Ladies and gentlemen, a troubling issue has reared it’s ugly head. I feel it’s only necessary to call attention to such a poignant matter before things get out of hand. Before doing so,...
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Requiem For A Piece Of Junk
For what it’s worth, I hated that thing. “Hate” is a strong word, but so is “floccinauccinihilipilification“, which pretty much describes to a “t” (and several other letters), what that thing meant to...
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Burnt Bridges
Ladies and gentlemen, in the last two days I have found myself in the restrooms of two different Exxon Tiger Marts. The first one is close to the orthodontist who uses all of...
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Tis The Season
*groan* Today, ladies and gentlemen, is the last day of my staycation. On a positive note, the debutantes and crackheads who represent Dallas in the NFL were sent home last night in a loss...
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The Great Bodywash Shortage of 2012
Right around 2005 or 2006, I remember hearing someone talking at work about the impending housing bubble which could potentially serve to cripple the U.S. economy. If he only had the foresight and clairvoyance...
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Letters From The Past
On background, I should probably tell you what I’m doing. Whether you actually care or even if I should tell you is immaterial. I’m just taking up space. There are plenty of people out...
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Hashing The Rehash: The 2012 TharpSterLutions
At about this time last year, I hatched a half baked idea to provide a monthly summary of the events of 2011. By the end of the year, I would have 12 posts in...
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Pit Bulls & Nerf Darts
For Christmas, all of the men folk received handguns which shoot Nerf darts. When I opened mine up, Junior brandished his out of a defensive sense of paranoia that I would make him my...
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In Memorium: The Chicken Dinner
Looking back, it occurs to me that the year 2012 marks the 20th in which I first darkened the door at QVC. The cable shopping network had just opened a call center here in...
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The Big Bang Theory UnExplained
Whenever you come here to read what TharpSter.Org is serving up on any given day, do you ever wonder just what exactly was going through my head at the time I set my fingers...
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