Reader Grace practically challenged me to a hardship-off. In response to my post “How old am I in dog American years?” she writes:
I was born in pre-economic-Tiger South Korea. We had an outhouse, and took baths in a big tub in the courtyard that my mom filled with hot water. In the winter we went [...]

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While nature has the subject of decaying organic matter pretty well covered…

…it still has plenty of work to do on the old cars.

I promise no more pictures from my apple orchard trip.

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In keeping with the recent European theme I am posting this clip from the Broadway Show Legally Blonde which I enjoyed during my trip to New York City.
In the clip the discussion centers on a certain witness, who may be gay or European or both.

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I let this caption contest go on long enough so today I am happy to announce the winners.
Three non-anonymous entries that I liked the most came from Nightmare, DKC and AF.

The winner is Nightmare, he will receive a beautiful Chiefs Hoodie Shirt, which will allow him to blend in when he goes to the Chiefs’ [...]

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Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur concludes today with a big dinner. Religious Jews observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. I figured one out of three is better than nothing, so I didn’t eat all day. I did drink some [...]

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My friends NutHatch 47 who sing with a real Russian accent will be preforming this Saturday 10/11/08 @ Korruption starting at 9pm. Check out their website and MySpace.

Who knows I may be there enjoying familiar surroundings.

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While taking pictures for the recent Olathe post I noticed a hearse parked by the Public Defender’s office. There is a better caption for this somewhere, if you have it, I’ll throw in 500 miles for a free magazine subscription of your choice.

P.S The Kansas Citian is still welcome to claim his free subscription from [...]

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Recently I wrote about a mustache contest conducted in Olathe, KS over 50 years ago. Today’s contestants did not volunteer to participate, they were actually arrested in Nassau County, NY and displayed on the Nassau County Wall of Shame (do we have something like that here?). I found the Wall of Shame by accident, while [...]

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Today is the Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year 5769 as it’s known to the rest of you Gentiles. Here is a video with the song about the holiday and a display of traditional items associated with Rosh Hashanah. I don’t understand the words but the title says so and the song is nice.

After reading [...]

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Just like Erin I like looking through my blog stats and although the number of clicks and views is pitiful, the keywords that led another random reader to my site sometimes reveal a little something about said reader. Most people find this page by looking for jalapeno recipes, gold teeth or some other weird combination [...]

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