DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I am a self-published author, a writer for Total Fiction and The Fiction Writer's Den at Medium.com, and a recently retired grade school teacher.

www.riversailorliterary.com

DW Davis's Activity

Have you been in many caves?

Amber @AmbiePam (91947) • United States 20 Mar

Yesterday, my friend and I went to Fantastic Caverns, about an hour from where we are staying in Branson, Missouri for vacation. I have been 3 times in my 43 years, but this was my friend’s first. She loved it, and I also did...

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DW Davis I have visited the Polar Caves in New Hampshire, the Cave of the Winds in Colorado, and Linville Caverns here in North Carolina.

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Are you fully prepared for the Eclipse on April 8th?

Melanie Marie @Melanie_Marie (1871) • New Baltimore, Michigan 20 Mar

People are stocking up on food and water, preparing their storm shelters, school closings are already in place, oh my goodness. It's an eclipse, not the end of the world. Question: I've tried looking this up online...

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DW Davis It seems the End-Timers and Preppers go through these gyrations every time there's an eclipse.

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Live/Living Songs: Love’s Gonna Live Here

Four Walls @FourWalls (67380) • United States 20 Mar

Enough of this rock and roll! I’ve lived all my life listening to country music, and so you’re going to as well! Earlier someone mentioned that this guy made her sick, and that’s understandable: all of music is...

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DW Davis I remember this song fondly.

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I don't mean to complain, but do you find criminals, including murderers, to be inconsiderate of those around them?

The Horse @TheHorse (217891) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Mar

As I have mentioned, I have driven by several murder scenes on CA Highway 4, heading to my music friend's house in Antioch CA. Inevitably, shooting someone while they're driving leads to a crash, which can snarl traffic for...

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DW Davis To my knowledge, I've not had the displeasure of spending time in the company of murderers, so I cannot expound upon their lack of courtesy. In general, I'm of the opinion that those who partake in criminal activity are, by definition, lacking in empathy for...

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March Madness, anyone?

DJ @dilleo (1004) • Canada 20 Mar

Hello everyone, it has been a while! Do any of you like to watch March Madness (the Men's and/or Women's college basketball tournament) ? It is always, one of my favourite sporting events of the year, that is for certain! Also,...

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DW Davis I used to watch every year. Ever since Dean Smith retired, my interest waned.

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Wednesday rambles.

April @thislittlepennyearns (61821) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 20 Mar

So I don't know how good the voice to text works on this phone because I don't think I have ever used it but I need my hands free so I figured I would attempt to use it and see how it goes. I just thought that I would do a check...

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DW Davis I really hope things take a turn for the better for you.

20 Mar

The Dive Restaurant isn't a dive restaurant

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 20 Mar

In Carolina Beach, there is a restaurant called The Dive. I have passed by it many times over the years but didn't stop in until yesterday. Inside is a very nice restaurant and bar. Yesterday, their special was Build Your Own...

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It's almost spring and the Bradford Pears are in bloom

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 7 Mar

The other day, @TheHorse asked me to show a photo of our Bradford Pears in bloom. The photo is of our small grove of Bradford Pear trees next to the driveway near the road. There are three trees there. One we planted and two...

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DW Davis This area is not quite paradise, but it's only a two-hour drive away, and we're headed there next Thursday for a ten-day stay.

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Live/Living Songs: I’ve Lived a Lot in My Time

Four Walls @FourWalls (67380) • United States 6 Mar

The final step of the vacation takes place today, and that’s the oil change. I’ll need an alignment, too. I found out how Texas roads are numbers: if it’s Highway 285, that’s how many potholes they have per mile. ...

classic country music

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DW Davis You can never go wrong with Jim Reeves. If Texas highway numbers are potholes per mile, then New Mexico must count potholes per square foot.

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How did your childhood hurt you? How did your childhood help you?

The Horse @TheHorse (217891) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Mar

I was in the Trump rabbit hole this morning. I read Mary Trump's first book about Trump during Covid. His father was an authoritarian sociopath, and his older brother, Fred Jr., wasn't interested in following in his father's...

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DW Davis My parents were loving and well-intentioned but honestly had no idea what they were doing and I had to figure out a lot of things on my own. Fortunately, most of my friends' parents and the majority of my teachers were able to fill in the gaps my parents...

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This was a first in 23 years of teaching

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119364) • United States 6 Mar

Today I was teaching the bio students about dihybrid crosses (genetics) and how to do the big 16-box Punnett squares. It is easiest to actually just draw everything out on the whiteboard rather than trying to describe it all via...

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DW Davis It was incidents like this that finally convinced me that teaching in public schools was a waste of time.

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Will Nikki Haley supporters vote for Trump?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119364) • United States 6 Mar

That is the question. If I had to bet I would say that most of them will not. He has insulted, dismissed, and threatened them that they would be banned from MAGA if they donated to Haley's campaign. Um how do you "ban" someone...

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DW Davis I hope they don't vote for the duplicitous crook. It's beyond me how anyone can support him unless they are in a cultlike state of total denial.

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Firefighters in New York rescue families from a burning apartment

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (102072) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Mar

New York Fire Department (NYFD) firefighters answered an emergency call on Monday morning when a fire broke out in a Norwood apartment building in the Bronx. About 60 firefighters along with Emergency Medical Services to take...

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DW Davis There's a reason they call firefighters the city's bravest.

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Frugal Food: Lunch from the Dollar Tree

April @thislittlepennyearns (61821) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 Mar

It's been a long day and it is only three fifteen in the afternoon. So before we came back to the room- we decided to go ahead and stop at Dollar Tree. That way if I am not feeling up to it, we don't have to go back out. I...

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DW Davis Ramen noodles were a staple for those days when, after a hard day's work, you barely had the energy to boil water.

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Loose hog seen in Wake County North Carolina story

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (102072) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Mar

Neighbors who reside in Knightdale and Wendell North Carolina were in shock to see a hog that got loose form his or her home wandering in the streets on Wednesday last week. The hog was eventually captured by Wake County Animal...

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DW Davis I will have to see what our local news has on this story. Knightdale is about an hour from here. I can only imagine what those city folks thought seeing a hog running lose in their neighborhood.

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The windscreen chip that wasn't a chip

Judy Evans @JudyEv (338661) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Mar

The photo shows golf balls which we’ve hung from the ceiling to tell us when we’re in the right place to stop to allow the garage doors to come down safely behind the cars. A few weeks ago, a stone flew up while we were driving...

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DW Davis That reminds me. There is a chip on the Beast's windshield I should have repaired.

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Remember the Alamo

Four Walls @FourWalls (67380) • United States 6 Mar

This date, March 6, is a significant day in Texas history. It was 188 years ago that the siege of the Alamo ended with the deaths of every combatant on the Texian side. Four days after Texas declared its independence from Mexico...

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DW Davis I would love to visit the Alamo one of these days. It's on our to see list when K retires. My grandfather on my mother's told us that we had an uncle at the Alamo, but we've never found any tangible proof of this. Are you going to visit the recreation of the...

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I slipped a ring on her finger. Is The Horse engaged?

The Horse @TheHorse (217891) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Mar

Alee was not a pill today. She slept in the car on the way over, but managed to rally, do some scales, and play some Bach and some kid tunes with good left hand chords. It was late in her lesson that I realized/remembered I had...

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DW Davis I think you're off the hook re the engagement thing since you were returning her ring rather than presenting her with a new one.

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Do you drink plain water?

Diana @dya80dya (36481) 7 Mar

I just read that plain water is the best for our kidneys. I found a very tasty mineral water. It is spring water with an amazing taste. I will try to drink it instead of drinking tea. I usually drink herbal tea and I never drink...

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DW Davis I drink several ounces of plain water a day.

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The Sun Is Still Shining, Right?

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 5 Mar

I wouldn't know. We haven't seen the actual Sun in days. It has been cloudy, rainy, and warm, which is better, in my opinion, than cloudy, snowy, and cold. I'm listening to Jodi Picoult's HARVESTING THE HEART while posting...

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DW Davis I enjoy stories set in places with which I'm familiar.

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