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Monthly Archive: March 2012
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Mar
30
I want to be a billionaire…SO FRIGGING BAD.
Are you going to win the Mega Millions Jackpot tonight? No. Don’t get me wrong. I have no problem with people who play the lottery. I buy tickets myself when I am in Louisiana. Now, I am not going to make a trip over there to buy tickets. You are, after all, 26,000 times more …
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Mar
30
Pickens Nose
- Posted using MobyPicture.com A shot from my phone this morning at Pickens Nose, mountaintop of Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, USA. Will add some more photos when I can.
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Mar
28
Farewell, Faithful Friend
Quote of the Day: Let us not unman each other; part at once; all farewells should be sudden, when forever.” –George Gordon, Lord Byron We agonized for weeks on how and when to say goodbye. The time finally arrived on Saturday. “Let’s just do it and move on,” TB said. It may sound …
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Mar
28
Who is Gary Johnson and why should you care?
Hey there MTG. I know I have been as scarce as friends on moving day and for that I apologise. I have been busier than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs here lately. (okay, I will knock off the metaphors-Bonus joke- Whats a metaphor? A field for cows to graze in- Okay, …
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Mar
26
TB Goes to Opening Night for The Hunger Games
Quote of the Day: “Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.” –President Snow, The Hunger Games (movie version) I want to make you a promise. TB will not use the word “dystopian” to describe the repressive, futuristic, post-apocalyptic setting of …
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Mar
22
A Plea For Your Pity, if you please
Quote of the Day: “I tell ya, I can’t get no respect.” –Rodney Dangerfield TB felt great today. Really great. What a beautiful spring day to be outdoors! There ain’t many like it though, and that’s my personal tragedy. You see, I don’t get to enjoy many spring days out outside. …
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Mar
19
TSA can KMA
I haven’t said much about the TSA in awhile. Like most folks, it seems, I have resigned myself to the fact the the US Government is going to do as they damn well please. They have been successful in their strategy. To condition the general public to think that govt agents groping their children is …
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Mar
14
The Ghosts of Spring Breaks Past
Quote of the Day: “A boy’s story is the best that is ever told.” –Charles Dickens It’s been seventeen long years now. TB had become accustomed to the bleak truth I first faced in 1996, sitting forlorn among the detritus of my profession, hearing someone else’s tale of woe, my tie tightening around my …
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Mar
13
Mississippi Primary: Vote Santorum
I was wrong. It happens, but so what? I’m not a pro. Santorum appeared dead on arrival in Florida. Newt had cornered his market, and Romney was poised to deliver the deathblow. Now Santorum is riding relatively high in the saddle, Romney is still clinging, and Newt is bringing up the rear. Who knew a …
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