Friday, June 21, 2013

And they want me to pay for this?

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I don't understand the concept of self-deprivation and the intentional infliction of pain.  I was reading the new issue of Outside magaz...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Somebody please refresh my memory....

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Why are the US and other allied nations fighting in Afghanistan?  As I recall from 12 years ago, the US was pissed at the Taliban government...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Too close for comfort

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In yesterday's mail was a slick 3-fold Fiat brochure addressed to K.  Inside was a $500-off certificate if she buys one by August 31s...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

So maybe I was a bit hasty with my opinion of baseball

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My friend Dana over at Bug's Eye View has sent me THIS SHORT VIDEO of a recent Red Sox / Yankees opening day game as narrated by a Bri...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Bonding with the British

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In my previous post I recounted my dad's first experience at being a soldier.  He made the fateful decision to NOT re-enlist and instead...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

The blogger that almost wasn't

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My dad, like many people of his generation, lived a very interesting life.  I've always found one era of his life in particular to be sp...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

I went to a fireworks show but a baseball game broke out instead

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I live just 2 blocks north of Dr Pepper Ballpark, home of the Texas Rangers AA Frisco Roughriders farm team.  I'll go to one or two g...
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