Author Archives: Jerry Johnson

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About Jerry Johnson

Retired journalist and college public relations director. Former teacher, coach, mentor. Novelist and short story writer.

Gus the enforcer

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

“Boy,” he said, “I will tell you a very wise thing. If a man is really intelligent, there’s practically nothing a good dog can’t teach him.”           – Robert Ruark (1915-65), novelist and outdoor writer, from … Continue reading →

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Fathers and sons

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Every man learns the trade of fatherhood through a series of on-the-job-training blunders and successes, and he has few resources to draw on beyond his memory of how his own father raised him. Given the difficulty of the task and … Continue reading →

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Six-pocket pants

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Handy as a pocket on a shirt.                 – Traditional Folk Saying Six-pocket pants “Why do you always wear six-pocket pants?” We members of the Over the Hill Gang, all debonair and sophisticated gentlemen, hear that question frequently. It’s true, … Continue reading →

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The moment

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

You can go back to the place, but you cannot go back to the time.                         – Clement Seagrave The moment In one moment everything changed, and your life was not the same. A door closed, another door opened, and … Continue reading →

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Good decisions

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

Good decisions are based on experience. Experience is based on bad decisions. – Clement Seagrave     Good decisions You have heard that old saying “Experience is a great teacher.” What a lie! Experience is a lousy teacher. What kind … Continue reading →

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Red in tooth and claw

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

In the presence of the storm, thunderbolts, hurricane, rain, darkness, and the lions, which might be concealed but a few paces away, he felt disarmed and helpless.             ― from In Desert and Wilderness, by … Continue reading →

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Shoulder to the wheel

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

I did not mind killing anything, any animal, if I killed it cleanly. They all had to die and my interference with the nightly and seasonal killing that went on all the time was very minute and I had no … Continue reading →

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Almost famous

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

“L’imagination est une arme dans la guerre contre la réalité.” (Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.)        – Jules de Gaultier, French philosopher (1858-1942) “The man who has no imagination has no wings.”   … Continue reading →

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Newton’s Third Law

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.  – Newton’s Third Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law Isaac Newton was a physicist, not much devoted to the study of human behavior, but I find his Third Law of … Continue reading →

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The Eight Commandments

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

O Bird Dog, companion and partner of man, when thou heareth the voice or whistle of thy master thou shalt listen and obey The Eight Commandments. The Eight Commandments Rick Smith, a professional trainer that I regard as one of … Continue reading →

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