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Grandma Marries Uncle Lew

on May 31st, 2012 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on Grandma Marries Uncle Lew

Around 1971, a couple years after my grandfather died, I heard my father was looking for a rabbi who would officiate over a wedding between my grandfather’s brother, Lew, and my Grandmother, Betty. The two of them were already in their seventies, the children of immigrants, raised Jewish in the…

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Shoot

on April 10th, 2009 in Flotsum & Jetsam, Gallagher's Frolics, Uncategorized by | Comments Off on Shoot

In certain spots in the South, guns are ubiquitous and since we bought our land, I’ve been advised many times to go get one. This advice appealed to me. For one thing, I’ve been told that the Sheriff out our way is at least forty-five minutes away and doesn’t make…

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advice & aphorisma

on January 16th, 2009 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on advice & aphorisma

– Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. – If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. – Give a man a fish and he will eat…

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My Medical Office Building

on January 1st, 2009 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on My Medical Office Building

Would contain: – The Mister Softee Clinic for erectile dysfunction – Soup to Nuts: Alternative treatments for infertility – Stitch & Bitch Emergency Surgery center for whiners – The Nasal Academy – Training program for Aspiring Ear, Nose & Throat Docs – Whack-A-Mole: High Impact Dermatology and – The Noctomotrist:…

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Camp Powhatan

on July 1st, 2008 in Uncategorized by | 1 Comment

When I was twelve, I spent the first of three pleasant, albeit undistinguished summers at a camp for boys in Maine, playing basketball and tennis, water skiing, target and skeet shooting, navigating a canoe and learning how to tread water for a really long time. It was 1968. I was…

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Your Economic Stimulus Payment

on May 19th, 2008 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on Your Economic Stimulus Payment

Dear Taxpayer, You are entitled to an economic stimulus payment of $600.00 as provided by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. You can expect your payment shortly. If you do not receive it within six weeks, please contact us at the number below. We are very happy to provide this…

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The Wal*Mart Movie

on April 19th, 2007 in Flotsum & Jetsam, Uncategorized by | Comments Off on The Wal*Mart Movie

Two years ago, Robert Greenwald, a progressive filmmaker made Wal*Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. I finally got around to watching it and sent off a note to Mr. Greenwald, who was kind enough to respond. His other work is worth checking out: he made a creditable film about…

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The Lives of Others

on March 2nd, 2007 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on The Lives of Others

See this movie. Not just because it one an Oscar (best foreign film), or it will teach you about fascism, or where the Patriot Act is poised to take us as a society, or how power is weilded, but because it will move and engage you on many levels, give…

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“The problem with the world is …

on February 17th, 2007 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on “The problem with the world is …

fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, while wiser people are full of doubt.” -Bertrand Russell A little boy walks into his parents’ room to see his mom on top of his dad bouncing up and down. The mom sees her son and quickly dismounts, worried about what her…

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Relationship Jokes

on February 10th, 2007 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off on Relationship Jokes

One day, Jay came home and was greeted by his wife, dressed in a very sexy nightie. “Tie me up,” she purred, “and you can do anything you want.” So he tied her up and went fishing. A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into…

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