Uncle Duke and Celebrated Others Defend the Gilded Ladies
We all came for the houses, I think. Grand and glorious old hulks, beasts and beauties that stirred our souls. Unpainted ladies with some...
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uncleduke66
Sep 236 min read
Uncle Duke Explains MAGA for You
I have persuaded myself to write about this MAGA thing. It is a curiosity to me. A curiosity and a serious nuisance. A ‘dog whistle’ of...
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uncleduke66
Sep 237 min read
Uncle Duke Goes Deep
Some memories last longer than others. Some retain a measure of our best selves. A handful hold a ration of success and pride that...
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uncleduke66
Jan 278 min read
The Day Uncle Duke Saved Minneapolis (or Maybe St. Paul)
Not long ago, our son Beau Baylor asked me a leading question. One to which he had obviously given considerable thought. “Dad,” he...
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uncleduke66
Jun 5, 20235 min read
The Forces of Flight...in which Uncle Duke fantasizes about lifting off
The physics of flying are pretty straightforward. The forces that keep you aloft, the Upward Forces, have to be equal or greater than the...
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uncleduke66
Mar 25, 20236 min read
The Threatening Word Game...in which Uncle Duke lucks out once again
I just had my annual physical. And to be honest, I had been stressing about it for months. But not for the reasons one would assume an...
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uncleduke66
Feb 21, 20236 min read
Sailing Alone...in which Uncle Duke Leaves the Mother Ship
When I was in grade school, I was a very religious and holy little boy. ‘Pious’ would perhaps not be too big a word. I was intent on...
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uncleduke66
Dec 21, 20227 min read
Christmas in Togo...in which Uncle Duke cries in his beer and almost breaks his neck
It was Christmas Eve of 1970, and it was looking like this was going to be my first Christmas alone. I was in Togo, a small country in...
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uncleduke66
Dec 5, 20226 min read
Wrassling the Weasel...in which Uncle Duke pounds his flounder, but for a good cause
I suppose it was just a matter of time before I got around to writing about masturbation. You know, buffin' the muffin…choking the...
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uncleduke66
Dec 3, 20224 min read
Magnificent Beans...in which Uncle Duke absorbs the Cosmic
I was thinking about coffee this morning. Well of course I was thinking about coffee. It was morning and I was awake. What else would I...
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uncleduke66
Sep 21, 20226 min read
Looking for America...in which Uncle Duke finds remnants of life in a beleaguered City
On Tuesday, November 3rd, after I voted, I went out to look for America. And to tell you the truth, I wasn’t sure it was still out there....
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uncleduke66
Sep 21, 20225 min read
The Mystery Unfolds...in which Uncle Duke hears the Songs of the Universe
I am deeply blessed. I am a man liberated and unrestrained. I feel anointed, sanctified and fortified. There is space yet in my heart,...
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uncleduke66
Sep 7, 20228 min read
The Spencer County Six
The Spencer County Six I discovered this treasure of a photograph not long ago in a large, unmarked cardboard box I had inherited after...
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uncleduke66
Aug 17, 20227 min read
Gravity Sucks...in which UncleDuke verifies a Fundamental Law of the Universe
I have been experimenting of late with the Law of Gravity. It has seemed to me to be increasingly oppressive, and to be honest, it’s...
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uncleduke66
Aug 17, 20227 min read
James Crow, Esq...in which Uncle Duke confronts his racist roots
I was born and raised in a small town in the near-South. It was a fine place to grow up, and I have wonderful memories of it. But it was...
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uncleduke66
Jul 10, 20227 min read
The Plastic Pushers...in which Uncle Duke pokes the polyethylene pricks
There was a movie a long time ago called The Graduate. It was about a young man who was about my age then, who was also of course about...
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uncleduke66
Jul 10, 20226 min read
The Man, the Legend...the Friend
I’m going to guess that it was 1975. That seems about right. I do know for sure though that it was Easter Sunday morning. About 10am. My...
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uncleduke66
Jul 9, 20225 min read
Hell-Bent for Leather...in which Uncle Duke rides again
I have not ridden a horse in a long while now. And it is to my great regret. Being on the back of such an animal, a beast of such...
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