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I’m 47 now. Strangely, I feel no different than I did last week when I was 46. In fact, I’ve snapped out of my “I don’t even like cake why have a birthday” funk. Enough of THAT crap. Back to the task at hand: a blog post. What inspires me to write a post...
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I haven’t written a post in awhile. Not that I haven’t had anything to say. That would never happen. Seems to me that some mis-guided soul hacked my blog to the point where I couldn’t log in or post. Nice. There’s a special place in the deep, dark underground for hackers. Of course, plenty...
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Last Friday my fourteen-year-old son, Zach, asked me cut his hair. Not just any hair, mind you. Hair well below his shoulders. Shoulders that now are well above my head. The hair that was a symbol of his right to make his own decisions was going to be sheared off with a pair of...
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I live in the tiniest state in the nation: Rhode Island. I’ve been here for the past 17 years and I could blog about the oddities of this state for days. Not only do I make fun of the way people talk here (I’m not a native, so I can do that!) but I’ve...
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I was just wondering what happened to sneakers. Why are some companies producing sneakers that are supposed to help you get a great ass and toned legs by wearing what look like two concrete blocks? Who wears these in public? Big Foot? Godzilla? Someone who needs better legs and was clearly sucked in by...
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I recently learned about a study that indicates chocolate may cause depression. That’s just bullshit. Especially because that study comes on the heels of another one that indicates chocolate may reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. Who are these “scientists” who  come up with these useless studies? Bottom line, chocolate is good...
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