Bill W

Agnosia can result from damage caused by strokes, traumatic brain injuries, or dementia. It's truly a sad and difficult time when you're dealing with someone suffering from this condition, since it can also include the inability to recognize loved ones.

When I was younger, coot was a common term included in westerns. "He's just a foolish old coot." "Don't listen to that old coot." I haven't heard it much since then, especially since my grandfather died, at least until now.

Whine, a prolonged high pitch cry or a noise that resembles it, is not to be confused with wine, an alcoholic drink made from grapes. When considering the two, whine is a noise your child might make when trying to get their way, and wine is something the parents might drink after listening to them.

Anton, thanks for the feedback and I'm pleased I'm not taxing your 'Editor's Eye'. I'm also glad you zeroed in on the mothers' reactions: Devin's mom to them all being skinwalkers and Mac's mom about him being gay. I think they might be typical of the types of reactions the boys might get from their moms in these situations. Those are interesting potential drawbacks to Mac becoming a skinwalker as well and I'm not sure the other readers have even considered such extreme notions, although they are not beyond the realm of possibility. I guess now we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Oh, and don't worry. I'm not bothered by the Johnny come lately readers that don't get to my stories for a while, although they do tend to tax my memory when mentioning details about the stories, since I have so many and some were written so long ago. I only hope you continue reading and enjoying this bit of fantasy.

Actually, I haven't heard this term used since I was growing up. My grandparents would use the word to describe anyone they didn't agree with.

A white rabbit you might have as a pet is different from the rabbits you'd find in the field. I'm sorry if I upset your sensibilities. Yes, Mickey will definitely be upset that Devin is moving away, but I'm sure that's happened to many of us over the course of our lives. We'll just have to wait and see how he gets through it. Thanks for the feedback.

Was your guest speaker an actual code talker, someone who served with them, or just someone who knew about them? I would have found that absolutely interesting. When I was younger, I saw movies staring Audie Murphy, the white Medal of Honor winner, but nothing was ever mentioned about the Navajo Code Talkers or the African American soldiers that did so much to help win the war, from Doris Miller who fought bravely at Pearl Harbor and was the first black to win the Navy Cross, to the Tuskegee Airmen. I haven't yet seen the movie Windtalkers, but now I'll look for it. Thanks for the recommendation.

Thanks, Chris.

Thanks, Danilo, and I'm glad you enjoyed the part about the Code Talkers.

Yes, it's very sad, seeing they were here before any of the rest of us and now they're being treated like second-class citizens. Hopefully, this story will bring some of this to the light for those who don't already know how bad it si.

No, it wasn't easy for them, but thank god they persevered.

Thanks for verifying it for us, Al. That's why it was so difficult for the Japanese to break. First of all, they probably weren't familiar with the Navajo language, and even if they had been, the words they were using didn't directly relate to the words they were using to describe them. It was a very ingenious system and most likely won the war in the Pacific for the Allies.

The Navajo Code Talkers were even better than the German enigma machine, and since Farsi is more closely related to Persian than Arabic and a region of the world that wasn't frequented by the U.S. and their allies. That's why the U.S. had to recruit locals that knew English to serve as their interpreters. Remember, Mac lived a very sheltered life, even more so after Devin moved away. When someone transition into a person or animal, they acquire all of the same attributes that person or animal would normally possess. You will learn more about this once Mac gets to the reservation and starts his training.

I appreciate your kind praise and hope I can continue to live up to it.

Yes, Devin's mother does seem to be the odd person out, except for Isaac and Jacob's wives. However, Devin hasn't finished teaching Mac everything he thinks Mac should know yet, before they head to the reservation.

The biggest problem is that those living on the reservation don't own the land. Even though it's the Navajo reservation, over 90% of the reservation belongs to the U.S. government and is managed by a trust controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Less than 1% of the land is owned by individuals, so in order to build or do most other construction projects it is essential that environmental, archaeological, and other permits be secured first.

Yes, for the most part Native Americans have been left behind when it comes to the things that most of us take for granted. I wonder how much longer it will be before everyone on the reservation also has those things.

Chapter 20 – Time at the Cabin On Monday, I planned to finish my research about the Navajo before Devin arrived, and this time I learned about the Navajo Code Talkers. They’d played a very significant role during World War II and helped to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. It seemed the Japanese were unable to interpret the Navajo language, since they had nothing to compare it with, and not only that, but some of the code had been devised specifically for this purpose. Sin

The Popemobile has a type of bubbletop as well.

This is a story about two brothers who tried tried to solve a mystery when they were teens, but were unsuccessful. Years later, the younger brother, who had never given up on the case, discovers some new clues and presents what he learned to his older brother. Together, they now attempt to bring this investigation to a conclusion. In my humble opinion, this story definitely needs another chapter or two to wrap things up and I'm looking forward to reading them at a later date.

This is a story that built it's own universe, complete with its own vocabulary for items and activities that we're very familiar with. However, before we get very far we are accosted by some very brutal and over the top punishments that are described in graphic detail. Thankfully, this does not continue throughout the entire story. Otherwise, this was a tale about a corrupt priest who used his position to carry out his own agenda, and although most of the town went along with it, two young men saw what he was doing and found a way to call him out for it.

An interesting and compelling story that takes place in an alternative universe. Two healers, riding in a horse-drawn cart, are stopped and asked by a man to help his wife, who has been ill for several days. Nearly as soon as this task has been completed, things begin to go terribly awry. What happens and how will it be handled? You'll have to read this story to find out.

Investigative journalists unearth dirt on those who'd hoped the information would never be found.

An interesting and compelling story, and it seems as if Dashel changed the Golden Rule to: Do unto others as they have done unto you. I assume that many in the LGBTQ+ community have had similar thoughts after enduring hateful comments and/or vicious attacks from those who are intent on destroying everyone who is different than them. If that were to happen, this might be a fitting scenario to show what the world might be like if that were to happen. It's a shame that people can't merely accept others for whom they are.

It sounds as if plugola is similar to payola, which was a popular technique used from the 1940s to 1960s in order to get your record played on the radio. You, or an agent, would pay the DJ or the owner of the station a cash amount under the table, and then they would repeatedly play your record, as you waited to see if it would become popular.