Didja ever wonder who’s in control of this crazy world? As time passes and I age, I wonders more deeply about this existential question each and every day. The religious, semi religious, and even slightly religious will all fall back on the old “God is in control”. This seems like a huge cop out to […]
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So today, I has decided that the world needs to know my daily activities. I mean really, who doesn’t want to know what a 61 year old cranky old fucker does each and every day of their lives? Inquiring minds wanna know. I woke up at about 6 AM after a fitful night of frequent
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Did you know that once you start experiencing the symptoms of pancreatic cancer, it is too late? What the fuck kind of disease has no symptoms? Is that even a disease? I have a friend that was recently diagnosed with this dread disease, so I decided to do a little research. Nausea, fatigue, and pain
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Just yesterday I was reading a scientific article about the “multiverse”. Yes it’s a real, or possibly imaginary thing. Obviously this all needs some ‘splainin, and I do believe that I am THE most qualified person, that is writing this blog, and talking to you, to perform the aforementioned ‘splainin. First let’s talk about the
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So there I am at the top of Crescendoe Road Hill parked on the seat of my green Schwinn Banana Bike. Yes I do date myself don’t I. Next to me is John Luft, seated atop his equally mighty banana bike. For those of you who have not a friggin’ clue as to what a
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Every neighborhood has a cast of characters. Strangely, certain events get tied to a person and they are forever remembered for some small character flaw or inane statement that they might have made. That’s probably how serial killers get their nicknames. In my neighborhood there was this feller named Tim Vose, whose nickname was King
Just t’other day whilst sitting in the sauna at the YMCA, the topic of jury duty came up amongst the amalgam of old bastards sweating and farting on the wooden benches. Says one fellow – “I just throw the damn things in the garbage. Been doing it for years with no repercussions.” Another pipes up
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I yam not the grammar or spelling police, but some things just drive me to drink, not that I need a reason. What are these things, you ask? Mispronouncing common words is one of these “things”. “Supposably” is one word that makes me physically ill. Another is “Libary”. The first thought that comes to mind
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Now I am not saying that my brother is in any way physically flimsy, so let’s get that straight right up front. It is just that, when you are a kid, a couple of years difference is huge. Not so much as you get older, more on that later. So there was this time, when
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Today, as I was listening to that bastion of liberal thought (NPR), it occurred to me that the decline of civilization can be linked to a single series of events. Possibly, it could be just one event, perpetuated by one man, that caused the cascade to commence. The man is Wolf Blitzer. On my wildest
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