I used to smoke, just like I used to be not too fat or grumpy or whatever else. I quit long time ago, became fat and grumpy and whatever else. My reasons for quitting were simple: my daughter was on the way and my workplace banned indoor smoking when outside temperature was below zero. I [...]

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I am off to to Chicago but just so you don’t miss me I will leave you with this:
Name This Tool

Take a minute to think about it. Give up?

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iDay started early. I poured some iCoffee iNto my iMug and was on my iWay. I jumped on i35, my iCar weaving iN iTraffic and iN the blink of an i, I was looking for an iSpot iN the iGarage.As always iWork iNvolved a lot of iTalking on my non-iPhone and otherwise passing some iTime. [...]

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Since it’s so hard to increase the number of readers on this here blog, I will be taking an easier route and will just try to increase the weight of my existing visitors. Once again I’d like to bring to your attention a golden opportunity to fatten up on a free McDonald’s Southern Style Biscuit [...]

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Most religions start with some kind of revelation. Some guy while walking in the woods finds golden plates, next thing you know, two scmucks are knocking on your door asking strange questions. An old man walks to the top of the mountain, comes down with a couple of stone tablets, next thing you know I [...]

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I am all about killing and eating tasty chickens but I draw the line at shaving them!

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WARNING: This post is not kosher on any day of the year.
My imaginary friend Moxie Mama wants to celebrate her 1/4 Ukrainian heritage by eating what real Ukrainians eat. Well, that’s real simple and no cooking required to boot. Ukrainian National Food is salo which is non-rendered pork fat. There is nothing like a thick [...]

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 Some time ago I had a friend. She was beautiful and smart, funny, vibrant, with great sense of humor and an attentive listener. I cherished our moments together when we met for a drink and a conversation. Then I had to open my big mouth… Needless to say that our short-lived friendship is now a [...]

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First of all, after I started writing this post, I looked up the infamous “Beef it’s what’s for dinner” slogan and something didn’t sound right for me. I am not a grammar expert but doesn’t this sentence have two words “is” in it, as in “Beef, it is what is for dinner”. Is it the [...]

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On the way back from the weekend trip to St.Louis I composed this piece of fine poetry:
O, Trader Joe’s, I’m drawn to you
Like light-attracted bug.
I have to drive two hundred miles
To buy your legal drug.
O, CEO of Trader Joe’s,
Please clear up this mess
So I can have my choco-fix
And also save on gas!

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