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Dec 5, 2010, 3:18 pm
In front of Super Target, Norman, OK
He's from Tennessee and drove to Beaumont, Texas thinking there was a pipe line job waiting for him there. He got the word on the job from his union, which has nothing for him in his home state. So he spent all the money he had to get to Beaumont, only t... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2010, 10:53 pm
600 + entries deleted from the trench (but saved on my hard drive).
It was like throwing a baby in the dumpster.
I'm keeping this blog up, along with some innocuous entries, because I'm getting (a lot) of traffic to my new home from here.
Anyway, dear readers, thanks for following me in ... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2010, 2:43 pm
New blog is up and running. It's anemic, to be sure, but as time goes on that will change, right?
The name: Trench Warfare Too
The url: http://trenchwarfaretoo.blogspot.com/
The host: Blogger. I don't like change.
The hope: Is that you will all continue to follow along and comment... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2010, 1:39 am
LOVE it. If a stream of expletives offends you in any way, you will not love this. You've been warned.
Thanks, Stu, for the inspiration. Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 10:50 am
So as I was surfing the tubes this morning, I found this site via another blog:
Burn the Confederate Flag Day
Interesting.
I've told The Boy for a long time that I have this fantasy of actually going up to someone who has the nerve to drive around with one, either in sticker or cloth form... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2010, 11:16 am
I've had this blog going for over two years. I wonder, on a regular basis, if it's time to shut her down and move forward. I loved blogging about my vacation and posting photos. And then I got home and all the will to post left me like the air from a punctured balloon (made from a latex glove... Comment - Like
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Aug 20, 2010, 10:11 am
I saw a woman in grocery store yesterday who was obviously a foster mother--or at least had been a foster mother at some point.
They're easy to spot: One woman of one race walking around with several children of all different races and at least one of those kids appears to have some kind of disa... Comment - Like
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Aug 18, 2010, 12:50 pm
I just got back from vacation. I was kind of hoping to ease back into things--you know, get warmed up before heading back in the game.
I would have been OK with a college kid who got in a fight with the girlfriend and drank some Nyquil. Or a 58-year-old empty-nester who can't quit crying becau... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2010, 1:26 am
The guys went white water rafting this morning, which is not my scene. At all. So the girls hung out in the whimpy section of the river while they were off flexing their muscles. I met a woman and got her whole story: two kids, lived in the area 12 years, she cleans houses and he drives a truck... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2010, 11:19 pm
1. And now we're in Ducktown, Tennessee. That's right, I said
"Ducktown". Population 432. We're at a B & B, my kids are lounging in
their robes provided by the nice couple who own the place, and The
Geek and I are drinking Canadian reisling and trying to salvage the
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Aug 11, 2010, 8:58 pm
1. Long about 1:30 in the morning, Little Missy vomits. All over the floor. It was a downhill slide from there, as I was in the bathroom pretty much right after I finished cleaning up after her. The Geek wasn't far behind. I blame Canada.
2. Consequently we are stalled... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2010, 10:25 pm
1. I was in Pennsylvania today and determined to see an actual Amish community. Which I did. I saw working farms, women and men in the fields, hand made see-saws (when is the last time you saw those on a playground?) and few horse-drawn buggies on the road. What I wasn't expecting was for the land ... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 10:21 pm
I never did get a shot I liked of these ladies. God knows I tried. The
Geek, to me during my efforts: you need a real camera. ->. Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 10:10 pm
1. Sick kid remains sick, consequently we're stalled in upstate New York. With him yakking every 30 minutes, driving would have been miserable for him and impossible for us. So we're shacked up in a Comfort Inn in Syracuse. Plus it's raining. Bah.
2. The day wasn't a total loss, though. I foun... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2010, 11:48 pm
1. Doing laundry at a hotel sucks.
2. So does having a kid get sick on vacation.
3. The Geek shortened "kilometers" into "kloms" about 1/3 of our way during the Canada jaunt. I think I like those better. It makes the distance between towns seem much shorter.
4. By the way, you guys have some ... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2010, 4:08 pm
Home of at least two large prisons. People out protesting today in
front of one them--something about prison reform and prison farming?
Help me out here, Canadians. -> Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2010, 12:02 am
1. The guys are counting the number of times we hear "eh". We're up to 8, eh.
2. I think I should make enough money to swing buying a summer home in Canada.
3. Typos and eggs: I'm without my regular hardware and literally can't log on to the edit page to fix them once posted. While the pad is ... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2010, 11:05 pm
1. I'm off the grid and it's killing me. International data roaming costs $.79 a minute, so there's no uploading to Facebook willy-nilly during the day, no random phone calls to family ("guess where I am?"), and no texting. To top that off, this ridiculous 4-star hotel we're in (thanks to Priceli... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2010, 11:27 pm
1. Niagara Falls are pretty magnificent. But....well, the whole place felt like nothing but a tourist trap. I've never been, so what I had in mind was something like the Grand Canyon: Developed, but thoughtfully so in order to preserve the over-all feel of the place. Yes, at the canyon you hav... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 11:00 pm
But I was withholding judgement until I realized that you all flagrantly disregarded the speed limit signs posted on your Queen' highways, or whatever it is you call them.
When we first got into the country (I know. I know. They let me in.) and I saw the speed limit... Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2010, 10:08 pm
1. Indiana: flat. Corn. And that's all I've got to say about that.
2. Ohio has Amish people, which I knew, and a town called "Defiance", which I didn't know. It also has a town called Hicksville. No, I'm not making this up. I would love nothing better than to go off on Hick... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2010, 11:37 pm
1. I went out to jog this morning and stopped on the promenade deck of the hotel to get a view. To get to the street, I went down the outside stairs and encountered an obviously homeless man who had crashed on a landing between floors for the night. He had no pillow, was fully clothed, smelled vagu... Comment - Like
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Aug 1, 2010, 10:26 pm
1. Priceline for bidding on hotel rooms is my new friend.
2. I'm not real inclined to visit a town that bosts The Bass Pro Shop
as one of its attractions.
3. Walking through caves and caverns is much preferable to riding
through them.
4. Lincense plate of the day: IVOODOO. ->
Sent f... Comment - Like
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Aug 1, 2010, 1:26 am
You are not allowed to be in complete psychological crisis when
1. I'm on call
2. At 4:00 in the afternoon on Friday
3. Especially at 4:00 in the afternoon on Friday when I (theoretically) get off at 5:00 and
4. I'm scheduled to leave for vacati... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 4:25 pm
Sort of.
I'm on vacation.
Ok, truth be known I haven't left yet. And even though I don't leave
until Saturday and I have yet to clean the house, pay the bills, find
someone to feed my dog this weekend, buy the last-minute but highly
essential road trip accoutrements, do the laundr... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2010, 11:59 pm
Facebook is good for a lot of things: getting in touch with old friends, staying in touch with current friends, wasting colossal amounts of your time, and frankly, headlines of global, national, local and personal matters.
As you know I went to a small Catholic high school. Via Fac... Comment - Like
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Jul 23, 2010, 2:34 pm
Yesterday's quote generated a lot of buzz, something that took me aback. For the record, I wasn't trying to be mean or disrespectful with the quote. I was merely repeating what a man told me. And I, like Just a Passerby, felt it was an incredibly somber and sad statement.&n... Comment - Like
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Jul 22, 2010, 3:26 pm
"I just looked at myself in the mirror and said 'well, you can't do anything right so you might as well just die'". -> Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2010, 4:54 pm
Perhaps some clarification is in order.
When I'm doing my assessment I do need some personal history from you. Obviously. Life doesn't happen in a vacuum and you presenting to the ER as suicidal means you've likely endured some significant kicks fairly recently. &... Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2010, 10:27 pm
1. Monday. Bah.
Say you: It's over!
Say me: Speak for yourself. I have another 11+ hours ago.
2. I posted this story to FB, but I thought it was worth mentioning here too. Take nine minutes to listen to how one family of four, who live o... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2010, 1:35 pm
So.
The Boy got his driver's permit yesterday, which has led me to reflect on some things:
1) He's inheriting a 15-year-old truck with over 100,000 miles on it. It's a standard transmission. His dad and his driver's instructor think he should take t... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 4:28 pm
So I was in the car just now listening to Talk of the Nation in the car today, and the topic was internships. I'm frankly not surprised to hear that many companies out there take the opportunity to utilize free labor and have their interns do meaningless grunt work... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 2:22 pm
I love my iPhone. I really, really do. I even named him iFrank. Because we're quite tight and we have an exceptional relationship.
But.
It sorta helps if I can make phone calls from my phone. Oh, and receiving phone calls helps as well. Especially when I&... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2010, 6:00 pm
"Every one on the planet is allowed to be a sexual creature except your parents and your children." -> Comment - Like
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