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Uneasy Lies The Head…
Staying in other people’s houses is always a trip. I can’t always sleep well in strange places, so a lot of the time I’m up at the crack of dawn, tiptoe downstairs trying not to wake anybody up, and spend … Continue reading
Happy (Early) Thanksgiving
For once, I’ll be early with something. Thanksgiving, 1973: The little round-headed kid is having as much luck with Thanksgiving dinner as he did trying to kick the football. He’s supposed to be at Grandma’s house by four. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Re-Make/Re-Model
Tagged Charlie Brown, holidays, Peanuts, Snoopy, Thanksgiving, Woodstock
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Lost in the Supermarket
Supermarkets try too hard. You can’t walk into a supermarket anymore that doesn’t have a full selection of “Home-Cooked Meals”: hermetically sealed roasted chicken, baked hams in little plastic coffins, and ribs sulking in oversweetened barbecue sauce. One day, I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Re-Make/Re-Model
Tagged Food, home cooking, leftovers, supermarkets
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Stations of the Cross (Driving with Grandpa)
My grandfather was a bit old-fashioned, and we’d get reminders once in a while, like when he met my friend Phil. “So, Bill. What’s your last name?” “Yurchuk.” “Bill Deerchuck. What kinda name is that?” “Oh, it’s Russian.” “You don’t LOOK Russian.” … Continue reading
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Nigerian Letter, Part 2
Another letter, sent after the one below: Mr. Wetauba, It is with great and sincere regret that I read this missive on the loss of your dear client. It is with further regret, however, that I must decline your … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Re-Make/Re-Model, Two Minutes' Hate
Tagged 419 Scams, creative writing, Nigerian Letters, Spam
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Nigerian Letter, Part 1
I use Hotmail, the filtering on which is generally halfway decent. That’s a good thing, usually, but one side effect is that I don’t get those Nigerian letters anymore. If you’ve ever taken a class, or read a book, on … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Re-Make/Re-Model, Two Minutes' Hate
Tagged 419 Scams, creative writing, Nigerian Letters, Spam
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