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  • SIREN'S SMORGASBORD

    The holidays have made me think about my health journey. Holidays are hard for the fat guy. Many families center holiday parties around food rather than people, which I find disheartening; it really shouldn't be the food. 
    Sayings like "It's not Thanksgiving without [insert favorite fat-laden food]" is prevalent in' [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:59pm EST

  • THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM


    Obesity, as reported by the CBS Evening News, is the fastest growing public health problem in US history. If you are at least 30 pounds overweight – 30 pounds – then you are considered to be obese. I'd shudder to think what that makes me (morbidly obese is' [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:09pm EST

  • SONS OF HEROES

    I really couldn't think of a better title than to just combine the titles of the two TV shows I enjoy the most: SONS OF ANARCHY (Tuesdays) and HEROES (Mondays). I enjoy HEROES for the obvious reasons of the comic book connection. SONS OF ANARCHY is just bad to the' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:15pm EST

  • BLACK BELT THEATER



    When I was a kid my friend and I rented every single karate movie known to man. We loved them all, the good ones, the bad ones, even Gymkata and They Call Me Bruce. We were especially enamored with ninjas.

    We [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:37pm EST

  • THE PARK, A DOG, AND A GOOD BOOK

    The daughter asked that we go to the park – what she calls "her park" – today. So we loaded her bicycle, the dog and two books and headed down the way. Mind you, it was a picture perfect day for a motorcycle ride. Sometimes family comes first. I didn't' [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:23pm EST

  • THE HEART ATTACK SPECIAL


    Twinkie Casserole:  24 Twinkies topped with caramel, mini marshmallows 
    and brown sugar topped with caramel icing.

    Sweet bejeebers! I am a fat man, but I  wouldn't eat most of the food items on this site. Even I have my limits of fat and calories.' [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:17pm EST

  • A COLD GLASS OF MILK

    Skinny Kitty has been bugging me about putting MILK at the top of our Netflix movie queue. We got it a week ago, but only got to it this evening. We weren't about to watch a movie during the afternoon, not with such nice weather in November.
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:07pm EST

  • FROM CNN: CROSS-DRESSING STUDENT SENT HOME

    A male high school student was sent home the other day. He was wearing women's clothing because the teen is transgendered. He stated he had worn girl's clothes to school before, but this time he wore a wig and stiletto heels and was sent home for violating dress code policy. [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:41pm EST

  • WEBSITES FOR THE PROPOSED POLICE/FIRE PENSION FUND

    The city released three hyperlinks to local bloggers the other day to provide information on the pension fund tax. I'll gladly provide them here.

    Election brochure (pdf)
    Election information
    Forum on pension fund

    I'd gladly provide links to the opposition as well, but I don't' [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:29am EST

  • POLICE AND FIRE PENSION FUND

    KY 3 ran a story on the police and fire pension fun, unfortunately (according to the Catanese blog this morning) it ran at 7 a.m. Too early for me, but they put them on their web page good for them). I watched them at 8:35 p.m. tonight. I'm offering the' [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:46pm EST

  • STAR WARS CHOP STICKS



    What more could a Star Wars fan and sushi lover enjoy more than a pair of lightsaber chopsticks? How cool are these? They are sold in pairs of Yoda and Luke (green and blue) or Yoda and Darth Vader (green and red) and retail [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:12pm EST

  • B-MOVIE MADNESS

    I told you the cousins were coming to Jackland for Trick-or-Treating. As always we went to a haunted corn maze, rode on a haunted hay ride and watched movies.

    My Name is Bruce
    It is required for the viewer to be a Bruce Campbell fan to enjoy this film. [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 3:51pm EST

  • NIGHT OF THE DEAD

    Costumed kids and adults were roaming the streets in flocks and hoards where my family and I went trick-or-treating last night. My neighborhood gets little attendance probably because of larger gatherings at the mall and in certain neighborhoods. For the past few years we have transplanted our Halloween happenings to [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 2:06pm EST

  • MEAT HAND



    The cousins are coming up for Halloween for our annual spookfest. One is a freshman in college and the other is in 8th grade. I remember when I was taking the older one to see Gwar and Rob Zombie. He wasn't even driving yet.
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:01pm EDT

  • FAT JACK'S PRIVATE PROTEST

    Every morning I walk into my yard with the soft glow of orange plastic softly pulsating in my yard. For months now the Springfield News-Leader has been giving me their newspaper for free every single day. I don't subscribe and have no plans to start. Most of the time, I' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:41am EDT

  • MORE HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES OF LATE

    Over the last decade, it seems to me that Halloween has been in a sharp decline. in Springfield. We used to have several haunted houses, while only one still thankfully remains. This year haunted corn mazes, haunted hay rides and other attractions have found their way back into our community.
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:26am EDT

  • MAYBE I'M A BLOGGING SNOB

    Call me elitist or a purist. Label me a blogging snob if you like. I'm not crazy about all the business-related blogs on the Springfield Blogger's site. Since the group got a site and started aggregating all the local blogs, my SGFBlog RSS Feed is full of advertisements passed [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 7:24pm EDT

  • EVEN SATAN HAS TO CUT BACK DURING THIS ECONOMY

    I knew it would not be long until the famous Internet comedian, Jason Rohrblogger, carved out a sharply pointed Halloween top ten list. How is Satan cutting back this Halloween? In ten ways, of course (with four alternatives just to add some spice). My favs:

    Not going down [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 7:17pm EDT

  • REPUBLICAN JUSTICE REFUSES TO MARRY INTERRACIAL COUPLES

    NEW ORLEANS – Republican Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell has for years refused to marry interracial couples. He says he's concerned for the children. I think Bill Quigley, director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Justice had a succinct point to make about the whole affair:

    "Perhaps'" [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • OCEAN ZEN NOT THE BEST CHOICE FOR SUSHI

    The family and I ate at Ocean Zen tonight. We haven't eaten out in several weeks, mostly for my own health (and our pocket book). I've heard great things about the restaurant, so we thought we would give another sushi restaurant a try.

    The Hawaii Five O and [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 7:48pm EDT

  • CELLULOID WITHDRAWL

    (That's celluloid not cellulose).

    In other words I am missing my movie watching. The job keeps this fat guy busy, busy, busy and I just don't have the time, energy or money to go to the movies. I am lamenting the fact that I am letting all these cool [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:58pm EDT

  • ALL APOLOGIES

    It's been a while since I posted anything funny, interesting, or frankly anything at all. But then one of my super hero friends, The Might and Sardonic Jason Rohrblogger, posted this apologetic top ten list and saved me from my blogging woes.

    My favorite was number 4:
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 6:29pm EDT

  • A LOVELY LITTLE RANT ABOUT LIFE

    When you love your job work doesn't feel so much like work. I'm one of the lucky ones to be in a place where I love – really love – my career. It is hard work, exhausting work, hysterical at times and often sad work, but I wouldn't trade what' [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 7:45pm EDT

  • A DYSTOPIAN FUTURE

    CHILDREN OF MEN is a bleak film in which civilization has erupted into paranoia, war and infertility. The youngest human has died and the violence against the enemy (be they immigrants, the government, or the milititant uprising) has destroyed what was left of an already dystopian society.

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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 2:13pm EDT

  • THE NATIONAL SCENE

    Plenty of people are chiming in on the Olympic committee's snub of Chicago and I have thoughts of my own. I think the snub was intentional but is more of a reaction against the United States than it is President Obama. That is to say, I think there is still' [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 11:14am EDT

  • JACK & KITTY WATCH A MOVIE

    Boy howdy did ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A [MOVIE]: a righteously funny, irreverent, curse-filled comedy. Kevin Smith directed another smashing good flick, which is categorized as a romantic comedy although I'm not sure ZACH AND MIRI ... qualify as a romantic comedy, at least not in the traditional sense.[...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 4:31pm EDT

  • IT'S HALLOWEEN IN THE HOUSE OF JACK

    You know us – Halloween junkies that can't get enough of the macabre. It's all fun for us, dressing up ourselves and our house. The Halloween tree went up yesterday with its metal purple witches hat with lights on top, orange and black ribbon, eyeball novelty lights, orange-purple-green LED lights, [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

  • THIS DOG AIN'T NO ROLE MODEL

    We continued our movie watching over the weekend with MARLEY & ME and ROLE MODELS. The dog movie was cute and cuddly and then sorrowful. That's the story; now you know what I know. It was nice and reflected the life of this GQ couple with dog (and [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 11:53am EDT

  • SEE SHORT FILMS; SEND A KID TO COLLEGE

    This Saturday night the Missouri State University department of Media, Journalism and Film will host a short film screening. From the 438 submissions from around the globe, only 10 were chosen.

    This is a fundraiser for the department's scholarship program and all proceeds go to that fund.

    Manhattan [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 6:32pm EDT

  • TIP TOE THROUGH THE HAUNTED TULIPS

    I love myself a good horror/thriller/campy cult favorite/B-movie slasher flick. I think they are fun and I love being scared. The more authentic, the more realistic, the more "holy crap, that could really happen" my response, the better I feel afterward.

    THE EXORCIST is the queen mother of [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 5:52pm EDT

  • KNOWING MORE ABOUT DEATH THAN LIFE: THE STORY OF WALT KOWALSKI

    What can a priest – an over-educated, 27-year-old virgin who holds the hands of superstitious old women promising them eternity – have to tell an 80-year-old Korean War veteran about life and death?

    Not much if you ask Walk Kowalski: a widower who is completely disconnected from the lives [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 1:52pm EDT

  • CASHEW CHICKEN HITS THE BIG TIME

    The New York Times has this story about Leong's famous cashew chicken which started right here – our claim to fame. I would venture to say that Mr. Yen's (owned by a Leong family friend) is the closest to Leong's famed dish as any in Springfield can get. Mr. [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 8:08am EDT

  • GAYS AND MUTANTS

    The wife and I watched two very different movies lately, and we hope to watch more. One was a little known flick, the other a blockbuster.

    BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER!
    This funny little film is all about a naive all American high school cheerleader (she doesn't know she's' [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 5:41pm EDT

  • AIN'T NO WAY IN HELL

    I do enjoy a theological discussion, especially when those dialogues challenge my preconceived notions about God or the Bible. I think it is fair to say that most people have an idea of Hell being a place of eternal damnation with the weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. I know [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 7:49pm EDT

  • EDUCATIONAL TIDBITS I THOUGHT I'D SEND YOUR WAY

    JUDGE: OK FOR SCHOOL TO BAN CONFEDERATE GARB
    South Carolina school banned Confederate clothing. A student sued and had her case dismissed because her attorneys did not provide sufficient evidence for her claim. The district deemed the clothing as disruptive.

    CURSIVE WRITING MAY BE FADING SKILL, BUT [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 5:59pm EDT

  • BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

    I am an avid fan of Peter, Paul and Mary. My father had one of their vinyl albums when I was a kids, which surprises me as they are serious liberals who protested the Vietnam War and he is a veteran. Anyway, I listened to their music from time to [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 7:12pm EDT

  • A COMEDIC BREATHER

    I decided to take a break and showcase a Cracked.com article entitled "8 Insane Ways Parents Are Politically Brainwashing Children". I sent this to some friends, one of which responded that s/he was not amused.

    I am, at the same time, amused and disturbed at the amount of [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:51pm EDT

  • BAPTIST PREACHER: 'I PRAY [OBAMA] DIES AND GOES TO HELL"

    I've been talking a lot about hatred and irrational behavior lately. Then I found this news story from CNN and even I was stunned at the amount of crazy out there these days. Steven Anderson, a Baptist pastor, preached a sermon explaining why he "hates" Barack Obama.

    "Here'" [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:31pm EDT

  • YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THAT

    On this morning's news KY3 did a story on Obama's upcoming speech (which aired later today). The interviewed one man who objected to the speech. His problem: Nazis.

    Yep.

    His grandmother lived through the war and he was concerned about all this Nazi business. Then ... THEN ... [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 6:45pm EDT

  • A DISNEY-MARVEL TOP TEN

    Who better to lampoon the Disney-Marvel deal than the seedy but funny Jason Rohrblogger?

    My favs include:

    Peter Pan and Captain Hook join Batman and Robin for NAMBLA's "movie of the year"The Muppets take Dr. Manhattan
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:27am EDT

  • HOW MANY BLACK LIBERAL PRESIDENTS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB?

    Answer: 13

    One to do the right thing and screw in the light bulb so everyone can see.
    Twelve to fend off all the crazies who call the light "facism", "Marxism", and "Nazism".

    Judas Priest!

    [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 7:34am EDT

  • PATRIOTIC CROW: JROTC STUDENT BULLIES MUSLIM KID THEN LIES

    SPRING HILL, FL – Last week 16-year-old Heather Lawrence, a JROTC student, walked down the school corridor and discovered a Muslim girl with a head wrap who did not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. A few hours later, Lawrence verbally confronted the Muslim student in essence telling her [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 7:21pm EDT

  • DISNEY BUYS MARVEL COMICS TO THE TUNE OF $4B

    That is "B" as in "billion".

    You got it, kids. The comics giant, Marvel Comics, has sold to Disney. You can read all about it at Publisher's Weekly and Hollywood Reporter. What does it all mean? Who knows. We do know that Marvel's stock price increased to [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 6:42pm EDT

  • MANDATORY VACCINES? CONCENTRATION CAMPS?

    Skinny Kitty pointed me to an opinion piece in the News-Leader today, the writer claiming that mandatory vaccines are coming, those refusing will be listed as felons and quarantined in concentration camps. It reminds me of the "health care = Nazi" discussion I just had with an elderly family [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 9:14am EDT

  • THE US IS GOING THE WAY OF NAZI GERMANY – SO I WAS TOLD TONIGHT

    I heard it tonight ... from a real person that I know. We are (we being the United States) are heading down the Nazi path to socialism.

    Nazis.
    No kidding.

    I was discussing health care with an elderly family member of mine this evening. She stated she was [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 6:51pm EDT

  • WHERE OH WHERE HAS MY BIG BLOGGER GONE?

    Life is running at full tilt these days, what with graduation out of the way and a big boy job having started. I'm finding out just how hard it is to work all day then come home and blog. It's not so easy, but I'll try to keep it up.
    [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 9:04pm EDT

  • JUST TO BE CLEAR

    There is nothing unAmerican or unpatriotic about members of the population offering dissent. Saying so only makes one look the fool. I do think our town hall meetings have turned from civil discourse into a red wash of ridiculousness fueled by the purposeful misinformation from a few radical conservatives. But [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 1:15pm EDT

  • BREAD CRUMBS FOR THE POOR

    If it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, and quacks like a duck ... we shouldn't call it a duck. Rather, we should label it as an evil plot to euthanize all senior citizens and create a socialized state of Hitlerism complete with death camps.

    Judas Priest![...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

  • THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN


    Lately, there has been some talk about urban gardens, organic farming, and the like. You can read about Springfield's connection here and here. The two local bloggers hotlinked in front of this sentence have been covering Springfield's efforts at urban gardening.

    Today [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 3:39pm EDT

  • AARP SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE REFORM; IS IT REALLY AS BAD AS THEY SAY?

    I heard a TV show host asking some questions of a Congressman who was against all of this socialist health care reform and it made sense to me.

    If you are against health care reform because it is socialist, then you are against Medicare and Social Security, too. They [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 7:06am EDT

  • REMEMBERING JFK's SISTER

    This headline brought to you from the good folks at The Today Show (Aug. 14), who apparently decided that Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics and advocate for a life of service, did not have a significant enough legacy to warrant her own headline. She had to [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 7:46am EDT

  • WHO IS YOUR HERO?


    I have successfully managed to watch all three seasons of HEROES this summer, which took some doing. Now I am geared up to watch season 4 (Redemption) beginning Sept. 21. I have really enjoyed the summer-long HEROES marathon and found myself caught up in the [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2009, 4:00pm EDT

  • ALBERTO GONZALES HIRED TO TEACH AT TEXAS TECH

    Former (and mostly disgraced) US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has been hired as a visiting professor at the Texas Tech University political science department.

    Apparently his hiring has occurred mostly under the radar with little strife or upheaval as compared to other politicians who have transferred to the [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 3:26pm EDT

  • THE PAPER CAN DO BETTER

    Nick Ibarra, Springfield Zone 1 Councilperson, wrote a LTTE today. Finally someone wants to have professional discussion about something other than religion. He even provided footnotes to substantiate his claims.

    But ...

    As I got to the bottom of the LTTE I found no citations (online edition). [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 6:59am EDT

  • THE BIG BAD LIBERAL MEDIA

    For years the right wing has complained that the media is biased against conservatives. I offer this perspective: The Birthers conspiracy theory. The news keeps hounding the president about his birth certificate, writing stories on the subject in the face of numerous verifications otherwise. They just won't leave it alone.[...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 6:37am EDT

  • CHOCOLATE-COVERED BACON FAVORITE FAIR FOOD

    You might think humor blog, Fair City News, cooked up the above headline, but this food is for real, kids. A new delicacy of the fair/carnival/circus circuit includes chocolate-covered bacon. It's not too new. Some fairs had it last year, but it's gaining steam this year,with more and [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • HE SAYS IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE, TOO

    Not Right About Anything brings us news from the religious right (WorldNetDaily, the same folks who brought us the Birther's idiocy) that claim Jesus may very well have given us a clue as to who the Antichrist might be.

    Be sure you are sitting down for this [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 7:30pm EDT

  • TAXING FATTY FOODS ON THE HORIZON

    The LA Times reports that taxes on unhealthy foods may be on the horizon, put in place to combat obesity, obesity-related co-morbidities, and to pay for universal health care. The report cites a study released that looks at obesity policies gained from the tobacco war experiences.

    Taxing [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 5:42pm EDT

  • IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TRUTH?

    The great philosopher's have asked the "absolute truth" question for thousands of years. I don't expect to write anything prophetic on the subject here. I merely attempt to give my own perspective as it stands at 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. My ideas continue to evolve as I reflect' [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 1:17pm EDT

  • HEROES PANEL @ SAN DIEGO COMICON

    There was a packed house (according to this report) at the HEROES panel at Comicon. The freakshow will continue for another season, this time with our favorite characters getting a chance to settle down and try to figure out what a normal life is all about. New characters from [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 7:44am EDT

  • I HAD HALF

    Tonight, we went out to eat with grandma. I ate half: half of the fajita burrito, half of the chips, half of the rice, half of the beans. I even ate only half of the chips. I was still hungry when I quit, but I waited and soon my belly [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 6:47pm EDT

  • HOW'S YOUR GARDEN, MARY?

    We've made attempts to grow gardens before, with disappointing results. I'd almost given up hope for my thumb. Then the wife found the Earthbox. Our onions did terrible, all but one dead, but all is not lost. The peppers are doing fine as are the cucumbers, squash and cantaloupe. [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 1:32pm EDT

  • COX HOSPITAL BANS EMPLOYEE SMOKING BEYOND IT'S BORDERS

    According to Kathleen O'Dell's story in the Springfield News-Leader, Cox Hospital is kicking in it's most aggressive anti-smoking policies to date. Here is the breakdown as I understand them:

    Employees are banned from smoking within 500 feet of all Cox facilities during shifts and lunch breaks. This includes' [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 7:58am EDT

  • LORD OF THE FLINGS


    We hosted a trebuchet weekend at our home. Our college friends, most of whom have elementary-aged children, got together Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon. The menfolk took the children and stayed at our home for LORD OF THE FLINGS. (The ladies had a girl's night [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 4:52pm EDT

  • UNINTERESTED IN HOUSEHOLD CHORES

    I accept, as my responsibility, 90% of the household chores in the summer; however, after this weekend I am completely and utterly disengaged in the process of cleanliness. I am more interested in watching HEROES.

    The television series, HEROES, is one of my favorite shows. I was able to [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 4:47pm EDT

  • AVATAR: THE GREATEST CHILDREN’S CARTOON SERIES


    For our first summer together, the daughter and I chose to watch the entire AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER series from Nickelodeon. Consistently, the series has gotten better by growing and developing into a fully realized cartoon series.

    AVATAR is, in our opinion, simply the [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2009, 7:42am EDT

  • MORE ON HEALTH CARE

    Thanks to an alert Jack operative, I was pointed to some places that rationally support Obama's health care reform bill. I trust the American Medical Association over radio and television entertainment personalities.

    Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor from the AMA
    I’d like to share the [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 4:56pm EDT

  • ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

    Although I find some of his remarks rather interesting, I wish Charles Hedrick and all those who respond to him, would just leave the opinions page alone. I'm tired of the private little feud they are having about religion. Let's talk about authentic issues (not theological ones).

    I would' [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 12:25pm EDT

  • A LITTLE MORE WEIGHT LOST

    It is slow-going, this weight loss business, but I am keeping my nose to the grindstone. Which reminds me, I need to log my food intake for the day and also get some exercise in. Lost two more pounds at my last weigh in. [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 12:20pm EDT

  • THEIR WORDS BETRAY THEM

    A family in (you guessed it) Texas posted a sign above their door that reportedly captures their disdain for the illegal immigration problem, and it is a problem. The sign reads:

    HISPANICS
    KEEP OUT

    This family really isn't protesting illegal immigration at all, even though that is what' [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 12:03pm EDT

  • THE PITY-PARTY OF REALITY SHOWS CAN SUCK IT

    I'm not fond of the all too common dysfunctional derbies that pit poor person against poor person in a race to see who can garner the most pity from television producers and the populous. I don't see that as contributing to a healthy life too much.

    That's right, I [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 10:27am EDT

  • THE 10-STEP PROGRAM TO BEING A SERIAL KILLER


    Can you say "dark comedy"?

    HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER tells the tale of Mike Wilson, a teacher of all things deathly. Together with his apprentice, he instructs us on the basics of killing a lot of people. What's included? How about [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 1:30pm EDT

  • CRACKING UP

    I offer you a series of funnies from Cracked.com. I love this site and always get a good chuckle when I need one.

    Understanding the Complexities of NASCAR: A FlowchartThe 5 Stages of Political ExcusesThe 10 Geekiest Pieces of Furniture in the Universe
    [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 8:14am EDT

  • OH, IT'S A THORN ALRIGHT

    Desdinova pointed me to a piece in our local paper regarding race. Sharon Lee Archer of Springfield laments the News-Leader's inability to find white faces to photograph. She's tired, you see, of all the Negros in the paper. She's not a fan of diversity, don't you know. Who' [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 8:03am EDT

  • DRAMA CAMP

    Today was my daughter's first day at her two-week drama camp (as if she needs lessons in drama). She came home beat, which is just how it should be. Keep em moving and grooving, says I. Tomorrow we find out what part she gets to play then we practice, practice, [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 6:32pm EDT

  • 900 MILES

    I put exactly 900 miles – house-to-hotel – on the motorcycle this weekend (Thursday-Sunday). It was a good time, but things are starting to change at the rally. It's not the same. Growing pains I guess. Still, we had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves and the endless parade [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 6:23pm EDT

  • DOG FOOD: MAKING CHORES A REASON TO WORK OUT

    The dog was almost out of food. I could have taken the van or better yet I could have taken the motorcycle. It was a nice day, I hadn't exercised yet so the daughter and I (and one of her neighborhood friends) followed in the footsteps of Carbon Trace' [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 4:23pm EDT

  • A BIKE ON THE WILD SIDE

    Dad and I – along with our friends and family – are leaving for the Little Sturgis motorcycle rally this week. The progeny and I spent the afternoon washing and waxing the bike in preparation for the ride.

    This is a guy thing so the wives stay home [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

  • POKING SOME FUN AT MICHAEL JACKSON AND HARRY POTTER

    The world is all a-flutter with environmental (cap-and-trade) debates, celebrity deaths, political sex scandals, gubernatorial resignations, and pool-side racism. Only two of those are really news worthy in my opinion. So why not have some fun?

    Top Ten Surprises at Michael Jackson's Funeral
    My favorites include:
    Billie Jean [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 3:49pm EDT

  • SHOCKER! BIG 3 CAR MAKERS ONLY ONES ON 'AMERICA'S MOST OVERPRICED VEHICLES' LIST

    According to Forbes.com which cars are the most overpriced? It will come as no surprise that the biggest failures come from the Big 3 Detroit automakers. The biggest offenders were:

    Jeep LibertyDodge Ram 2500Chevrolet Trailblazer
    No foreign brands make the list, as those automakers' cars tend to be' [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 7:23am EDT

  • COMIC CONVENTION TOMORROW

    Springfield is having its Second Annual Comic Book Convention tomorrow (Sunday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is at the Lamplighter Inn North. (Last year I mistakenly went to the Lamplighter Inn South at Glenstone and Sunshine. Don't make the same mistake.)

    It's pretty small, but I' [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2009, 10:37pm EDT

  • NO BAGS REQUIRED

    Today was the first time I went to the grocery store and did not use one single, solitary plastic grocery bag. Go environment! I've had the cloth bags for a long time now (months, actually) and I haven't used them for grocery shopping. I kept forgetting to put them in [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2009, 10:27pm EDT

  • DID RUPERT MURDOCK PURCHASE THE NEWS-LEADER?

    I've heard it complained about that the local newspaper is liberal. One defunct blogger lamented the liberalness of the editorial board while he was a member. I read just one more article from an editorial board member and I can't fathom it. I keep wondering when it was that FOX [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2009, 8:32am EDT

  • DOES THE NEWSPAPER NOT CONSULT THEIR AP STYLEBOOK?

    RE: Changes in parking places upset some

    I stopped counting the number of times the reporter used the word "handicap". It caught my eye because I am certain the AP Stylebook specifically states not to use the word "handicap". I consulted the Internet.

    I went first to [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 8:46am EDT

  • I CAN SEE ALASKA FROM MY RECLINER

    Palin forgot her pledge to voters to fight for them and quit her job as governor earlier this week. The libs will see this as someone who cannot even finish what she starts, which is true. Conservatives will frame it as a move by a victimized pitbull with lipstick who [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2009, 9:53pm EDT

  • EATING HEALTHY AFTER THE 4TH

    I didn't do too bad over the holiday, food wise that is. Yesterday was a bit too carb-filled, and I'm sure I had too many dips (spinach dip, hummus, a touch of cheese dip) but for the most part I ate pretty well.

    This evening I jumped right back [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2009, 9:43pm EDT

  • BIKERS STILL HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS

    Gov. Nixon vetoed the motorcycle helmet repeal as cited in this News-Leader story. The reason cited was safety, specifically a study of Florida's motorcycle helmet repeal and the significant costs to taxpayers because of the repeal.

    The release cited a national study that indicated the repeal of Florida's' [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 7:18am EDT

  • GOODNESS, GRATIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF GEEKNESS


    I had no idea Springfield was this cool (or nerdy depending on your viewpoint) but we have our very own free celebration of all things nerdy. Really. I'm not kidding. A real celebration of nerdom.

    Picnic at the End of the Universe[...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 7:23pm EDT

  • HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!

    We traveled to Muskogee, OK earlier this Spring for a Renaissance Festival and it was loads of turkey leg eating, wool tight wearing, fun. If you missed out then you have another chance this weekend and the next one.

    4th Annual White Hart Renaissance Faire
    5651 Highway F, [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 7:15pm EDT

  • TRULY TASTELESS (BUT FUNNY) MICHAEL JACKSON JOKES

    Has enough time passed? It has for me. I was a fan of the oft-accused boy-diddler's music when I was in sixth grade, but it was not long until I moved past his poppy tones to a more metal scene. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 8:50am EDT

  • HELLUVA WEEK FOR JEHOVAH

    Click here to read Jason Rohrblogger's Top Ten Things Overheard in Heaven Last Week. Why? Because he's funny, that's why. And, I emailed JR and told him I needed something funny to post on my poor old blog. He obliged just fine. Ain't he a nice feller?

    I' [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 12:48pm EDT

  • WHAT’S IN YOUR PANTIES?

    Michael Jackson, a pop icon alleged to have yanked the drawers off many a young lad, died. During that same time period the Supreme Court ruled the school-led strip search of the 13-year-old girl alleged to have ibuprofen concealed in her under britches was unconstitutional. You remember that story, [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 10:05pm EDT

  • TWO MOVIES I WANT TO SEE

    While watching movies in the theater today, we saw two trailers that made us take notice. M. Night Shyamalan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER and Tim Burton’s 9 both look really cool. (The links take you to the trailers.

    The daughter and I have been watching Cartoon’s Network’s AVATAR: [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 7:50pm EDT

  • MOVIE MADDNESS DURING OUR FAMILY VACATION

    A nearly presidential-term spent in college (you can freely interpret that as unemployed) has wreaked havoc on our family finances to the point that we are running very low on the greenbacks. So our family vacation has consisted of staying home, eating in and watching movies on Netflix.

    We [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 7:22pm EDT

  • ARE STANDARDIZED TESTS REALLY ALL THAT BAD?

    I'll leave you with this note before I head out on vacation.

    One of my favorite educational sites asks the really hard (and interesting) questions. This month's pondering centers around standardized testing. You know, the bane of the educational system. Is it really as bad as all' [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 8:25am EDT

  • I CALL THAT A SUCCESS (EVEN IF IT IS A SMALL ONE)

    I ate too much for dinner. I hate it when I do that. I've been starving to lose weight and when I pass a certain spot I no longer make good decisions. I was hot, tired and hungry after the garage sale. We cleaned up and I was famished. Too' [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 7:42pm EDT

  • IT'S AS HARD AS GOVERNMENT WORK

    Garage sales make good money but they aren't nearly as much fun when you are in charge. Typically, Skinny Kitty takes care of the garage sales. I help out, move tables and talk to customers, but the wife and her mother are usually in charge. This time Skinny Kitty was' [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 7:37pm EDT

  • FAT JACK THE BARBARIAN

    When I was just a wee lad and watched CONAN THE BARBARIAN with Arnold Schwarzenegger I was transformed. He was so cool to my eyes. The video stores had just opened in my small town (that was back when the VHS-Beta debate was still raging) and I hunted down any [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 1:17pm EDT

  • ENJOY THE NUTSHELL

    I have so many thoughts that I want to blog down and I just can't seem to muster the umpf to do it. I've been thinking about politics and religion and the environment and even sexism, but I just don't have the grapes. This will have to suffice.

    Politics:' [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 1:05pm EDT

  • NETFLIX STREAMING MOVIES TO MY TV

    It's better than pay-per-view. We have watched tons of movies this weekend, despite being so dadgum busy.

    Friday Night: Went to bed at 2 a.m. (I helped with the teens at our church lock-in.)Saturday Night: Got home at 9:30 p.m. after driving to Windsor, MO to watch my cousin's' [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
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