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Tax Relief?
Whew! My taxes are done! But after all the numbers were crunched, punched, and slightly drooled upon, things did not turn out in my favor. Uncle Sam took a mighty chunk. Do you think there’s any chance he might learn … Continue reading
Beauties of Nature
Ah, the beauties of nature—a couple of geese coming in for a landing on the canal, the maples’ fuzzy red flowers, and a bicylist’s butt crack.
Nine Squirrel Day
I took a walk in the woods the other day. I saw 9 squirrels. I named them Alistair, Bernard, Coco, Dumbledore, Ernest, Frodo, Guinevere, Heliotrope, and Ignatius.
Only the Names Have Changed
Sometimes living in Rhode Island is like a distorted echo of living in Connecticut. Everything’s the same, only the names have changed. It’s often the small things, like TV commercials, that remind me of how displaced I am. Years of … Continue reading
I’ll Take Mine Extra Rare
In a recent post, I said that a surname was unusual because only 1 in 33,333 families in the U.S. had that name. That may have been an overstatement. By comparison, Faithful Reader’s name is much rarer (1 in 50,000) … Continue reading
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We Must Be Crazy
Today I cooked and ate breakfast, worked for almost 8 hours, prepared and ate lunch, cooked and ate dinner, washed dishes, took a brief walk, and blogged. For me, this was a full day and it felt like I accomplished … Continue reading
People Change
I did something kinda gross, but I’m also kinda proud of it. I used some chorizo that was like 4 months past its sell-by date. It contained preservatives and it was refrigerated for much of its life. Moreover, it looked … Continue reading
The B-Word
My Faithful Reader doesn’t use vulgar language very often, but every once in a while he says something so horrible, so unforgivable, that I have to say, “Don’t you ever use that word on me again!” The B-word is one … Continue reading
Spam a Lot
If you don’t like spam a lot, then watch what you write on your blog and never use any of the names or phrases that I used in the first two sentences of my last post. They get you instant … Continue reading
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Sad News
I don’t get excited about celebrity gossip. I couldn’t care less about Britney Spears or Angelina Jolie or Beyonce, all of whom have been mentioned in the news recently. But I am sad to hear that Charlton Heston died Saturday. … Continue reading