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Turkey Day in North Carolina

Turkey Day in North Carolina

The LeeLander landed in Franklin, NC for a couple of weeks last year in November. I had always wanted to visit Franklin because it’s an Appalachian Trail Town. I know, big shocker there, right? The bonus to this trip was that the daughter I had just made a connection with earlier in the year, also lived there. You won’t see anything about it in the video, though. It was our first time meeting IRL (other than when I held her…

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It Had To Be Done!

It Had To Be Done!

It’s no re-creation of some great work of art. It is a re-creation of some great film fun. BTW, that’s the HYOB helping me out. I’m ready for the steel plate in my head. Catch you down the road!

Turkey Redux

Turkey Redux

Nope, I’m not talking about Thanksgiving meal leftovers. I’ll tell you what I’m talking about in a minute. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year for reasons you’ll find out if you haven’t already been around this small cog for awhile. Definitely better than Christmas. This year, however, it’s just going to be my wife, the dogs, and I. No other family at all. I can’t even remember the last…

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Just Like A Halloween Thief, They Stole My Idea!

Just Like A Halloween Thief, They Stole My Idea!

Remember back a couple of years ago when I started a petition to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October? Well, the people at the Halloween & Costume Association have stolen my idea and started a petition of their own! They only started their petition last year, so mine was first. That’s all the evidence I need. They stole it! To be fair, my petition did not gain much traction. I garnered a whole whopping four signatures. All of…

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Maybe You Should Occasionally Look Down While Watching Fireworks

Maybe You Should Occasionally Look Down While Watching Fireworks

In a few days it will be July 4th, American Independence Day, and that reminded me of a story. I recently posted another story about friends I met through a local BBS. This is another tale from the BBS. But first, I’m writing this on July 1st, which is Canada Day. A few of my few readers are Canadians. So I’d like to acknowledge them. OK, back to this American tale. It was 1996 in Jacksonville, FL and the BBS…

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Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Now Get The Fuck Out.

Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Now Get The Fuck Out.

That may seem like a harsh title without any context.  It will probably still seem harsh even after I’ve given you some.  About 9 months ago my wife suggested that we host Christmas this year for our relatives.  I told her sure, yeah, why not?  Not because I really wanted to do it, but because I knew that all my relatives were scattered across two countries and this would NEVER happen.     Eleven of the relatives that were invited…

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Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?

Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?

I was bored so I decided to type in the five W’s and How into a Google search field and see what it came up with for the first ten predictions of each one.  Then I figured I would put my own spin on them.  I don’t recommend using any of my verbiage for a term paper though. Who is – Who is who?  I think you forgot to finish your query there. Who should I start – I can only assume…

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Halloween Petition: Give Me A Treat And Sign!

Halloween Petition: Give Me A Treat And Sign!

This is going to be short and sweet, which ironically, is the characteristics of the “fun size” candy passed out on Halloween.  Fun size?  What’s fun about smaller candy?  It would be more appropriate if they called it “giant sized”, but only because that’s the way a normal candy bar would appear to a giant.  Damn it!  I’ve already gone off on a tangent.  This isn’t even what the topic of this post is supposed to be about.  Let me try…

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