David Bruce

History and Politics: 250 Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Fight bad policies with sarcasm. For example, male legislators have introduced bills to restrict women's reproductive freedom, so female legislators have introduced bills to restrict men's reproductive freedom. Oklahoma legislators introduced a bill to make fetuses persons, so Oklahoma Democrat Constance Johnson introduced a bill to make sperm cells persons. In other words, "life begins at ejaculation" and "every sperm is sacred." Other female legislators have introduced their own bills. Illinois legislator Kelly Cassidy introduced a bill to force men who want a prescription for Viagra to watch a video on the treatment of the drug's most common side effect (persistent erections), saying, "It's not a pretty procedure to watch." Kelda Helen Roys, who was a Wisconsin legislator running for Congress, wanted men who want a prescription for Viagra to have a stress test first. State Senator Nina Turner of Ohio wanted to require men who want a prescription for Viagra to first talk to a sex therapist and get advice about "pursuing celibacy as a viable lifestyle choice. Bank of America has foreclosed on a lot of people's homes and taken their homes from them. In 2012, Occupy protestors who were part of FightBAC (Fight Bank of America) moved living-room furniturerug, couch, coffee table, and decorative ferninto a New York City Bank of America branch.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David Bruce
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798230203964
• Artikelnr.: 72790750

Autorenporträt

It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly a cry rang out, and on a hot summer night in 1954, Josephine, wife of Carl Bruce, gave birth to a boy me. Unfortunately, this young married couple allowed Reuben Saturday, Josephine's brother, to name their first-born. Reuben, aka "The Joker," decided that Bruce was a nice name, so he decided to name me Bruce Bruce. I have gone by my middle name David ever since.

Being named Bruce David Bruce hasn't been all bad. Bank tellers remember me very quickly, so I don't often have to show an ID. It can be fun in charades, also. When I was a counselor as a teenager at Camp Echoing Hills in Warsaw, Ohio, a fellow counselor gave the signs for "sounds like" and "two words," then she pointed to a bruise on her leg twice. Bruise Bruise?

Oh yeah, Bruce Bruce is the answer!

Uncle Reuben, by the way, gave me a haircut when I was in kindergarten. He cut my hair short and shaved a small bald spot on the back of my head. My mother wouldn't let me go to school until the bald spot grew out again.

Of all my brothers and sisters (six in all), I am the only transplant to Athens, Ohio. I was born in Newark, Ohio, and have lived all around Southeastern Ohio. However, I moved to Athens to go to Ohio University and have never left.

At Ohio U, I never could make up my mind whether to major in English or Philosophy, so I got a bachelor's degree with a double major in both areas, then I added a Master of Arts degree in English and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy. Yes, I have my MAMA degree.

Currently, and for a long time to come (I eat fruits and veggies), I am spending my retirement writing books such as Nadia Comaneci: Perfect 10, The Funniest People in Comedy, Homer's Iliad: A Retelling in Prose, and William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Retelling in Prose.

If all goes well, I will publish one or two books a year for the rest of my life. (On the other hand, a good way to make God laugh is to tell Her your plans.)

By the way, my sister Brenda Kennedy writes romances such as A New Beginning and Shattered Dreams.