Archive for February, 2010

Hey, Kids…What Time is It?

Most of you probably don’t remember Buffalo Bob’s shout out, but for me, it always signaled the start of some special social interaction; the fact that it was between marionettes, (a pre-teen cowboy, a half-seal/half-duck Flub-a-dub, a blustery, old curmudgeon and a Dilly-Dally), and an assortment of odd humans, (Bob,…

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Going for the Gold…Uh, Tin?

I’m not into the misplaced nationalism behind the Olympic Games.  Sure, the participating countries provide the fertile ground, but the competitors are obsessively dedicated individuals and the chants of “USA, USA!” or “Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan!” take away from simply cheering for the best of the best.  As an American, however, I…

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Valentine’s Day, etc.

It’s difficult for me, (although I’m hopelessly romantic), to not focus a cynical eye on today’s Hallmark©-ambushed “holiday”.  Using both eyes to take in the bubbling magma that is 21st Century ideological enterprise, it is no wonder that we are adrift in a sea of tea bags. We have universally…

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Runaway Blog

I had some very important things to say this week.  However, I borrowed a friend’s Toyota and I am barreling down the NY State Thruway, completely out of control and unsure if blogging and texting are legally the same thing…I guess getting pulled over isn’t an option anyway.  Hey!  There’s…

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