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Wry Bother?: Tea Party Reject
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Dear Mr. Andersen:. Thank you for your application, but we are unable to accept you as a member of the National Tea Party at this time. We appreciate your sending your medical records, but the fact that you have both irritable male syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome is unfortunate, but does not qualify you for membership per se. The fact that most of our members also have these conditions is merely a coincidence. The same goes for your two blocked cranial arteries. By the way,...
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Wry Bother?: Of Animal Carcasses and Geniuses
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Of Animal Carcasses and Geniuses. 8220;I can’t download the new photos from my ITouch to the computer,” I whined to Kathie. “I used to be able to, but now I can’t.”. 8220;Did you hit something or move something,” she predictably asks. Well, I signed us up for the Cloud.". 8220;What does that do? 8220;I have no idea but a pop-up popped-up and said I should sign-up. It’s like a big computer in the sky, I think.”. This is what they call the employees at the Apple Store, all of w...
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Wry Bother?: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. On December 6, I report to the County Court to serve my jury duty. I am looking forward to it. This wasn’t always so. Back in my working days, I would moan and groan and wiggle liked a hooked fish to get out of it. I never did. However, though I have been called four or five times in the last twenty years, I have never actually been on a jury and have only been empanelled once, which shows the system is fairly efficient at keeping crack pots off of juries. Now that I am retired...
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Wry Bother?: January 2011
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011. A Visit to the Other Side. As the little old lady and I stood next to each other at the sinks washing our hands and avoiding eye contact in the mirror, I wondered when she would start to scream. Instead, there was just an awkward silence that seemed to last forever. 8221; I assumed it was another of the children who was still finishing his business, when in fact it was the little old woman. She must have been terrified to see my large sneaker clad feet looming under her stall d...
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Wry Bother?: Things We Did Last Summer
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Thursday, October 27, 2011. Things We Did Last Summer. In case you hadn’t noticed, no new posting has appeared on these pages since last July. Of course you hadn’t noticed, but I will explain my absence anyway. By the way, thanks to my good friend Googlebot who faithfully visited three times a day and accounted for thirty per cent of my readership during the Absence. The long and short of it is I decided to take the summer off. Okay, it is almost November, but I am retired and lose track of time. Played ...
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Wry Bother?: July 2011
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Looking at the deep tooth marks on the temple ends of my eyeglasses, Kathie said: “Well, you’ve chewed through these, maybe it’s time to start on another pair.”. This was her way of saying she thinks I need a new pair of glasses. I agreed because, frankly, I was fed up with the half-eaten ones. Elisabeth was home for a visit and was delegated to accompany me and prevent any fashion miscues from occurring. I am slow to change. Also, glasses hide the tote bag size sacks that hang ...
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Wry Bother?: October 2011
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Thursday, October 27, 2011. Things We Did Last Summer. In case you hadn’t noticed, no new posting has appeared on these pages since last July. Of course you hadn’t noticed, but I will explain my absence anyway. By the way, thanks to my good friend Googlebot who faithfully visited three times a day and accounted for thirty per cent of my readership during the Absence. The long and short of it is I decided to take the summer off. Okay, it is almost November, but I am retired and lose track of time. Played ...
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Wry Bother?: March 2011
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Monday, March 21, 2011. Welcome to my closets. That’s right I have two. Neither of them is of the walk-in variety which is just as well since you would probably break your neck on the shoes heaped up on the floor. Here in Closet One are my dress clothes. I rarely go here anymore since I stopped working. Yes, I have a lot of neckties. I love the little dears but rarely have occasion to wear one. Take a look at this one. Looks like just an abstract design right? Why so many pairs of pants? Up there on the ...
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Wry Bother?: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Scrambled Thoughts on a Ramblin Ride. I’m heading for Reading. The Outsider Folk Art Gallery there is including my carvings in an upcoming exhibit and I am driving out to deliver my work. I love road trips and today is a perfect day for one: the sun is shining and the temp is in the sixties. I’ve loaded my old Volvo wagon which I had to do by climbing over the front seat because the tail gate is broken. Isn’t that a stick-up? Ha, ha. There’s a sign for a town called V...These a...
