trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 23, 2009, 3:41 pm
Yesterday I had no energy for musings; hence, no “Sunday Morning Musings”.  The move to my new house is ongoing, although I definitely am living there.  Last week at this time, I couldn&...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 17, 2009, 11:42 am
I just saw this article in today’s Wichita Eagle and almost peed on myself from laughing, so I have to share it: Couple Arrested After Reporting Robbery WICHITA — A man and woman notified po...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 13, 2009, 2:18 pm
Finally this child molester who hid behind religion will get his just metes.  Read more about the sentencing.
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 11, 2009, 1:28 pm
A short gripe, then I have to go . . . work.  Veterans Day was created to honor those who served their country in the armed forces.  Great!  But why is it that so many who get to take advantage of...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 8, 2009, 7:58 am
There’s a hurricane–or “would-be” hurricane out in the gulf.  Her name is Ida, and she has come into the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan coast.  Check out the latest informat...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 2, 2009, 1:13 pm
Some people think that El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is something like Halloween because it falls so near that holiday that was brought to America by European immigrants. From what I’...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Nov 1, 2009, 11:01 pm
Why would anyone paint a laundryroom the color of a military jeep?  Not the Desert Storm sand-colored variety of jeep, but the traditional dark olive green. I primed the walls twice with two coats o...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 29, 2009, 10:25 pm
The funny thing is last night I slept better than I have in a long time.  I’m not sure why exactly; I guess I expected that it would all work out OK.  Yesterday, I had the final walk-through w...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 27, 2009, 11:19 pm
“Scurrying” and “a tiff” might be how I’d describe some of the goings-on today related to the final steps before closing. The corrections asked for by the VA-approved a...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 22, 2009, 11:56 pm
It’s only one week until I close on the house.  Finally, I’m feeling that this is really going to happen and I’m getting anxious–the good kind of anxious.  The nervous kind o...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 18, 2009, 12:00 pm
I gathered up my laundry and traipsed it over to the laundromat, with my head full of all the changes that are coming with the move.  Yep, it’s almost most a done deal, with the closing less th...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 14, 2009, 10:39 pm
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 13, 2009, 10:22 pm
I’m not religious and I don’t mind admitting it.  I’ve never had any meaningful conversations with god or felt any kind of emotion enveloping me when I enter any kind of church, tem...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 11, 2009, 4:01 pm
The crowds at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. I wish I could give credit for the quote in the title for this post, but it was given by one of the speakers at the National Equality Mar...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 9, 2009, 4:18 pm
After several days of mid-summer-like heat and humidity, a cool front began to make it’s way into the downtown area this morning with the first drops of rain hitting the window around 10 AM.  S...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 7, 2009, 11:32 pm
It looks like this is moving along. Today was a big day in many ways.  First, during a break at work, I walked the three blocks down to the county tax assessor’s office to renew my car registr...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Oct 6, 2009, 12:44 am
This is going to be short; it’s past bedtime, but here’s where everything stands.  Last Thursday, the offer contract finally got the buyers’ signatures and my final signature on one...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Sep 30, 2009, 9:51 pm
Matthew Mitcham and his partner Lachlan Fletcher enjoy the time they have together between busy schedules. The hits on here indicate that a lot of people are still very into Matthew Mitcham, the Olym...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Sep 27, 2009, 11:34 pm
Acquiring a house takes up a lot of energy–mental energy that is.  There are emotional highs when you find a place that you really like, lows when barriers get in the way, and there’s lot...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Sep 16, 2009, 12:38 am
Since it’s been so long since I’ve posted, I guess I had better put something.  I haven’t been jazzed enough to write, but life otherwise hasn’t slowed down.  Work pulls me a...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 28, 2009, 10:25 pm
There hasn’t been much activity on this site for awhile, I mean on my part as far as writing anything new.  I’ve had a break from work, which rather than energize me, somewhat put me in a...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 19, 2009, 12:10 am
This topic hasn’t been one I’ve written much about before, but when I see them on TV, I just wonder what country I am living in. How did so many get so crazy and so uninformed that they w...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 15, 2009, 10:13 pm
Dan Orlovsky, back-up QB for the Texans, was acquired in March from the Detroit Lions. A steady rain poured down at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Houston Texans defeated the Kansas City Chiefs tonight...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 13, 2009, 9:09 pm
Annie waits for friends at the soaked Camp Logan Park after the afternoon thunderstorm Last evening around 5 PM, a strong storm came through, but it mostly brought winds and not that much rain to our...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 12, 2009, 2:57 am
(Yes, it’s 2:15 AM, and luckily, tomorrow starts my vacation, and I will only have to wake up to take Annie out to do her business, and then I can crash again if I want. But someone posted a co...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 9, 2009, 3:30 pm
Calendar Plate--The Citizens State Bank, Dorrance, Kansas from 1911--I probably admired this plate so many times that my grandma finally gave it to me. It's one of my treasures. For a kid, my gra...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 6, 2009, 4:49 pm
9-millimeter Handgun (I had no idea either.) This is not my usual type of post, but I couldn’t resist passing this along. It’s one of those stories that makes you think, “Now has t...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 4, 2009, 9:01 pm
An interesting surprise from tonight’s Rachel Maddow Show is a new poll out from Gallup, which is based on people from each state and their political party identification. I’m not going t...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Aug 3, 2009, 9:58 pm
Annie Having a Good Time at Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park on an Early August Evening After a lazy weekend, Annie and I took a little house-hunting excursion tonight with a dog park stop along the ...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Jul 26, 2009, 9:56 pm
Nathan Adrian--his speed in the final split helped pull out the win for the U.S. Sunday TV usually doesn’t have much. I never have the stamina to get into “Meet the Press”. Otherw...
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trip t. posted an article on Trip to the Outhouse - Jul 24, 2009, 11:38 am
  The jury has come back with its verdict in the Tony Alamo case and he is guilty on all ten charges. Tony Alamo Found Guilty of Transporting Minors for Sex Latest News: Here is the latest from th...
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