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Coffee and Cream By admin – Posted on 16 December 2009 Coffee and cream (not milk!). One of the great pairings of all time. Like Bogie and Bacall, Lucy and Ricky, Crosby and Hope, Roger Williams and any piano, Brooks and Dunn, Sinatra and a microphone, Christmas and snow. Admittedly, most Georgians know little about the latter, […]
» Read moreGhost Deer? By admin – Posted on 26 October 2010 Author’s note: The following is a true story. Completely contrary to the natural order of things, it has been embellished very little. I might say that it has not been embellished at all, but that would surely strain the bounds of credibility, so I won’t. What you are about to […]
» Read moreThat Persistent Question: Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People? By admin – Posted on 28 January 2010 It’s a question as old as man. Or, at least as old as that day when man first came to believe in a supreme being. Because we and those we love are all human, and, therefore, fragile and mortal, we will […]
» Read moreThe Jeep and I By admin – Posted on 14 January 2010 Me and Jeep, we be buds. You know, best friends, BFF’s, simpatico, brothers from different – uh – manufacturers. Trouble is, we’re just not good for each other. You’ve heard of a love : hate relationship? Well, this is a love : complete-and-total-destruction relationship. I’ve had two Jeeps […]
» Read moreI Wish You Enough By admin – Posted on 17 January 2013 Borrowed the following from a Facebook post: Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter’s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said: “I love you and I wish you enough.” […]
» Read moreMe and Sam By admin – Posted on 04 January 2013 (I wrote this during Christmas of 2011 but never published it:) I’m presently sitting by my thirty plus year old wood burning heater, listening to it crackling merrily as it sends welcome warmth my way, while watching a video of Capote’s A Christmas Memory – the 1969 version starring […]
» Read moreBy admin – First posted on 23 December 2011 Countless long miles had passed slowly beneath them as they trudged ever forward. The sun had risen and set many times as the travelers journeyed together, bound by a common purpose. Behind lay family, friends, duty, and responsibility, but nothing mattered now except the journey. Like lowly thieves, they had rested […]
» Read moreFeb 3, 2013 (The following article was posted on Facebook by a friend of the author.) [For those who are unaware: At all military base theaters, the National Anthem is played before the movie begins.] by Chaplain Jim Higgins LSA Anaconda Ballad Airport, Iraq I recently attended a showing of “Superman 3” here at LSA Anaconda. We have a […]
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Dear Sadie, … By admin – Posted on 14 November 2011 Please note: This is long. There’s just no getting around it, but nothing shorter would have been appropriate, so, if you’re not a dog-lover, there’s no reason at all that you should take the time to read it. On the other hand, if you are, then you understand why […]
» Read moreThree hobos are sitting beside a camp fire and talking about the after life. We don’t know the names of the first two, but the third is our old friend, Freddie the Freeloader. The first hobo says, “I think I’ll just go on to Hell and get it over with.” The second hobo says, “If I get to choose, then […]
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