assured that we do not interfere or enter fear in their lives.

Movie Review: The Good German (Article) - 1/9/2007 7:46:43 AM
Thanks for the review - think I will skip this one. Malcolm Watts

First Day of Alpine Skiing…….Grade: “F” (Article) - 12/9/2006 9:44:50 PM
I had to laugh when I read this. The first time I tried skiing, I could not stay up for one minute. Ten years later, at the age of 45, I tried again. Five years later I moved to Colorado to open a sport fitness studio. Two years after that, I received a book contract to write a ski-fitness book for baby boomers. Keep the faith!

A Friend in Knead (Article) - 10/17/2006 2:20:43 AM
Beautiful story, Frank! Yes, I agreee... Feral cats can be socialized - by the most kind-hearted, patient, and gentle souls in the world, and I am proud to have met one of them. Congrats to you and many hugs to Bandido! >^..^ <

Cool Cat (Article) - 8/29/2006 7:43:03 PM
Pets are part of the family God bless, Tim

First Day of Alpine Skiing…….Grade: “F” (Article) - 8/23/2006 4:55:12 PM
It hurts to read this. Bravo for taking the risk. Next year it will be easier. Did they give you that line? ROFL. Enjoyed reading.

You Are What You Eat (Poetry) - 5/21/2013 6:13:56 AM
Your satire is screamingly funny and utterly scary. I shudder to think what kind of brave New World our mighty corporations are thinking up to feed our insatiable appetite for new. You are always unique and entertaining. By the way, back in the 1970s there was a severe shortage of polyesters. Those poor little guys were almost driven to extinction. Those of us who hit the disco scene, found that our leisure suits were very sweaty and stinky. So we turned to cotton so that we could turn the air conditioning thermostat up a bit and still breathe some fresh air and save a little money and the poor little polyesters. Now that cotton is King again, there must be plenty of polyesters out there for DuPont and other chemical companies to exploit again. Ron

Cell-ing Our Souls (Poetry) - 5/4/2013 11:58:49 AM
The bane of our “convenient” world. We are consuming so much time learning our devices that we don't have time to use them. Your poem points that out beautifully. My helper has the notorious habit (that I learned in trying to help fellow workers with their computers) of only learning enough to do the very basic things. For example, she has an iPhone. It took her several months to learn how to take pictures and even to send mail from her phone––I helped her with that. She likes to push buttons wildly and that gets her into a lot of trouble. She got a text message (she knows how to do that––another helper showed her) from that other helper that said she had a voice message. Try as she would, she couldn't get that voice message. Finally, her brother showed her. I got a new phone recently (desktop) and started through the manual. At some point I just gave up and didn't finish even though I still do not know all the wiz bangs the phone provides. Maybe I'll get back to the manual later, maybe not. There is an exponential trend here. People are now probably down to about 10% of the functionality of devices they buy. Soon it will be about 5%. In the meantime, help lines are growing and being outsourced to India (soon to poor Chinese farmers). These geniuses will read through the manual and solve our problems for us. As an aside, I canceled a credit card that wanted to charge me usury rates. After I talked to the Indian with a heavy accent, they required me to go through two other call centers with polite, but long-winded spiels until I could get the deed done. Ron

A Smattering of Flattering (Poetry) - 4/24/2013 9:37:31 AM
Not only have written well, you've hit the nail on the head! The phenomenon you have written about has always been there, but I've notice that it has increased in recent years. The result is that the wealth of the country is moving toward the greedy top and go that cow down to the, often ignorant, leaders get ahead while hard-working stiffs with the ability are left behind or they are furloughed by outsourcing. The line about, “flunking sandbox.” Brought a laugh to my throat and a tear to my eye. Ron

A Smattering of Flattering (Poetry) - 4/23/2013 4:47:02 AM
Hail Poet! This is a unique cerebrating composition and subject dealt here through the magnificent lines of "A Smattering of Flattering", which I did enjoy for its witty and seriuos combination; and also for its ignition of the turbines of imagination on the society's ways of earnings, position and buying power. "A Smattering of Flattering" strikes the dynamo of ethics and morality, and leads one to rethink on honorability. Thank You for sharing Your thoughts through the poetic art. Viva the Poet! In respect and appreciation, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas (Poetry) - 12/20/2012 3:41:46 AM
a different look at what will be in the future nostalgia different from ours budd

A Pink Christmas ? (Poetry) - 12/1/2012 9:18:25 AM
So funny and so true. Back in the 1800s before electricity, anyone who put candles on the tree would sometimes find their house on fire. I'm sure that Currier and Ives, master merchants, looked askance by churches in poor folks as violating what a true Christmas would be. That last line says it all. No more pink ovens for future (gay) chefs. Ron

Ban The Bomb (Poetry) - 9/28/2012 5:02:34 AM
A cleverly penned important message to the entire human race. Donna

Ban The Bomb (Poetry) - 9/27/2012 11:12:38 AM
Some good thoughts not easily carried out until it may be too late. Corporations turned into “citizens” can run roughshod over governments and the landscape in less we stand up and say, “No.” We shouldn't be lulled into the idea that “free market forces will always tend toward the good.” When the same forces are based on purely monetary values. Ron

Jill & Jack Hack Attack (Poetry) - 9/8/2012 8:19:32 AM
Cute Parody. Ron

Jill & Jack Hack Attack (Poetry) - 9/7/2012 2:22:47 PM
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water Jill came down with half a crown And it wasn't for fetching water! Or how about: Mary had a little lamb With fleece as black as charcoal And every time she stroked its back Flames shot out its arse-hole

Sherlock Homes (Poetry) - 8/21/2012 3:56:00 PM
Sherlock Holmes... One of my favorite literary characters. An interesting cogitation

Sherlock Homes (Poetry) - 8/21/2012 11:35:14 AM
A lot of wisdom expressed. Heavy industry jobs are just not coming back. Americans have to rethink their priorities. We have to focus on work and education, not jobs and training. The jobs of heavy industry were usually quite repetitive, low skill, and boring. The only reason for doing them was all of the benefits and high wages that unionization provided, as you point out, at a cost we couldn't afford. The jobs of the future will require higher skill and will not be boring because they will be highly competitive. Low-paying jobs will be the service jobs that nobody wants now except new immigrants. Thanks for the wake-up call. Ron

Pisa To Go (Poetry) - 7/19/2012 1:52:57 PM
Cute poem It's funny, but the Romans knew how to do it and some of their work still stands. We built some buildings in my thirty years at the University. Several of them have been torn down and replaced because of foundation problems that were supposed to been corrected before they were built. So much for throwing money after money. Ron

Slipping Through The Cracks (Poetry) - 7/7/2012 6:56:57 AM
it's a shame how these majestic animals are butchered for their tusks ... supposedly there are about 10 million mammoths buried in Siberia ... they are extinct and do not threaten any living species ... go after their tusks for the ivory instead of the elephant ... you poem explores the ivory business, perhaps include the Siberian mammoth angle ... i like the sarcasm in the finale ...

Slipping Through The Cracks (Poetry) - 7/7/2012 4:54:20 AM
just too good! loved the ending lines

Slipping Through The Cracks (Poetry) - 7/6/2012 4:01:29 PM
Unspeakablly true and real. How people contrived that other life forms were their raw materials baffles and repells me. The more writers who express this violation, the better. For me, every write like this is light entering the 'human darkness'. Thank you ~~ DIana

Slipping Through The Cracks (Poetry) - 7/6/2012 1:46:58 PM
Right on! I didn't know about the manufacturers, but I do know that elephant populations are in rapid decline because primarily the Chinese have an insatiable black market need for ivory. What is really sad is the belief that Chinese medicine cures things like sexual dysfunction and amounts to killing the last animals to extinction just for a superstitious belief that animal parts have healing powers. Unfortunately, there are probably fifty million environmentalists in the United States up against five billion, mostly Chinese, who believe that these medicines are for real. Ron

Grecian Earn (Poetry) - 7/6/2012 1:31:18 AM
Ronald was the only one brave enough to write a review here; what you say is so true; here in Asia kids are well into Algebra and Geometry by the time they're 9 or 10..no one else is going to catch up ever again john

Slipping Through The Cracks (Poetry) - 7/6/2012 1:26:40 AM
Thank you, Frank, for this, for sharing the totally unnecessary suffering and death not only elephants but so many other animals endure for our pleasure and greed and luxury; in my part of the world trade in tiger and rhino parts and a host of others still goes on and with no end in sight john

Grecian Earn (Poetry) - 6/22/2012 6:33:56 AM
A very wise and creative observation. I was having trouble teaching business statistics to a bunch of money grubbing accountant wannabes who didn't like math. Finally, I made transparencies of my notes, copy them and gave them to the class. I told them not to write notes from my presentation, but to write notes on my presentation (their copy of mine). Suddenly they all seemed to get it, not trying to keep up with the stupid professor showing off on the chalkboard and leaving the students behind. Ron

Ain't This Just Ducky? (Poetry) - 6/13/2012 7:37:08 AM
I love it when things are “horrider in Florider.” I think Patrick is on the solution. On the other hand, they could just let the other invasive species, the Anaconda, do the trick for them. Great sense of humor. Ron

Ain't This Just Ducky? (Poetry) - 6/12/2012 10:37:23 AM
Well they must not be protected in the state of Florida not being native and all. I suggest an enterprising Chinese restaurant will be having a sale on Peking duck in the near future. Patrick

Ain't This Just Ducky? (Poetry) - 6/12/2012 3:53:59 AM
I can see it now, "DUCKS, NOT DRUGS" banners all over Florida...but beware of those animal rights groups, they won't allow nary a feather to be harmed on the animals, saying it is likely the people that caused the harm...humorous write, enjoyed...e

Mr. Vendorfull (Poetry) - 6/10/2012 12:49:37 PM
Frank, (Frankly) you're absolutely right. Unlike the Great Depression, when people really were deprived of necessities, Many of us, and that percentage is growing, have become addicted to shopping and buying just about anything that comes along. It's a sad state of affairs, but it will bring economy back. And then, our demise. ;-) Ron

Good-bye, Mr. Chips (Poetry) - 6/3/2012 7:10:47 AM
I love going from floppy too hard. In fact, I'm hardly floppy any more because hard and so much better. Will go beyond hard to solid-state very soon (you know, as in “stiff”, if not catatonic). ;-) Ron

Good-bye, Mr. Chips (Poetry) - 6/1/2012 1:58:42 PM
Eloquently expressed. The same could be said about politics, science, work, sports... all you have to do is change a couple of details. Some things never change! Axilea

Good-bye, Mr. Chips (Poetry) - 6/1/2012 9:16:40 AM
delightful reflections!

Strauss Waltz? (Poetry) - 5/30/2012 8:10:18 AM
I think only the creator is capable of determining the forms of life. Well penned and thought provoking.

What Did He Say? (Poetry) - 5/21/2012 11:10:43 AM
Very amusing Frank and full of tongue in cheek twists. Patrick

The Essence of Love (Poetry) - 5/21/2012 10:38:48 AM
Clever. Deep throat suggests a far better solution. Patrick

Head Shop (Poetry) - 5/21/2012 10:01:17 AM
I occasionally plunk myself down on a bar stool and get free beverages for my hundred dollar philosophy session with the barkeep. A bargain. Patrick

Strauss Waltz? (Poetry) - 5/19/2012 11:21:17 AM
Whoever holds the patents for the various individual genes is who will control their use and cost. None of it will be cheap and I chuckle as I envision a generation of genetic inbreds by transplant. Patrick

Strauss Waltz? (Poetry) - 5/19/2012 9:50:48 AM
We've been playing around with life for a long time–mostly foolishly. You raise some good ethical questions, but I think the tendency is for the best to survive in the worst, at least to be cared for till they die. I myself, am looking forward to stem cell transplants of spinal neurons. Ron

Strauss Waltz? (Poetry) - 5/18/2012 10:22:18 PM
Enjoyed this and it does raise a lot of good valid points for consideration, I don't agree with all aspects of science and medical research but... there are so many marvels of medicine and treatments that have been developed over the years that have saved so much suffering. fee

The Essence of Love (Poetry) - 5/17/2012 8:01:36 AM
no matter how modern the new inventions...the 'old' game of 'taking a chance on love'...remains the same. thanks for sharing. asa

The Essence of Love (Poetry) - 5/17/2012 7:36:32 AM
I really like the line, “… Gradually becomes a pane [pain].”I doubt if technology will ever help us peer into the soul of love , but it's a wonderful thought beautifully presented in your poem. Ron

What Did He Say? (Poetry) - 5/16/2012 12:04:38 PM
Frank, that was frankly the most humorous, instructive thing I've read all day. So full of gems I could hardly keep track. On the other hand, mistakenly or not, I sure hope something I said or wrote will be quotable someday, don't you? Ron

French Eyeful (Poetry) - 5/15/2012 10:19:31 AM
And it was supposed to then be torn down right after the exposition. They probably didn't have the money and that delayed the demolition until it became a landmark. I'm in gratitude to you for showing me that Gallic rhymes with phallic! ;-) Ron

Head Shop (Poetry) - 5/8/2012 10:42:05 AM
The hell with the hundred dollars an hour. I go sit on a log and talk to myself. And it was Popeye (The French Connection) who said, “do you pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?” I've always tried to avoid shrinks. Aren't they the ones that advocated lobotomies? And finally, as for a head shop, I thought you were going to talk about Ed's favorite subject, Mary Jane. Ron

Head Shop (Poetry) - 5/6/2012 3:50:06 PM
Is this philosophy or humor or both...? I find it both funny & thoughtfully philosophical & enjoyed reading it...e

Russian To Judgement (Poetry) - 4/26/2012 10:25:10 AM
Good point, although there is the sighting over Phoenix a few years back they claimed were lighted parachutes.Patrick

Russian To Judgement (Poetry) - 4/25/2012 12:04:16 PM
A fun, farcical take on a pet peeve of mine. Yes, Virginia, there are UFOs. Unidentified flying objects are just that until they are identified. As for rushing rocks, I don't give a damn. ;-) If you find one, and you sure that it's alien. Please bring it to me right away so that I can verify it, bless it, and make it a whole. Ron

You Dig? (Poetry) - 4/12/2012 7:59:35 PM
Disposable diapers. Oh sure by then the contents will have become plant fodder, but the container will have survived. Imagine the curiosity. Patrick

You Dig? (Poetry) - 4/11/2012 9:40:19 AM
An interesting perspective of current life with a hopeful ending. However, the Internet has let the genie out of the bag. While ancient civilizations died out and left little (or was destroyed by well-meaning Christian Spaniards of Inca and Mayan languages) to go by except the artifacts that have survived time, our culture is so covered by history that all that someone will have to do three thousand years from now will be to look up our time. And hopefully find some good news. Andy Warhol Coke bottles and all. Ron

Egg's Essentialism (Poetry) - 4/11/2012 5:15:46 AM
Eggs are high on the menu 'round here. Funny writing! Connie

You Dig? (Poetry) - 4/11/2012 5:13:07 AM
Great rhyming and timing, and a thoroughly enjoyable story! I hope it is archived where it can be found 3,000 years from now. (although I don't expect God to tolerate our antics that long) Connie

You Dig? (Poetry) - 4/10/2012 4:51:15 PM
Probably they in the future will us metal detectors to dig up metal detectors that metal detectorists of our time let become buried while they were out metal detectoring...(I know, weird review ;-)]e

Egg's Essentialism (Poetry) - 3/25/2012 8:03:23 AM
A wisely wit, well-written. To avoid getting fat and too much cholesterol, I decided years ago to have a single egg every other day. Oh, how I look forward to every other day! Ron

Peter the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 2/2/2012 9:28:31 PM
They hung the draperies crooked Now what am I to do I thought my feelings were concealed Instead they're in plain view. Cool poem. Patrick

Mires' Wires (Poetry) - 2/1/2012 11:40:11 AM
I'm always forgetting mine. Pain in the butt. By the way I still have an 8-track player/receiver combo. Patrick

Mires' Wires (Poetry) - 2/1/2012 10:04:01 AM
Good rant that I often have whenever my technology lets me down. It does seem strange though, that some of my fifteen-year-old software works better than the latest upgrade that costs considerably more and ends up doing less. Still, I am forever grateful to Google to find the helping me spell correctly and find anything I want in seconds. It sure beats hours in the library coming up with zilch. Ron

Bell Wringing (Poetry) - 1/29/2012 4:47:50 PM
I confess as a youngster to stuffing a wad of paper into the coin return so that they didn't return. Not until the paper was removed at least. Now the phone is getting revenge and my bills are a tad steeper. Patrick

Bell Wringing (Poetry) - 1/29/2012 9:02:46 AM

Bell Wringing (Poetry) - 1/22/2012 11:30:44 AM
Great laughs at this phony bit of history. The fact is that Alexander Graham Bell only got the phone business because he won a lawsuit over a rival claiming to have turned in the patent before him. That would've changed everything… Not! Ron

On Lyin' Banking (Poetry) - 1/4/2012 9:07:54 PM
That's why I write checks. Most amusing. Patrick

On Lyin' Banking (Poetry) - 1/4/2012 6:16:39 PM
Great tale of modern day woes.. Peace, love and light, Amber

On Lyin' Banking (Poetry) - 1/4/2012 5:19:56 PM
LOL,e

What a Crock ! (Poetry) - 1/2/2012 2:05:33 PM
Oh, my heart, I can hardly take the shock! My favorite hero is the Geiko Gekko...hope to meet him in person -- I mean, in lizard -- some day. So admirable is he! I love the humor in this poem, although it shatters many of my former beliefs. Connie

What a Crock ! (Poetry) - 1/1/2012 10:02:56 AM
I HEARD WHEN IN TEXAS THAT Aunt Jemima LIVED IN HEARNE TEXAS. IF IT IS TRUE I DON'T KNOW. HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR FRANK.

What a Crock ! (Poetry) - 12/25/2011 3:51:28 PM
I LOVED IT...! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE ROADS THAT ARE TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE...AMERICAN DREAM! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH... JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

What a Crock ! (Poetry) - 12/25/2011 12:56:08 PM
Funny stuff. I will say though, the advertising isn't really effective on me except as a source of humor after I've endured it to the point of annoyance. Another thing, I'm a grown man (actually overgrown) but I still have an occasional can of the "Chef" and also Franco's Spaghetti-os with mystery meat sliced franks. Patrick

What a Crock ! (Poetry) - 12/24/2011 6:25:04 PM
Pretty darn subservience if you ask me. Can't trust anyone or anything anymore. Next they're going to deflate my favorite hero, G.I. Joe, by telling it he was transgender. Oh Gawd!

I Yam A Potato (Poetry) - 12/23/2011 8:57:29 PM
This was a cute read. Thanks for the smile you allowed me to achieve :-)

I Yam A Potato (Poetry) - 12/22/2011 3:36:21 PM
YES...TIMES HAVE CERTAINLY CHANGED. BUT I AM THANKFUL THAT GOD HAS NOT CHANGED AT ALL. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH... JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

This Makes No Sense ! (Poetry) - 12/18/2011 5:55:13 AM
Cute and clever. Why do they have to mess with everything! No more pennies from heaven? Perhaps the Lord would send us chips from the streets of gold instead! Connie

A Pink Christmas ? (Poetry) - 12/18/2011 5:51:37 AM
The last line is the clincher! Actually, it makes me shudder. One Christmas, my mom bought a silver foil tree. We kids cared not, as long as the gifts were beneath it. Now I think of it as a monstrosity. Good poem, and good old days to remember! Connie

Simple Cyber (Poetry) - 11/17/2011 7:57:33 AM
Now, this is good shit. Funny, punny, and oh, so, true. Makes me wonder why more aren't reading and commenting. Keep up the good work, and they will come. Ron

Pole-ish Joke (Poetry) - 7/24/2011 12:20:49 PM
Unlike golf, five miles is close enough. Perry deserves credit. In my first book, the Iceman dies of exposure on the mountain. On closer examination, in the 2nd edition, I reported that he bleed out from an arrow in the back after a CT scan revealed the wound, unseen from the front. Ron

A Matter of Degrees (Poetry) - 7/15/2011 12:07:32 PM
Global warming is a lightning rod for opinion and much misunderstood, even by scientists as you so aptly point out. However, I do recall a guy named Galileo Galilei who had to wait till the last year of his life to publish his controversial theory or be burned at the stake. We know that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane will heat the atmosphere. The melting of the polar ice (which will not cause the oceans to rise) is evidence that this is happening. There's also evidence that the Greenland ice sheet and major ice on Antarctica is also melting (this water will cause the oceans to rise). What other effects of the weather will happen are not clear, but all indications are that there will be change and we may already be experiencing some of these changes. Ron

You Are What You Eat (Poetry) - 6/15/2011 3:26:23 PM
I heard the little polyesters wherein endangered species because we were killing them in a rapid rate may wrinkle free shirts and pants. Now it seems, were also using them fry our buns! I solved the whole problem by eliminating the need to cook with fat of any kind, using cholesterol free vegetable oils My only exception is bacon and one egg every other day to get my shot of cholesterol. Ron

You Are What You Eat (Poetry) - 6/9/2011 7:00:47 PM
Would that 42 long be well done & in flannel or cotton...e

In To Play or Into Play? (Poetry) - 6/9/2011 6:57:13 PM
I just "can't' imagine what Georgie did play...;-)e

You Are What You Eat (Poetry) - 5/31/2011 5:14:52 PM
INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE AND ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

You Are What You Eat (Poetry) - 5/28/2011 11:45:17 AM
This is classic humor. Belongs in the humor section my friend. Margarine is but a tiny molecule away from plastic. Yum yum. I eat butter, at least I know what I'm getting. Patrick

Jack Sprat Goes Splat (Poetry) - 2/11/2011 7:42:19 AM
You've got a knack for humor. Send some my way. rege

Stolen Bits Don't Byte (Poetry) - 9/29/2010 1:12:23 PM
Lovely Jubberly. ha ha great stuff. frankie mi boy

Little Data Diddler (Poetry) - 8/19/2010 4:28:16 PM
Oh, how things have changed! Very cute ~ Blessings, Christine

Mires and Wires (Poetry) - 7/28/2010 5:35:08 AM
Frank, Everyone that has a computer should read this. Very cleverly written! Blessings+ ~Linda

Mires and Wires (Poetry) - 7/27/2010 11:56:54 PM
Ha ha, this is hilarious! Well done!

Mires and Wires (Poetry) - 7/27/2010 11:30:40 PM
Excellent work, Frank

Jack Sprat Goes Splat (Poetry) - 6/24/2010 4:00:12 AM
chuckle

Jack Sprat Goes Splat (Poetry) - 6/23/2010 3:08:41 PM
Frank. Thanks for the laugh! Mary

How Crude, That Oil (Poetry) - 5/27/2010 1:18:42 AM
this is so devastating set it on fire?! They surely do not see the chain reaction as you put it here

How Crude, That Oil (Poetry) - 5/27/2010 12:22:19 AM
Powerfully expressed poem, Frank !

Jack's Still Nimble (Poetry) - 3/31/2010 11:30:19 AM
Cute

Head Shop (Poetry) - 2/23/2010 3:19:05 PM
a great write and very thought provoking...

The Devil Made Me Do It (Poetry) - 8/19/2009 11:20:16 PM
Hee, hee, Frank man... ron

The Yolk's On Us (Poetry) - 6/6/2009 7:47:09 PM
Poor old Humpty....

The Yolk's On Us (Poetry) - 5/22/2009 11:39:32 AM
Frank, Loved it. Really gave me a good laugh. Mary

No Business Like Shoe Business (Poetry) - 5/21/2009 8:00:30 PM
Frank, This is just too darn cute! Mary

Funday's Child (Poetry) - 3/28/2009 9:29:06 PM
Excellent poem,a well written piece,take care Edwin

Funday's Child (Poetry) - 3/26/2009 3:53:26 PM
Oh how adorably truthful in a whimsical display, priceless... Be always safe, Karen

Tale of an Email Trail (Poetry) - 3/25/2009 11:23:33 PM
A refreshing and amusing poem,I enjoy reading it,great work,take care Edwin

Tale of an Email Trail (Poetry) - 3/23/2009 2:32:02 PM
Whimsical, enjoyable and in some ways very true too... Be always safe, Karen

Tale of an Email Trail (Poetry) - 3/23/2009 11:50:17 AM
Very crafty, lighthearted humor! Enjoyed this one - what a drag for long distance courses. Cynthia

Picture a Rupture Rapture Capture (Poetry) - 3/11/2009 2:52:01 PM
Not fun, huh? Glad you are back and on the mend and in time I pray you will be feeling more yourself. Nice sense of humor..... Be always safe, Karen

Hysterical or Historical (Poetry) - 12/31/2008 7:13:29 PM
The young ones of today would rather remember who's who on American Idol than those idols of the past. Who has the coolest tatoos, or who wears the coolest nose ring. Enjoy your wisdom Bill, 0oops, I mean Frank. Have a great 2009 Ron

Hysterical or Historical (Poetry) - 12/31/2008 5:37:51 PM
Awwwww, but Frank, we can't make our children learn can we, just like we can't dicipline them & if they want to grow up without ANY knowledge then let them...they will be the ones who get screwed, not you and I...though I doubt I could name all the presidents starting with George...but I think I could do the ones since the 40's...good write, with great subject matter speaking of the lack of childhood brain matter, or the lack thereof...Ed & Rufuz [w00f]

St. Nick, Am I Too Late? (Poetry) - 12/27/2008 4:52:55 PM
LOLOL, so funny, love this

Let's Get Cereal, Folks (Poetry) - 12/16/2008 7:43:08 PM
You are so right, better be very careful what we, or the world wish for. Hmmmm, Frosted Flakes, Cocoa Pebbles and anything else sugary or chocolatey are my passion... Be always safe, Karen

Let's Get Cereal, Folks (Poetry) - 12/16/2008 4:12:48 PM
I eat the Cheere0s... Go0d one Frank Ron

Google-Eyed Star (Poetry) - 11/13/2008 2:32:50 AM
And now Google is going to show us where the flu is-a

Fiddling With Words (Poetry) - 11/11/2008 6:29:55 PM
good one

Fiddling With Words (Poetry) - 11/11/2008 4:33:17 PM
Nice poem,I enjoy reading it,take care Edwin

Fiddling With Words (Poetry) - 11/11/2008 4:07:08 PM
Hee, hee, cute one Frank Hope all is well Ron

I Do, Too, Justice Weller (Poetry) - 11/5/2008 11:25:11 AM
A terrific uniques writer we have here and I just found you and this is amazingly interesting to me how you think and write. Keep it up. We need author's like you here on the den. Sorry I did not read this sooner before now. It is terrrific and astoundingly written.

Money In The Bank (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 2:56:34 PM
Your poems speaks the truths.I wish those AIG's CEO would spend the rest of their lives in jail.It is mind-boggling and disgusting that they would spend our taxpayer's money on lavish spas,hotel rooms,etc. Edwin

Money In The Bank (Poetry) - 10/11/2008 10:29:58 AM
The world has seen extremities as far as the banking and finance system is concerned. The deregulation has no doubt have a huge part to play in this meltdown, but the whole behemoth was created out of the same deregulation one shouldn't forget!

Bucking The System (Poetry) - 9/19/2008 9:52:34 AM
Good poem! I'm glad I didn't miss this one.

You Can Bank On It (Poetry) - 8/12/2008 8:58:32 PM
I worry about my on line banking, but my ex wife doesn't even know where to turn a computer on at, so no me worry... Stay safe man... Ron

You Can Bank On It (Poetry) - 8/12/2008 4:36:33 PM
very cute Frank! Bless You! Jasmin Horst

Tree For All Free For All (Poetry) - 8/11/2008 3:27:14 PM
Important and timely points; your theme is not unlike the one that I express in my last poem posted here, Frank. Thank you. Love and peace to you, Regis

Tree For All Free For All (Poetry) - 8/9/2008 3:15:10 PM
Thank You for standing to defend in "Tree For All Free For All"... the life of our planet, and for complying with the poetic VEIN. Outstanding composition in poetic LIGHT... "Tree For All Free For All" shines. I salute You, Poet. Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Bucking The System (Poetry) - 7/10/2008 6:34:43 PM
Diverting attention from the real matters at hand and how many actually fall for it, wise words.... Be always safe, Karen

Bucking The System (Poetry) - 7/10/2008 5:16:02 PM
Texas taxes; don't worry will make it back in black gold!

Egging On Your Chick (Poetry) - 6/27/2008 10:13:40 PM
All in the math dear boy..... Be always safe, Karen

Egging On Your Chick (Poetry) - 6/27/2008 1:46:57 PM
your a pill

Clock-A-Doodle-Due (Poetry) - 5/31/2008 6:12:12 PM
Yeah, when me eyes start watering and bluring it is time to get off the puter. Enjoy your stuff Stay safe Ron

Bah, Bah, PC Cheap (Poetry) - 5/27/2008 7:09:18 PM
Hee, hee, my kid of 18 is a wiz with the computer, but he doesn't have an ounce of commom sense...

Bah, Bah, PC Cheap (Poetry) - 5/27/2008 6:37:09 PM
Absolutely love it, very creative and true.... Be always safe, Karen

Bah, Bah, PC Cheap (Poetry) - 5/27/2008 5:57:50 PM
LOL! I love it.

Bah, Bah, PC Cheap (Poetry) - 5/27/2008 3:56:23 PM
Beautiful!

Bread For The Toasters (Poetry) - 5/2/2008 2:11:17 PM
I enjoyed the "bread for the toaster" metaphor very much. It's getting hard to buy bread now. It's scary seeing a lady with twelve loaves of bread in her cart at the grocery store. I've heard the "D" word lately -- Depression. pete

My PC Is A Dell (Poetry) - 4/22/2008 8:36:05 PM
Dell is the best farmer brown or not. So there!

My PC Is A Dell (Poetry) - 4/22/2008 7:12:41 PM
Not mine, I have three Gateway PC. but I still like Bill Gates and admire him for all his accomplishments.... Be always safe, Karen

My PC Is A Dell (Poetry) - 4/22/2008 6:15:09 PM
Hi ho, hi ho, HP is better but for more dough...;) ed

Where is Geography's Place? (Poetry) - 4/21/2008 9:20:17 PM
Good one... "Where is Geography's Place?" stimulates learning and strikes the ontological awareness. It also links to another question: When are we going to honor and respect our language? Keep posting Your treasures. Gratefully, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Where is Geography's Place? (Poetry) - 4/21/2008 6:38:27 PM
Oh, your a trip Frank, but where to go? Like the LSU football calling Arkansas Ar-kansas Stay safe I'm back" Ron

No Silence Of The Lambs (Poetry) - 4/12/2008 6:31:05 PM
I must be a farmer, cause I've only owned two Dells and Franks, this is swell... Ron

No Silence Of The Lambs (Poetry) - 4/12/2008 10:00:53 AM
You're nuts Frank,Bless ya! Jasmin Horst

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/30/2008 7:46:31 AM
Clever... ...and with biting truth too. Thank you. Love and peace, Regis

Maid in China (Poetry) - 3/30/2008 7:45:12 AM
Thank you for sharing your wit and humor, Frank. Love and peace, Regis

Maid in China (Poetry) - 3/23/2008 6:37:57 PM
Was this ink made in China? Happy days Frank....

Maid in China (Poetry) - 3/20/2008 11:42:07 AM
Amazing how times change isn't it? Whom do we trust now..... Be always safe, Karen

Having To Fit A Fit (Poetry) - 3/17/2008 6:22:31 PM
My new Dell be have's herself If it wasn't for her I wouldn't get to read you all.. Ron

Virtual Clocks Rock (Poetry) - 3/15/2008 5:44:45 PM
Thanks for not throwing rocks at me Frank Thanks for your encouragement. I'm coming back slowly.. I didn't realize I have so many friends here After the shock, does the clock still Tic Tock? ©©©Ron©©©

Virtual Clocks Rock (Poetry) - 3/14/2008 11:24:12 AM
Just love the play on words.... Be always safe, Karen

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/10/2008 4:20:13 AM
Good one. Enjoyed it. Appreciatively, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/9/2008 2:26:38 PM
That Peter will eat about anything?

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/8/2008 7:50:15 PM
Nice one, Frank! Can't wait to read about Madge, the Cabbage Savage. ;)

Can Ms. Muffet Tough It? (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 6:52:19 PM
Likely story! That's the way with some. God bless you. Kathy

$ Good Buy. Good-bye $ (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 6:50:57 PM
Too funny! God bless you. Kathy

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 6:50:12 PM
Sure hope she doesn't crash my computer thinking she can get back at Peter. (lol) God bless you. Kathy

Peter, the Meter Reader (Poetry) - 3/7/2008 4:46:16 PM
Thanks for another smile - adorable!

$ Good Buy. Good-bye $ (Poetry) - 3/5/2008 3:51:15 PM
Tis the new, innovative age we are now skipping through.... Be always safe, Karen

$ Good Buy. Good-bye $ (Poetry) - 3/5/2008 1:28:03 AM
The way things are going isn't always the way they should be going. You bring attention to a very interesting subject. Well done. be well and happy, Kathy

$ Good Buy. Good-bye $ (Poetry) - 3/4/2008 7:48:28 PM
Hm, looks like everyone is cashing in on the internet, but me.

$ Good Buy. Good-bye $ (Poetry) - 3/4/2008 6:33:27 PM
Ka-Ching Ka- Ching..did you mean Ron

Can Ms. Muffet Tough It? (Poetry) - 2/29/2008 9:02:10 PM
was she singing along with Jimmy Buffet?

Song and Dance Routine (Poetry) - 2/28/2008 7:36:51 PM
Your a Hoot Frank.. Ron

Song and Dance Routine (Poetry) - 2/28/2008 2:39:51 PM
Lovely children's rhymes, shows great talent.... Be always safe, Karen

Song and Dance Routine (Poetry) - 2/28/2008 2:23:05 PM
This is adorable, Frank. If you have not considering including this in a story of children's poems or having it illustrated in a children's book, you should. Have a wonderful day, Jill

Song and Dance Routine (Poetry) - 2/28/2008 11:33:35 AM
This is the kind of writing that sends midlife minds back in time. Also, your travels about how you found your family are absolutely incredible as you mix history with family nuances of history. God bless you in your future travels and keep on discovering more to write about. It's hard to do that when a writers are stuck in one zip code. Much success and blessin's, to you Bro. Frank, cynth'ya lewis reed

Thumbing a Ride (Poetry) - 2/22/2008 8:55:34 PM
Catchy lines to keep the kids and the ones in us, looking for the answers. Great New Age Nursery Rhymes here. Susan

Thumbing a Ride (Poetry) - 2/22/2008 6:17:03 PM
There ability to learn is blocked by porn sadly. You have unique style Frank. Stay safe... Ron

Thumbing a Ride (Poetry) - 2/22/2008 3:56:16 PM
Very lively and inspiring.... Be always safe, Karen

Silly Con Valley (Poetry) - 2/17/2008 2:47:12 AM
Great imagery and message... "Silly Con Valley" shines. In admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Designs On Designs (Poetry) - 2/15/2008 4:36:42 PM
Or will they end up biting us? lol God bless you. Kathy

Silly Con Valley (Poetry) - 2/15/2008 4:35:23 PM
And ... the updating never, ever ends thanks to the not so silly, silly cons. lol God bless you. Kathy

Silly Con Valley (Poetry) - 2/15/2008 10:05:40 AM
Thought provoking. I enjoyed the play on words

Silly Con Valley (Poetry) - 2/11/2008 7:21:12 PM
A valley of truths to unmask what likes beneath, well versed.... Be always safe, Karen

Silly Con Valley (Poetry) - 2/11/2008 6:53:42 PM
Love it, Great puns, deep insight, lots of truth, great write! Blessings! Jasmin Horst

Designs On Designs (Poetry) - 1/31/2008 6:26:24 PM
Whimsical, Frank, very well penned. (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Pray By Prey Account (Poetry) - 1/25/2008 3:12:04 PM
Quite a nice sense of humor. enjoyed

Pray By Prey Account (Poetry) - 1/25/2008 2:52:12 PM
I believe you did a good job with this one!!! Look forward to reading more....

Where Credit Is Due (Poetry) - 1/21/2008 11:02:40 PM
Nice and interesting piece, but it looks more like a recession to me..... Be safe, Karen

The King and Queen (Poetry) - 1/18/2008 5:17:36 PM
Unique, wonderful wit-wise. In admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Where Credit Is Due (Poetry) - 1/18/2008 5:15:42 PM
http://writersunified.proboards54.com/index.cgi "Credit Where Credit Is Due"... A poetic accomplished task... Rich imagery, great message and political satire. I salute You, Poet. In admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

The King and Queen (Poetry) - 1/14/2008 6:20:00 PM
Enjoyed the corelation between the two.... Be safe, Karen

Note This Note, Santa (Poetry) - 12/21/2007 2:58:09 PM
Cute and lively..... Be safe, Karen

En Garde: Fencing Over Guard Fencing (Poetry) - 10/3/2007 6:43:16 PM
Interesting thoughts. Gives the reader much to contemplate. Kathy

Red-Blooded Americans Needed (Poetry) - 9/24/2007 1:14:51 AM
As one who has had to have four units of the red stuff last year when I was in hospital (it saved my life), I urge all who can to give a little moment of your time and donate some blood. It may save countless lives; I know..it saved mine. (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :) Very well done; bravo, Frank!

Red-Blooded Americans Needed (Poetry) - 9/23/2007 7:14:40 PM
You may have saved lives today, Frank, with this call to donate the Gift of Life. My twin sister had to have four units of blood last year, it saved her life. Well done. (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Nuclear Fishin' (Poetry) - 7/16/2007 5:33:27 PM
This was an exceptional piece of poetry!!!!

Long Harm of the Law (Poetry) - 4/14/2007 6:19:01 AM
Frank, Thought provoking write, Frank. Too often the accused only gets a slap on the wrists or very little jail time. That only makes him do the same thing when he gets out , knowing they'll go easy on him. Our justice system needs and overhaul. Many blessings, ~Linda

Relief Just a Swallow Away (Poetry) - 3/5/2007 3:38:58 PM
hahaha sounds like a mess or could it be fun to see enjoyed this true story/poem thanks for sharing

Relief Just a Swallow Away (Poetry) - 3/4/2007 11:32:29 AM
Your poetry gives on so m uch meaning that you have to recieve positive feedback from all that review. Thanks for sharing with me and many others here on the lovely Den.

Testy: I Mean a Demeanor (Poetry) - 10/14/2006 6:31:41 PM
well penned ... good rhyme and meter ...

Testy: I Mean a Demeanor (Poetry) - 10/11/2006 12:42:19 AM
Amen. And well said. And it rhymes. You are a genius. Elizabeth