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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

My side of the stage...

Rock and roll may not save your mortal soul, but if you’re lucky, it might get you a couple of free beers at the end of the night. The truth is, anyone who thinks the guys in the band have it made have obviously never been in the band. If you’ve ever spent a weekend with six guys in one cheap motel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

A hairy situation...

I have said it before and will say it again: I am convinced that the Achilles heel in every guy’s vanity lies at the top of his head. I don’t know what it is about our hair – or lack thereof – that makes us completely lose our minds. Whether we’re talking bad rugs, comb-overs, absurd hats, or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

To heaven and back...

As Tom Petty says, the waiting is the hardest part. But sometimes that wait makes the moment of truth that much more delicious. I had no way of knowing it was going to be such a brutal summer back in April when I first happened upon the website for this quaint cabin in the mountains above Maggie... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 20, 2010

By the time most folks read this...

I will be long gone. Out of sight, out of mind, and not a moment too soon. It’s vacation time, and when it comes to my time off, I’m very old school. Simply stated, I’m not available. To anyone. For any reason. Period. My cell phone is very likely squatting, mute and disgruntled, in the junk drawer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 16, 2010

Strat's modern life...

I’m reading a terrific book, Craig Nelson’s “Rocket Men,” which is the story of the race to the moon. The irony that strikes me is, I’m really enjoying turning pages in a great big bard-backed 400 something page tome, not squinting at it on a computer screen, Kindle, or smartphone, none of which we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Dancin' with the dog: Part Deux

The late, great Will Rogers once said that if there were no dogs in heaven, when he died, he wanted to go wherever they were. Amen, Will. There is no place worthy of the name “Heaven” that would deign to keep our furry friends outside the gates, pearly or otherwise. The truth is, we need our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sensory overload in the modern world: Part Deux

I can remember laughing at my niece and nephew, not too many years ago. We had gathered for the holidays at my mother’s house. The kids were not quite in their teens, but already enjoyed overloaded social lives. This was a couple of years before it became federal law that every person in America... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Beyond the tin foil hat...

So I was reading this article the other day about UFOs. It was pretty funny – obviously the writer is not a believer in flying saucers and crop circles – and he snarkily derided everything from the Roswell incident to the Hill kidnapping. But what I found truly amusing was the number of comments... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Got them travelin' blues...

Ah, summer holidays! Time once again for that most holy of holies, the family vacation. I think the word vacation is derived from two ancient Etruscan words, “vay” – a long journey, and “cation” which, loosely translated, means, “to the far side of hell.” I see these parents cruising along in their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Revolution in the Insane Asylum

Remember that early 80s movie “Top Secret?” It was a sleeper, brought to us by the zany folks who brought us such classics as “Airplane!” and “Kentucky Fried Movie.” Here was a classic line: He: “I’m not the first guy who fell in love with a woman that he met at a restaurant who turned out to be the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Flotsam, jetsam, tangled threads and ADD moments. Stupid jokes and esoteric observations. An occasional deep thought, even though I try like hell to weed those out as often as possible. This is just a comfortable place to come get an occasional chuckle or two. And yeah, I left for awhile -- most of us do at one point or another -- and now I am back. I feel no obligation to explain; suffice it to say, "There's no place like home."

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