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Cocaine Bear
A month or so ago, on my birthday, along with a couple of buddies, after we pre-gamed a couple cocktails, I grabbed a giant popcorn at a movie theater, where you add you own butter, and sat down to be Read more…
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Greed, Violence, and other fun
As I look out the window, I see clouds today, but I’m seeing them from a different perspective, as I fly above, home from Vegas. It was a pretty good trip which I would wax poetically more about, if I Read more…
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Sophisticatedly Primal
Given my forays in tying travel to unique events, one would hazard a guess the odds are a little less than fifty-fifty when the opportunity to try something new and different appears. You’d be close to an accurate prediction, although Read more…
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My Last Flat Tire
A week ago I was hocking my wares in metro Detroit. While my Ohio friends can say what they’d like about Michigan, it’s a great state with all kinds of natural wonders. One of those wonders is how exactly can Read more…
Short Stories
You’ll Love it Live.
A couple years back, a business contact, invited a friend and I to a Nascar race in Richmond Virginia – at the time it was named “the Pepsi Rock-N-Roll 400” or something to that effect. I immediately had my reservations Read more…
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The Van
On a recent road trip, I happened to see an old full-size van parked by the side of the road which sent my free-flowing stream of consciousness (or flea like attention span depending on who you ask) rolling down memory Read more…
Short Stories
Don’t Panic!
Stu, A quick re-cap of our first times together. One of the big news stories today is the confluence of three respiratory illnesses making the rounds. Our old friend the seasonal flu, the wuhan-bat-flu, and RSV which hits children pretty Read more…
Food
Dale’s friend Tim’s mom Joan’s Macaroni Salad
I’ve included a picture of the recipe, but I suggest you read the essay for best results, because if you merely follow the recipe, you’ll create something different! These are very detailed instructions written for menfolk that have a low Read more…
Food
A Shepherd Tackles Inflation
We’re constantly inundated with all types of economic data. We read and hear a daily barrage of acronyms and abbreviations. On the inflation front we’re told about CPI, PPI, PCE, core, non-core, etc. Even when one doesn’t know the nuances Read more…
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Rick’s Darts
Don, Thank you for sending Rick’s darts my way, because strange as it may seem, I’ll cherish them. When the box landed in my mailbox the other day, I was happy & sad at the same time because although I Read more…