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For several years I had a pet duck named Cannelloni. To be absolutely accurate, Cannelloni was a plastic decoy duck. That being said, he was more fun…
Last week The Daughter called to ask me to keep the Grand-Brats so she could remove her appendix. Of course I would keep the G-brats but I didn’t…
For almost 40 years my bride Management has asked me to dance. I always reply “I don’t sing, I don’t dance and I don’t play team sports.”…
As a young child my family had a guest in our home. We called her Granny. Now Granny wasn’t a real family member, in fact she wasn’t…
I just realized what my health issues are. I have symptoms. This goes back to when I was 17 and working construction. I worked with a great…
Many people with so-called white-collar jobs (i.e., where they don’t get dirty at work) feel superior to those who do get dirty. However, those who do get…
Last week we had planned a vacation at the beach with Management’s family. At the last minute I decided to stay home. I had multiple reasons. My…
Last week I had to call my daughter and accuse her of “boy hoarding.” I hadn’t seen my grand-brats for three weeks. The daughter claimed it was…
Cannelloni, the Duck, and My Cheap Friend Kelly
For several years I had a pet duck named Cannelloni. To be absolutely accurate, Cannelloni was a plastic decoy duck. That being said, he was more fun…
Traditions, Happy Christmas and to All a Good Night
My Bride, Management, was supposed to write this Christmas column. Years ago she wrote Christmas columns two years in a row. That makes it a tradition and…Appendixes, Gleaning Corn & Car Porches
Last week The Daughter called to ask me to keep the Grand-Brats so she could remove her appendix. Of course I would keep the G-brats but I didn’t…
Two-Steppin’, Dead Computers and the Butcher Dance
For almost 40 years my bride Management has asked me to dance. I always reply “I don’t sing, I don’t dance and I don’t play team sports.”…
Granny, Hiding Bodies and Siestas
As a young child my family had a guest in our home. We called her Granny. Now Granny wasn’t a real family member, in fact she wasn’t…
Symptoms, Long Covid & Staying on Task
I just realized what my health issues are. I have symptoms. This goes back to when I was 17 and working construction. I worked with a great…
Pencil-Pushers, The Arachnid and Swimming with Boots On
Many people with so-called white-collar jobs (i.e., where they don’t get dirty at work) feel superior to those who do get dirty. However, those who do get…
Leakage, Procrastination and Percussive Maintenance
I am almost finished with my “new” twenty-year-old truck. I still have some generator issues, a few leaks and the standard dents and scratches that all my…Unfinished Projects, Missing Management and the Arachnid
Last week we had planned a vacation at the beach with Management’s family. At the last minute I decided to stay home. I had multiple reasons. My…
The Management List, Old Relationships and Boy Hoarding
Last week I had to call my daughter and accuse her of “boy hoarding.” I hadn’t seen my grand-brats for three weeks. The daughter claimed it was…
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