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Oh, I'Ve Been Racking Up N-A's

Oh, I’ve been racking up N/A’s that I consider unearned praise just knowing they were viewed and read before put quietly to bed. The cause I find upon reflection is oft my failure to heed direction for I start writing in my haste the muse, full speed, to cut and paste I’ll miss a stanza, rhyme, or form amidst my fevered writing storm. I gather N/A’s now and then and smiling, mutter, Not Again. John G. Lawless ©10/16/2021

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/17/2021 7:46:00 PM

Heh, heh. Welcome to the Club. I think that I should be an officer myself by now.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/16/2021 9:20:00 AM

(chuckling) Join the crowd, John. It is so easy, in our haste to "get 'er done," to miss a detail in the requirements. We've all been there; done that! Just remember, when you get discouraged, Ol' Milt reads my poems!

John Lawless
Date: 10/18/2021 3:43:00 PM

A teacher of ours tested our proficiency at following directions. He gave us a ten question test. In bold print on the very top it read....READ ALL THE QUESTIONS BEFORE ANSWERING ANY......Question 7 read...ANSWER ONLY QUESTION 3. Wanna guess how many followed the directions??? I used the same test on a group of Ironworker apprentices once......same result