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Blood and Honor: Listening to the Crow
December 17, 2012 – 12:42 PM | 15 Comments
<I>Blood and Honor</I>: Listening to the Crow

“Bruno was the consummate racketeer. Scarfo, on the other hand, was a gangster.”
The crime
It’s about the self-destruction the Philly mob, so: pick your felony. But implied also is a metaphorical crime, an affront to the …

Big Country Little Car Tour II, Day 11: Ogallala, NE to Green River, WY
August 6, 2011 – 7:17 PM | 5 Comments
Big Country Little Car Tour II, Day 11: Ogallala, NE to Green River, WY

I’ve had Grandma on my mind a lot since Tuesday, the anniversary of her death. Thanks to the revelation the other day that the swimming hole is not an artifact of Twain’s America, but still …

Save The Day: April 29
April 29, 2011 – 7:08 AM | 14 Comments
Save The Day: April 29

7 AM update
Yes, you read that right; yes, I got up to watch the royal wedding. Back in the day, my grandmother called my parents and told them to get me out of bed for …

“Did I act wrong? Am I a bad son?”
December 22, 2009 – 12:26 PM | 45 Comments
“Did I act wrong? Am I a bad son?”

I hesitate to wade into the Shellie Ross/Madison McGraw fray — in case you don’t know the story, you can get the background here — but my boy MB at OMG! Ponies! posted an exquisite, …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 4: Write-Ups
August 17, 2008 – 10:06 AM | 49 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 4: Write-Ups

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1 Vanilla vs. 16 olive oil. You do have some vanilla-loathers out there, but I can’t imagine they’d make this one close.
8 Irish cream vs. 9 Gold Medal Ribbon. …