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Xmas got an upgrade

Posted on December 26, 2012 by admin

Just sittin’at home on Christmas Eve plying myself with mutant antihistamines, zinc, and whiskey in a futile effort to stave off a Satanic cold, when, about noon, it started snowing:   Nice. Although, Gracie didn’t think much of it: Merry Christmas!

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Tomb Stories: Archer City Cemetery

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

Location: Archer City, TX Creepiness: 3 stars Coolness: 4 stars           The location in Larry McMurtry’s hometown gives this place a greater-than-average coolness factor, and being in the middle of a dead, dreary North Texas landscape … Continue reading →

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The World Ends Friday. Get in the Mood with Free Moonlight

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

Personally, I think the Mayans working on that calendar just knocked off for lunch, but, you never know. So, to prepare yourself, Moonlight is free today and tomorrow. If we’re all still alive on Saturday, then you’ll have to pay. … Continue reading →

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You’ve got to see this

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

This is just too funny for words: http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthwardAdvance?feature=watch Why isn’t this on TV?  

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Indeed, it is

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

I got into a tweet with Chris Hill about Christmas decorations, and, well, here’s mine:   Take it away, Bart Simpson.

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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: You scratch my back…

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin

          Things have been pretty good. That D. Krauss guy’s working out well. Hasn’t missed feeding me yet. We’ve actually got a schedule. He comes outside about 5:00 am, fools around in the the garden (which has delicious … Continue reading →

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Losing cable, redux

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin

Okay, watch this one first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeDzHm7ZODc then watch the one below. You just gotta.

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Losing cable

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

My cousin, Jason Smith, is at it again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kPwGV_FhZo There’s something wrong with that boy.

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You can’t go home again

Posted on November 24, 2012 by admin

Because I was in that neck of the woods last August (see The Last Book Sale below), I decided to visit my old neighborhood in Lawton, OK: Now, yes, I know, it’s Oklahoma, and the word “visit” isn’t usually associated, … Continue reading →

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Middlemarch

Posted on November 17, 2012 by admin

My review of this masterful, but, oh God, painfully long, novel is here.

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