Monthly Archives: July 2010

The More Things Change….

I’m pretty decent at math.  I can add AND subtract.  Well, what happens when you have 2010 and subtract 20?  That’s right, you get The Year That I Graduated.  Put THAT on the ACT and see what that gets you. … Continue reading

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Pool Guy

Now that we’ve joined a gym and our monthly membership fee looms, we’ve had this crazy notion that we should actually use the gym.  I can proudly say, that after 2 weeks, we’ve done just that.  My wife is exercising … Continue reading

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Sad Day for Broadcasting

Television stations have – and always will be – run by business people. Ratings matter. No ratings = no paychecks. I get that. The problem is is that more and more stations are being run by business people that have absolutely no experience in the broadcast business. Continue reading

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Earworm! (x2)

This is what I’ve had rattling in my head over the 4th of July weekend.  I’m all about Freedom of Speech (and the other 4), but can we at least put a limit to how many times these songs are … Continue reading

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Fitness Bound

My conclusion was that shopping for a health club….I’m sorry….fitness center, was like shopping for a car. You get the sales pitch, you get to kick the tires. Hell, if you’re lucky you get a 3, 5, 7 day pass to try it out in regular traffic. The only difference is is that the salespeople wear wicking material and are much better looking. Continue reading

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“They’ll Stretch Out”

…we decided to go to a Certain National Chain Sporting Goods Store. We got there and there are 2 guys talking about God Knows What. Probably about how having to go to summer school sucks. Continue reading

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Summer School

The first thing that people tell me about how great it would be to be a teacher is that you get summers off.  Well, when I started teaching, I was looking forward to it, too.  For way too long in … Continue reading

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The Lead

Every good story starts with a solid lead, right? Well, here’s one thing that you need to know about my writing:

I suck at writing a lead. Continue reading

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