Monthly Archives: November 2011

Just a Short One (My Fervent Wish)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

It’s hard to know if a song will be considered “timeless” as the years pass.  Will it equal the nostalgic beauty of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”, or will it have a faddish pull, like Sheryl Crow and Kid … Continue reading →

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Things I’m Thankful For–Turkey Day 2011 (Heavy version)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

–I’m thankful that not every TV show is “shot-through” with that ridiculous, bright, glaring green and yellow light that “CSI: Miami” has.  1st-year film student at the controls, or what? –I’m thankful that I almost never see any TV shows … Continue reading →

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Things I’m Thankful For–Turkey Day 2011 (Lite version)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

–I’m thankful for my daughter picking out what shirt I should wear, on days that she stays overnight here.  It’s always the same Black Hills t-shirt, with lightning bolts on it, and hearing her patter down the hall to go … Continue reading →

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Things I forgot from the last random thoughts post

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Thanks, Wikipedia, for ruining my little fantasy on this one: Why does German chocolate frosting have coconut in it?  Did the Nazis look for some “magic tiki thing” in the South Pacific and I missed the Harrison Ford movie about it?  … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts 11/20/2011

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

You know how those Navajo rug-weavers purposely put a flawed line in a rug, since only God (Great Spirit, whatever) can be perfect?  In the same vein, I strive to be as completely flawed as possible, every day, in order … Continue reading →

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Dumbest Song Lyrics From Songs I Don’t Hate

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Criteria: Maybe a big favorite of mine, but at least one that I wouldn’t cringe at and turn away from if, say, I was driving between Murdo and Wall, South Dakota, and I was tired of my CDs and the … Continue reading →

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Trivial Psychic

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

(Every word of this story, except for the obvious stuff, is true.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent and this one woman.) Back in the ’90s, when Saturday Night Live was still occasionally funny, Christopher Walken did a … Continue reading →

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Wanderlust

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Back in 2000, when I told my folks that my wife had left me, one of the first things out of my mom’s mouth was “Are you leaving town?”  I suppose it’s a normal reaction when things fall apart that … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a Retired Newspaper Editor Couple

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

(I think my friends in other countries probably know American culture as well as we do, from TV, movies, and whatnot, but, just in case:  “Seniors” is a common media term for old farts, and “boomers”, of course, refers to … Continue reading →

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