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He leaned heavily on his rake glaring darkly at the damp pile of leaves at his feet that refused to burn. The pile hissed and sizzled, guttering great clouds of dank putrid smoke into the air. I can never figure out people who try to burn what obviously isn’t ready to burn. “Don’t you think you... Sign in to see full entry.

There I was passed out in an alley, empty potato chip bags strewn all over told the sad tale. Yes, I am a chipaholic, the greasier and saltier the better as far as I’m concerned. Of course I should be concerned, the Dr. said my Cholesterol was inching up, not drastically but enough so it is time to... Sign in to see full entry.

I test wood stoves. Seriously. The tests must conform to EPA standards and deviations from the protocol can be a felony, if you are circumventing the regulations to pass a stove. So there you have it, no matter the season, as long as we can maintain the required 65 ° to 90 ° F temperature in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Outrageos, I tell you. Where does this stuff come from, especially when I am trying to work. Ok, here it is, but I don't know what it is. PETA PETA Pumpkin Etah tadaaaaaa! I'm going back in my hole now. Sign in to see full entry.

The furor of controversy rages on. Is the movie true to history? Is the movie anti-Semitic? Historians will clash on the historical aspects of the Bible until they drop in their tracks, then new fresh historians will take up the debate. No one that witnessed events at that time is around today to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sexual abuse allegations continue to plague Catholic Diocese. Early on in this debacle, an expert said the percentages of sexual offenders among the priesthood was no higher than that of the general population. That it exists at all should be of grave concern to the Catholic Church. In religion,... Sign in to see full entry.

Ralph Nader throws his hat in the ring and I throw up. Mr. Superhero consumer advocate is muddying the political waters with his giant ego once again. There is something one should know about the perennial candidate, he doesn’t know what he is talking about. Case in point; his vaunted attack on the... Sign in to see full entry.

When I was younger and more idealistic, I thought the environmental situation was totally out of control, our rivers would be on fire some day, and all the trees would be gone. Government seemed the only one with enough clout to stop this situation. Now I see we still have trees. Some rivers are... Sign in to see full entry.

Turkey guts into oil. Turn almost anything into oil? The May 2003 Discover magazine has an article on a thermal depolymerization process “Anything into oil”. The process is being used to turn turkey offal (guts) into oil suitable for use as fuel. The technology is proven, so why haven’t we heard... Sign in to see full entry.

In these days of low voter turn-outs, it is timely to watch this docu-drama following the plight of women as they struggled to attain the right to vote. What’s your excuse for not voting? Whatever it is, it pales in comparison to the suffering of those brave women in the early 1920’s. Watch this... Sign in to see full entry.