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    The Way It Is

    Seriously – Not So Seriously – Dudeist

    Sometimes the b’ar Sharpies out your non-christian, non-Jesus, non-religious fish. But this Dude still abides.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 4 weeksAugust 29, 2023 ago
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    Buddy’s THE Guy

    “The Blues Don’t Lie” might be the best album yet for the 86-year-old legend.

    By ivwordsblog, 10 monthsDecember 1, 2022 ago
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    IV Words Theme Song

    Life is so short; we should all have a theme song.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 1 yearJune 19, 2022 ago
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    The Way It Is

    Hey, 2020. Yeah, you…

    We’re leaving a shitstorm year behind. Let’s hope people are smarter in 2021 so we don’t sink even deeper.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsDecember 31, 2020 ago
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    “A Message to You Rudy”

    Ex-Mayor of New York City and Department of Justice attorney, you’d better bail, “else,” as the song goes, he’ll “wind up in jail.”

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2020 ago
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    One in Ten

    I am a North Dakotan in a global, but increasingly local and personal, pandemic.
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    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsDecember 1, 2020 ago
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    Climate Crisis

    “Mother” “Mother”

    I could not get the weird juxtaposition of the iconic song from my formative years and the woman on the stage out of my head.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsOctober 9, 2020 ago
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    Climate Crisis

    Reasons for the Riots

    Black men still swing from trees; White men still put them underknee.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsJune 3, 2020 ago

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