Category: For Fun
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Lost and Sweaty
“Ma’am! Ma’am! I turned my sweaty head to my left to see a burly police officer standing by his car and waving his arms. He was standing in the middle of the road, in front of a big wooden sign that said, “Road Closed.” He waved for me to go straight on the road instead…
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The Joy of Disc Golf
I find it interesting that humans make games. Sports. Somebody (or several people) invented basketball, baseball, soccer, football, etc. Of late, disc golf is among my favorite pastimes. I’m told it’s similar to real golf, but disc golf is played with a disc, or a frisbee-like plastic saucer instead of a ball and club. The…
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Watch Surgeon
I admire people who can fix things. Our society seems to reimburse more for fixing than preventing. Surgeons are among the top earners. It’s hard to come by someone who has the know-how and the tools to fix a clogged coronary artery or a brain bleed. In my corner of the earth, it’s just more…
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The Coast Guard 5k
This morning I ran in Porstmouth, Virginia’s Coast Guard 5k. Apparently the U.S. Coast Guard’s birthday was on August 4th. George Washington got the coast guard going back in 1790 but back then it was known as the Revenue Cutter Service. The ships back then were known as “cutters” (GoCoastGuard.com). That explains why the 10k…
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Bravecto Imperfecto
This may be a difficult piece for some to swallow. My beloved dog Billy, a 3-year-old Golden retriever, was due for his preventive flea and tick medication the other night. It’s a roughly 2 cm round, brown, soft piece called Bravecto. It looks a lot like that chocolate candy called Rolo. It doesn’t smell half…
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Get Back
It’s cold out here. I can see my breath in the short distance I walk to get here. Thankfully there’s a mounted heater that provides some warmth. I lie on my stomach, stretched out like a fish that’s succumbed to the hook in its mouth. My arms shoot north, not so bad, but then I…
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SPC
It’s creamy but not in the proverbial way. It’s orangey, rusty even, in color. Not rusty like a pipe but more akin to a pumpkin’s glow in its prime. It’s thick but not too thick. It’s a little buttery too. The best part: there’s a gooey crunchy layer at the top. This is wonderful –…
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Dog Commercial
I often hear of parents doting on their small children. One could say I dote on my dog. He’s cute and cuddly and slobbers more than infants, I’m sure. He’s wholeheartedly devoted to me. And he’s just himself. He can’t do anything to remove my love – poop on the hardwood all he wants, tear…
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Mount Trashmore
Billy and I went to Mount Trashmore this morning. It was magical. Last night the clocks went back an hour. Before we drove off, I noticed that the digital clock in my truck read 9:11. I pulled out a bobby pin from the center console and stuck it in the little nub under “H,” just…
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A Lady and Her Dog
His golden, wavy earlocks flap in the late afternoon breeze. His mom glances over when they’re at the stoplight. She sees the moist, black tip of his snout wiggle, a collection of miniscule cobblestones doing a slow dance. The pup smiles and rests his tired head on the open window sill. It sits at the…
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