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Political Platitudes, Sedition and Treachery

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Mike Slickster

The holidays are history, thank goodness, which were painful for many this time around. Due to not being able to gather with family and friends safely in large numbers, resulting from COVID-19 and a variant thereof (into week 43 of … Continue reading →

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Time to Air Out the Dirty Laundry

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Mike Slickster

Here we are on Festivus, a day for us to air our grievances, my kind of day by golly! Although, everyday is a day like that for me. Why should today be any different? For instance, when I’m counting calories … Continue reading →

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My, How Time Does Fly

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Mike Slickster

Getting in this week’s entry a bit early this morning. ‘Twas purging the inboxes of my various e-mail accounts, which had loaded up with messages left over from the past few years since I bought my latest laptop. The last … Continue reading →

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Here’s Hoping 2017 Will Make America and the World Happy and Civil Again.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Mike Slickster

Waiting until a few minutes before 2017 to publish this, I’ve spent portions of my day today writing this final entry for 2016. The way the multitudes of icons have left us suddenly during this past year, I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Love, Kristen: Run for Your Lives!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mike Slickster

Happy New Year! I know it’s almost a month late in announcing, but with grading exams and tying up loose ends, I’ve been extremely busy and apologize for not having stopped in to guest-post. I love the holidays, especially now … Continue reading →

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Oh, No, Mr. Hands!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Mike Slickster

The holidays are over with and forgotten—that is until now by bringing them up again—so it’s better to let sleeping dogs lie until Thanksgiving yet to come; although, we’ll start hearing about them certainly in October, or even September. Each … Continue reading →

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Waiting with Bated Breath for Spring and Baseball Season

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Mike Slickster

Worse winters have been listed on record for single snowfalls, such as the one when the behemoth blizzard of ’96 struck in early January. Philadelphia was socked with 31 inches (79 centimeters) of powdery snow that shut the area down … Continue reading →

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Today’s Tirade: Last One for 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Mike Slickster

If I had one piece of advice to share amongst everyone, I would say, “Use dental floss, for it will save your teeth.” Plus, resolving to use this oral-hygiene accoutrement regularly in 2014 makes a handy-dandy, quick-and-inexpensive resolution with which … Continue reading →

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Time to Air Out the Dirty Laundry

Love, Kristen: Run for Your Lives!

Waiting with Bated Breath for Spring and Baseball Season

Today’s Tirade: Last One for 2013

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