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Mocking the mocking bird… (or): Making a mockery of mockery…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I have developed a strange… even for me… habit. Every morning, there are mocking birds in the backyard. They all seem to be engaging in a contest to see who has the best whistles and sounds. Now, for those of you who … Continue reading →

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I saw another rattlesnake…

Posted on March 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

As some of you who have been here for a while might remember, I have something of a history with rattlesnakes… One came in the front door of our house a few years ago, and I caught it and gave … Continue reading →

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The braidey bunch…

Posted on March 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

My daughter, Jessica, decided that the way to get in the mood for the renaissance fair was to get her hair braided… Because… you know… wearing a cloak and walking around with a guy dressed as a monk wasn’t enough… … Continue reading →

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I really did become a monk… for a day… part 2…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, yeah, my daughter and I had a great time at the Renaissance Fair outside Scottsdale, Arizona when I went to visit her… because she supposedly wasn’t ‘feeling well’… I think maybe my praying made her better… that’s my story … Continue reading →

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I really did become a monk… for a day… part 1…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

That is because my daughter surprised me by telling me we were going to the Renaissance Fair! If she had told me ahead of time, I could have brought my own cloak… (yes, I have a cloak, with a hood, … Continue reading →

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What the heck is that?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

On the way back to my daughter’s house, we stopped to get some food… I seriously suggest you try a calzone filled with spaghetti, meat balls, and a white cream vodka sauce, by the way… and while I was outside pacing … Continue reading →

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Mockin’ the cacti…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yes, in Arizona, cacti mocking is a thing… You know, like cow tipping is a thing… somewhere… No… it isn’t really a thing… the thing is… (and I mean as in one of my patented blog ‘things’ that is)… that … Continue reading →

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Next, you will be telling me the tooth fairy isn’t real…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So yeah, Jessica and I went for a walk in the desert after I got to Scottsdale… just so you know, that isn’t a place where they wash lost dogs… a wash, in Arizona, is one of those dry river beds … Continue reading →

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Well, I been through the desert in a car with no name…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

First off, let me just say that I hate that song… you are riding a horse through the desert… I think you have time to name your freekin’ horse… (Also, my car [which is only mine because my wife drives … Continue reading →

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So, I’ve decided to become a monk…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

You know how I went off to some mysterious location this weekend that I couldn’t tell you about? Well, I was out in the desert at a monastery… The Brothers of the Perpetual Self-Castigation and Whinery Winery, near Gila Bend, … Continue reading →

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