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Danger Ball

Several years ago my wife and I lived in a small town where there wasn't a lot to do on a Saturday night. A good friend or ours would come over to the house, and we would all ...

Do teens really drink 25% of the booze

As reported by MSNBC, something called the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse put out a study last week noting with alarm that a quarter of all the alcohol sold in ...

Drake the Bouncer-Kitty

Drake, our white, stub-tailed kitty, (aka Anger-Management-Kitty) apparently will abide no fightin in his establishment.  He was lounging by the pool this morning while the ...

Happy Holidays Everyone... That's Right, I Said HAPPY HOLIDAYS

(I'll keep this one short and light, I promise.  And there's a joke at the end.)  I don't know, maybe I'm crazy but... When someone says to me "Happy ...

I could SO not be Amish

Monday night (Labor Day), a storm blew through here.  Typical Florida storm, but...  In one instant there was a bright flash, and a really LOUD boom, and all the lights ...

I Have Seen It All Now

by Curtis Wiggins I can die now. I have seen everything. There is nothing left that could possibly top what I have seen. Oh, I thought I had seen it all. I have seen a man walk ...

In case you were wondering...

... Yes, all of our animals have jobs, and compound nicknames.  Phineas, the big dog, is known as Security-Dog.  He was born a security dog.  He takes great pride in ...

Interview: The Devil and the "27 Club"

by Curtis Wiggins Another musician dies at age 27.  Another member of the so-called "27 Club".  Is it coincidence, or is something deeper going on here? Shortly after ...

Last Days in Cincinnati

by Curtis Wiggins I have some very useless things lying around my house. The most obvious are our two cats. My wife would disagree with me on this point. Not that I have ...

Merry Xmas Everyone... Yes, that's right, I said XMAS

by Curtis Wiggins For all my dear Christian friends who have made an annaul tradition of getting bent this time of year about the use of the term "X-mas", please kindly consider ...

My Collection

by Curtis Wiggins I am a collector. Collecting is a great hobby, if you can afford it. I can't. So my collection is a little different. There are lots of things to collect, but ...

One Nation Indivisible

Monday is Memorial Day, the day we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country. This holiday began as a remembrance of the soldiers lost in the Civil ...

Recollections of Easter (The Easter Egg Hunt)

by Curtis Wiggins This is a paraphrased recollection of an actual conversation I had with my mother when I was about four or five… Me: What’s an easter egg hunt? Mom: We take ...

Spring Lock Coupling Disconnect Tool

by Curtis Wiggins There used to be a time when working on a car was simple. At least a little simpler than rocket science or brain surgery. I can remember when I could open the ...

The Meaning of Life

When I was a child, I had a dream that I looked up at the stars, and in the stars I saw the answer. THE answer, the ultimate answer to everything. It was perfect, it was beautiful, ...

The New Millennium

The question recently came up about the start of the new millennium. I wasn't going to get into it, but someone asked. In short, the official answer is, it starts in 2001. However, ...

Things I Learned in College

by Curtis Wiggins Golf Ball + Tennis Racquet + Indoor Hallway = Awesome! No toilet paper, no paper towels... got coffee filters? You can make pizza with Bisquick and spaghetti. You ...

Those Wacky Bobbetts

by Curtis Wiggins I swore to myself that I wasn't going to do this. I swore I would not write anything about John and Lorena Bobbett and their tendency to cut off body parts. ...

When Dreams Come True

by Curtis Wiggins  I have had a dream come true. First time that's happened to me, at least that I am aware of. It wasn't a very good dream, nothing to do with world peace, ...

Why We Dream in Metaphor

by Curtis Wiggins I have a friend who is starting a new job soon. I just had a dream where I was concerned about whether or not he would like this new morning radio show we were ...

 


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