Monthly Archives: August 2016

“Up on the Roof! 100 Proof!”

Posted on August 26, 2016 by squathole

Remember that kind of call-and-response thing from years ago? Nothing to do with the song by the Drifters. Nothing to do with anything, as I recall, except adolescent hormones better left forgotten. Although I had occasion to think of at … Continue reading →

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And He Could See Russia, Too!

Posted on August 23, 2016 by squathole

A friend filed the following dispatch from the Alaskan Bay: “We continued south on a ship whose first port of call was Skagway.  It turns out that part of Sarah Palin’s childhood was spent here. The house, built in 1899, … Continue reading →

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Even The Losers

Posted on August 18, 2016 by squathole

Minding my very own business at the Liquor and Rubber Balls Sports Bar & Numismatics Anonymous Recovery Center when I commit the error of nodding hello to Betty Washerman- Shirtz, sitting down the bar and texting furiously. Washerman-Shirtz has a … Continue reading →

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Forget Me Not. Not!

Posted on August 17, 2016 by squathole

I pack up and box a stack of books I don’t want anymore, toss them into the car and ride off to the sunset (literally: I drove them  20 miles to Key West Island Books!) to trade them in. To … Continue reading →

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Marketing

Posted on August 8, 2016 by squathole

This story starts in a lake in Schenectady, NY. Seems a young man hooked himself an an alligator gar — unusual fish for that area, native of Mississippi. He kept it long enough to have a photo taken, then, as … Continue reading →

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Stimulating

Posted on August 3, 2016 by squathole

Talking lately to a nerdy friend whose idea is to establish a brain-stimulation clinic. The machinery is inexpensive, and there don’t seem to be any licensing and regulatory hurdles other than those that govern businesses generally. I do some research … Continue reading →

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