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Roses in December
Lately, this retired Gumshoe has had a chance to reflect upon current events through the clear lens of past personal experiences. It might be...
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Thank You Victor Hugo!
Gumshoe was admiring the Southern California sun rays that penetrated the clouds through the moderate smog level (cough, cough) when my swing-shift patrol reverie...
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Historia Majestra Vitea Est
Mr. Marcus T. Cicero was a Roman citizen in good standing and he was a respected philosopher. His fellow Romans listened to his oratory...
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Helegian Dialectic
Gumshoe recently stumbled upon the term “The Helegian Dialectic”. It referred to “a stated problem”; “the reaction to the problem” and then “the stated...
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“S.M.E.A.C.” and The Hill To Die On
Gumshoe is pretty sure that you, my gentle readers have heard this often used hackneyed idiom, “This isn’t the hill I (or you) want...
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“Joie de Vivre”
Maybe it is way past time in Gumshoe’s perspective for us to all focus on what we cherish and what makes our lives worth...
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Let’s DEFEND the Police Who DEFEND Us!
It’s strange and sort of an oxymoronic statement in Gumshoe’s way of thinking that misguided folks want to weaken as well or entirely eliminate...
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Compliments To W. Henley, R. Kipling, T. Roosevelt & T. Paine
Happy 4th my fellow patriots! This anniversary of our declared independence might seem a wee bit muddled due to the ugly circumstances these United...
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Useful Idiots, Beware!
Lately, Gumshoe has heard and read the term “useful idiots”. Personally, I never thought that a certified “idiot” would be deemed “useful” for any...
