I’m on a roll, folks. A fake Facebooker pretended to be from this area. I won’t say the exact town. But let’s just say I was so ready to call her bluff. She, like others, never called me by my first name. She only addressed me by “sweetie”, “dear”, or some other term of endearment. …
Continue reading “You’re a fake, baby. You can’t conceal it. Part III.”
A follow-up to this recent post is in order. A special hello to ScamHaters United on Facebook is also in order. I hope you’re finding this information useful. Even if you’re not in the group, I hope you find this information useful. In busting fake profiles on Facebook, I’ve looked for context clues. So when …
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Doug’s Place Flashback: Remember this post? Mary’s Twitter page is still active as of this writing, but no new tweets since 2018. Meantime, this happened… …Serra William of Kansas City, Kansas, friended me on Facebook today. In trying to make small talk with her on Messenger, I noted I’m a native of Wichita. The Kansas …
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With 2022 nearing an end, this is a good time to revisit one of the year’s most popular video clips with a critical eye — and perhaps ear. You’ve seen this a zillion times. Let’s make it a zillion and one. Now I begin with a confession. I’m one of 12 people who hasn’t watched …
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There is not too much I remember of the waning days of September of 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee. I remember both sets of grandparents were visiting ahead of the blessed event. I remember my mother was hospitalized in the final days of her pregnancy. I’m doing good enough to recall watching a rerun of “The …
Continue reading “How it started; how we wish Geof were still with us”
Well — it appears waiting for the “writer” of FTVLive to retract this statement… “If NBC puts (Savannah) Guthrie on (“Meet the Press”), it gives the show a female host, which would be a first.” …is like leaving the porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa. After four social media posts — from accounts which I …
Continue reading “Who can you trust?: Part duh — I mean — deux”
It’s been nearly five years since I produced a TV newscast. The reasons why may have to be saved for a novel based upon real-life events — with names changed to protect innocent and guilty. Think of my last post as an appetizer. The main course is going to have to wait a while. Even …
For various reasons, I didn’t want to write this. But given recent events, I feel as if I must. If you cover entertainment and/or pop culture with any regularity, you know the last few weeks have not been easy. Sports and entertainment legends have passed from this life to the next over that time: Nichelle …
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As a voter, I wrote the state representative and senator who represent me in Jackson — urging them to vote no on the lottery. I got no response from one of them — and one response from the other. The other who responded assured me there would be a vote of no from that person. …
For those who’ve wondered or asked, yes, I have dated other women since Cindy’s passing more than a decade ago. If you got to know Cindy really well, you’ll recall her father died in the mid-1990s and her mother later remarried. Now that our marriage ended under the articles of “’til death do us part” …
