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Pandemic Week 52: Sweepstakes and Political Games

Pennsylvania’s Governor Wolf rescinded travel restrictions on March 1st for residents who exit Pa. and return from other states, and for non-residents who enter the commonwealth, while not requiring them to quarantine anymore for 14 days without a negative COVID-19 … Continue reading

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Put a Sock in It!

Now into week 49 of the pandemic and tired of complaining all the time, I’d like to start this essay with a happy thought. Well, at least it is for me. Spring-training’s first set of exhibition-baseball games is two weeks … Continue reading

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Get Over It!

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season … Continue reading

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Time Warp

Yesterday, the 22nd, was the 56th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. For kids today, that far back must seem like McKinley’s 1901 assassination did for me. It was a Friday afternoon in 1963. … Continue reading

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Definitely Would Be Politically Incorrect If Published Today (Warning: Adult Content)

Twenty years ago this evening, Fargo North Decoder dropped into Comedy Corner, which was a posting board on my now-defunct Website that bit the dust at the beginning of this decade. I can’t believe we’re only a month and a … Continue reading

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Joker’s Wild

How about some old quips for filling tonight’s sacrifice to the gods of the blogosphere? Being the lazy sort, I figured this was an easy way to fulfill the weekly obligatory rant and rave. Taken from Comedy Corner, my old … Continue reading

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Automotive Idiosyncrazy

A little less than two days are left in July, making the month’s fifth week quite short, as seen in the graphic to the left. Blog entries during diminutive weeks like this one are usually nonexistent, and my scheduled tirades … Continue reading

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IDGAF: Generically Speaking

Melania Trump wore a Zara cargo coat the other day, on which the back of the garment had been inscribed with graffiti-style lettering, stating, “I Really Don’t Care, Do You?”  Photographers had captured her alleged fashion faux pas, which was … Continue reading

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Picture Licenses and Photo Ids

Just renewed my driver’s license. The last time was in 2014. Curious about the length of validity in other states, I checked online for the information. How did we ever survive before the Internet? The longest period is in Arizona, … Continue reading

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