Rob’s Megaphone

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Shout, Shout. Let it all out. These are the things I can do without:
 
People who appear to be talking to me when they are actually conversing with someone else on their hands-free cell phone.
 
Paying for telemarketers to annoy me on my cell phone.
 
People who kick the back of my chair at the movie theatre.
 
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Greetings, friends. I am honored to receive this award for Rob’s Megaphone from
Earthly Explorations. It is the spirit of this prize that I appreciate the most. I really like being recognized by my non-native English speaking blogging brothers and sisters. You remind me just how intimate this global community really is.
 
Spice is nice!
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September 17 has been designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the United States to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
In honor of Constitution day, I want to share with you my concerns about recent abuses to the First Amendment to the Constitution.
First let me pay my respects to [...]

Thirteen Interesting Words
 How many words are in your vocabulary? The average high school graduate is said to know about 10,000 words. The average 4-year college graduate is said to know about 20,000 words. Do you have room for any more words in your vocabulary?
Here are some interesting words, which you may not know.
Upon learning an interesting [...]

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Rob’s Megaphone was awarded the
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Brillante Weblog Award!
 

I humbly accept this most awesome award 
 
Much appreciation goes to my friend in blogdem: Skye B, who nominated me.
Skye’s wonderfully witty posts can be found on her blog: Ramblings of a Writer
 
The rules for this award are as follows:(1) Put the logo on your blog
(2) Add [...]

“Good evening and welcome to the news . . . This just in - (insert your name here) has committed a despicable crime.”
Imagine if someone published something defamatory and untrue about you.  Your character could be ruined; your reputation forever questioned.
Fortunately, at least in the US, there are laws preventing this scenario from happening.
Unfortunately, the laws aren’t perfect. Let’s [...]

1980’s Rewind
Sometimes I get a little nostalgic for the 1980s?  . . .  that era of early video games, MTV, and The Breakfast Club. After catching an episode of Full House on Nick at Nite, I put down my Rubik’s cube, grabbed a can of TAB,  and did a little retro surfing. Join me as I step back in [...]

July 30
On this day in . . .  
1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1729 – Baltimore, Maryland is founded.
1932 – Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees, the first Academy Award winning cartoon and first cartoon short to use Technicolor, premieres.
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1954 
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James Herriot (October 3, 1916 –  February 23, 1995),  my favorite author, has left many treasures behind.
I take them out and read them often.
If you have not had the pleasure of experiencing any of his works, please do me a favor and give one a try.
I hope you enjoy this tribute.
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Hello friends,
Just a quick note to say I’ll be back online Friday night.
I’m having fun in the sun at Myrtle Beach, SC now with my sons.
I look forward to telling you about some really cool stuff when I return.
Hope you’re having a great week.
Rob.