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Living on barfly time

Posted in Alcoholism, Boozing, Communities, History and Recollections, Humor, North Bay on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

These are some memories that came to mind in the shower as I ran through a series of vocal exercises in preparation for an appearance on a new television program, “Singing with the Falling Stars.” I’m hoping to be paired with Britney.
Once upon a time, a few buddies used to entice me into a bar [...]

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Admiral Crowe Buried

Posted in Celebrities, Current Events, Foreign Policy, Politics, Power, War on October 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Breaking Eyewitness News from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD

Our on-the-scene correspondent reports that Admiral William J. Crowe, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and Ambassador to Great Britain under President Clinton, was buried a few moments ago at the U.S. Naval Academy cemetery.

With [...]

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Vote Yes on Proposition No

Posted in Bureaucracy, Current Events, Humor, Politics, Power on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The average voter wanders around in a state of bewilderment. We fit that bill to a T. We know how it is. When it comes down to it and voters step in the voting booth, panic will overtake many of them as they suddenly can’t read the ballot because the print on it is so [...]

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Cynicism reigns

Posted in Bureaucracy, Current Events, Demographics, Politics, Power on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I am by nature a cynical and suspicious individual. This is because I know how a lot of things work, especially politics and bureaucracies.
That’s why I greeted the mayor’s State of the City address with major skepticism. Yep, he received the regular glowing reviews from the Chron. That is to be expected.
Still, questions remain. For [...]

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The Asian-American Experience

Posted in Current Events, Education, History and Recollections, Multicultural Influences, War, Writing on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re interested in the Asian-American experience in America, you might be interested in checking out the works of Milton Murayama. A Hawaii-born author now living in San Francisco, Murayama is noted for several novels about the Japanese-American experience in the U.S. As an 84-year old Nisei (second generation American of Japanese descent), his works [...]

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The road to hell is paved with nonexistent dots

Posted in Alex Tourk, Current Events, Humor, Politics, Power, Ruby Rippey-Tourl, Ruby-Rippey Tourk, Scandals, Sex on October 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Have you ever heard this one? “It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it a thousand times.”
I have resolved a thousand times and more never again in the history of the world to include THE NAME in this site. And I swear I am not going to include it now.
But then, someone always triggers my [...]

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A Half-Act Play

Posted in Current Events, Humor, Politics on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Scene: Mayor’s Conference Room.
Attendees: The Mayor, an undistinguished assortment of department heads, supervisors, commissioners, and senior staff members.
The curtain rises
Mayor: Where the hell is my secretary?
Secretary: Here, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor: You’re a man for criminy sakes. Men can’t be secretaries. Eric, get me a damned secretary.
Eric: Okay, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor: How about that broad at the end [...]

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