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On slugs and pigeons and poop…

I am having a little contest with myself… I have always claimed that anyone could bring up any subject, and I would have a story that would top their best story. Yup, I am that conceited. My friend Joehoover at http://london-survival.com/ did a … Continue reading

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God save the Queen… Part 3

As I am typing this, BBC America is playing all day coverage of the Queen’s Jubilee, which is sort of awesome. I have sometimes found myself wishing that I could be the Queen for just one day, so that I … Continue reading

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If I were the king of the world…

I started a Facebook campaign recently, running for the position of Supreme Leader of all the Universes. And I won. There has been some suggestion that my victory was due mostly to low voter turnout. But if you do not … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… The Final Chapter…

(or); You might be a hillbilly if… ( or); This could be a long story, if I get caught up in it, so just be prepared… go use the restroom, grab a snack and a cup of coffee, and put your … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 7

(or); If you really like to play 52 card pickup… (or); What the heck is that noise?… Have you ever looked at a map and wondered how it got folded in the first place? You know they must have a … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 6

(or); The avalanche in a tin can… (or); I am running out of stories about my days as a delivery driver, so we can get back to the silly pictures very soon… One day I had a very heavy delivery to make. … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 5

(Or); The dead body in the dumpster… Back during my delivery driver days I had a rather strange habit…(well, obviously more than just one)…of poking my head into trash dumpsters. I did this because the lithograph company I worked for … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 4

(or);  How to scare the crap out of yourself and 20 or 30 other people. So I was driving up Broadway in downtown San Diego, you know, just doing the delivery driver thing. I saw the light in front of … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 3

The thing about my job as a delivery driver was that secretaries and receptionists all over San Diego were used to seeing me show up now and then, either to get a signature to OK work we were doing, or … Continue reading

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Driving Miss Crazy… Part 2.

(or); Things I do to entertain myself… So I have mentioned that I am not an ideal employee… (or husband)… because my mind tends to wander… (what was I talking about?)… When I get bored, my mind does strange things … Continue reading

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