It’s just after 2pm on a September Saturday afternoon. If it were five years ago, I would be on a baseball field right now, coaching Junior and his fall ball team. I would...
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Thump
Dear Neighbor, I’d like to thank you for hosting last night’s party. I’ve got to think you were celebrating something big. Perhaps you got a raise. Maybe you avoided the ebola scare or...
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3 Minutes
Balloon Science Lost
It would seem to be true that what comes around goes around. I guess. I don’t remember whether I’ve discussed them a whole lot here, but now is as good as time as any...
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6 Minutes
The Tale of BigFoot From Serial Isle
Ladies and gentlemen, pack your shit. I think it’s time to leave. There comes a time in all of our lives when a sign introduces itself into our lives that pretty much serves as...
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14 Minutes
Three Stove Top Incidents That Changed My Life
Recently when the TharpSter Mom was summoned from the mountain range office she manages in order to visit the Editor, Publisher, and Chief Muckity-muck here at corporate earlier this month, a stove top incident...
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2 Minutes
The Urgent Blockbuster
For those of you who may have forgotten, I had run in with the good, unsuspecting people at my local Blockbuster a few years ago. As I recall, all I wanted was to rent...
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7 Minutes
Hamburgers & Dirty Words
I'm blaming the Scottish archers for this one....
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5 Minutes
Less Than Delicate Attire
One of the life long pet peeves I’ve carried in my scarred psyche right in the back corner next to Napoleon Complex has been the perpetual inability of others to pronounce and or spell...
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5 Minutes
Regarding ‘Murcan
With the unfortunate outcome of this year’s Super Bowl and what I can only characterize as a poor excuse to hold my water (urine) in favor of checking out the lackluster roster of commercials,...
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8 Minutes
My Stalker
Two points define a line and three confirm it. I may have stated that piece of mathematical brilliance here before. Even still, after the events of this morning in the lives of your favorite...
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