Category: daily drivel
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Name Game
Best story I have about anybody with an extraordinary name: I once knew a woman named Koweena Sucksdorf. She pronounced it exactly the way it looks. I met her while I was attending a four-week seminar where, on the first day, the instructor introduced himself and then, in the tradition that was as time-honored as… Read.
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moderation
I would be such a terrible moderator for presidential debates. “Let’s stay on topic, please.” “Would you please answer the question, sir?” “Stick to the facts without trying to spin them, please.” “Hold on: Do you have any statistics on that?” “Time, sir.” “Time, gentlemen.” “Time, goddammit, time! TIME!” Read.
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sundog day afternoon
Sundog Day Afternoon Read.
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neener neener
Another personalized license plate I wish I’d thought of: Read.
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drinking in nyc
One afternoon in New York City on our way back from a tour, My Darling B suggested we stop at McSorely’s, reputed to be the oldest continuously-operated tavern in America. From the moment we set foot on the sawdust-strewn floor of the place, I didn’t doubt it. The bar ran down one side of the… Read.
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cat bed
I’m up too early on a Saturday, and I owe it all to Bonkers, the oldest cat here at Our Humble O’Bode, who punched me between the shoulder blades this morning, as he does just about every morning. I think the furry little sausage is keeping track on a scoreboard in his secret lair and… Read.
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missing fall
Before we left town to visit New York, the weather here was fine, all the trees were green, even the lawns were starting to look normal again after the summer heat wave that tried to kill them off. New York was hot and muggy. We had a little rain, but temps were always in the… Read.
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got gas?
Here’s a weird thing about Manhattan: There are no gas stations, or almost none. The whole time we were there, we saw just two gas stations, and we walked up and down a lot of streets. In six days, we saw just two places selling gas. It was weird, because we saw a lot of… Read.
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Skyscraper Museum
Then there was the Skyscraper Museum. A museum about skyscrapers. It was in New York City because where else would you have a Skyscraper Museum? We almost didn’t find the Skyscraper Museum. It’s just north of Battery Park where the streets are so old that they tie themselves in knots so that the address numbers… Read.
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