Beyond the 'Old College Try'

Take it beyond the 'Old College Try'
     ~ Find a cause for which you would die

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Date: 9/8/2022 8:10:00 PM
Quixotic indeed, Mr. Wolf.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/8/2022 8:23:00 PM
Thanks, Arlo. After more than 5,500 poems, my boss finally got a 'Q' for Quixotic! Huzzah! ~ Sancho Panza
Date: 9/7/2022 10:19:00 AM
Whoa!! Good one for those who want to be martyrs. I enjoyed reading your work. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/7/2022 7:42:00 PM
Martyrs like Abraham, Martin, and John... Bobby (RFK) too, unfortunately, died after Dion DiMucci wrote this song...
Date: 9/7/2022 8:28:00 AM
Oh, yes. So very important, gw. It's impossible to add any more meaningful comment to this truism.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 9/9/2022 9:50:00 AM
The Impossible Dream...perhaps???
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/7/2022 7:51:00 PM
Maybe I can add something. ~ Man of La Mancha
Date: 9/7/2022 7:17:00 AM
I had a sign over my desk once...it read BE CAUSE....
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/7/2022 7:52:00 PM
There you go. All for one, and one for all. ~ Three AK-47s
Date: 9/6/2022 10:29:00 PM
Great advice Gershon. Maybe we can change the world by doing so it is surely needed now. Thanks for posting...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/7/2022 7:52:00 PM
Let's get into that arena with the rest of the bull... sheet, Michael.
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