Monthly Archives: August 2009

See You in September

Posted on August 28, 2009 by

What?  August 27 is our anniversary?  Why wasn’t I informed in advance?  NOW what? How many years?  90?  75?  Shit.  Am I close?  No.  Shit shit shit. I know.  We’ll go to Key West.  Okay?  We’ll go tomorrow and stay … Continue reading →

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There She Melts…….

Posted on August 27, 2009 by

A new trend has developed in Hungary in an effort to “demonstrate how Hungarian cosmetic techniques have advanced in the past decade,” according to the Plastic Surgery Channel. Pageant officials say that they want to show off their new “affordable” … Continue reading →

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Not Your Father’s CARE Package

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Sometimes they don’t need any commentary whatsoever.  Thanks to Ms C for the lead! You can recycle your bottles, cans, and paper products. Now you can recycle your old sex toys! Recycling Your Sex Toys Finally, there’s an environmentally friendly … Continue reading →

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AFLAK Attack

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

This longish article about kidnapped semi-domesticated Muscovy ducks ending up on dinner plates got some attention over at Rick’s place yesterday. Reading the story, I can’t decide which is more appalling: (a) making pets out of Muscovy ducks, (b) stealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Golden Oldies (Deja Vu All Over Again) | 8 Comments

What Can Brown Do For You?

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

It’s Sunday night and Guido has a colonoscopy tomorrow morning.  So: I’m on my own for dinner this evening. I’m on my own for sex this evening, too.  Maybe she’ll watch. There will be horrible, gut-wrenching (literally) sounds all night, … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Weekend, and Nun Too Soon

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Look, it’s Friday and usually I don’t post a lot on Friday because nobody reads it anyway.  Except for the literally 1,382 people this week (so far) who hit on this post from April, 2008.  Which I simply can’t understand.  … Continue reading →

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Girls Girls Girls

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

As Our Troops Die In Afghanistan……. Last week….. Human Rights Watch discovered that a revised version of the Shiite Personal Status Law had been quietly put into effect at the end of July — meaning that Shiite men in Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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Dis-Carded

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

The letter from HSBC — which stands for something, I suppose; I’ve come to recognize it as the wolf pack that now controls my GM MasterCard — informs me that my credit line has been reduced to $1,000.  A thousand … Continue reading →

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Dania Beach Vision: Bars and Gay Sex

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Thanks to Mr. Schwinkle for the lead to the following………… Your A to X Video Outlet, this city’s last adult entertainment business, remains defiantly open despite a 2001 ordinance that requires it to pack up and leave its Stirling Road … Continue reading →

Posted in News From the Nation's Dicktip | 16 Comments

Why I Don’t Post on Monday

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

For one bleary early-morning moment, I thought the New York Times had outed Rick.  It didn’t.  We now return control to your teevee set. Well, wait.  Speaking about the Times, this still bothers me.  Eunice Shriver, founder of Special Olympics … Continue reading →

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