Latch Key Husband – FAIL

At least mine isn’t this bad. My cellphone sang its happy little ukulele tune at 7:05am this morning. Just as I was falling back asleep from my benevolent benefactor’s morning stampede ritual before departing for work. With one eye closed, I flipped the phone open and looked at the caller…

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Mad Cow Strikes Back

Source: deviantart.net So, according to the US Department of Agriculture, the single case of Mad Cow disease in California was a “one-off mutation” that was discovered by accident because “the cow in question had died at one of the area’s hundreds of local dairies, but exhibited no typical outward signs…

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How To Have A Really Bad Day

Have you ever had one of those days when you woke up after a wonderful nights’ sleep and thought to yourself, “Man, today is going to be a GREAT day” only to have it turn to complete and utter caca before your very eyes? And no matter how hard you…

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Compulsively Passionate

I am very passionate about… There are many things I’m passionate about. Some moral. Some ethical. Some legal. Others are fun. A few are not so fun and boarder on maddening. And some that don’t fall into any of the above; it depends on your definitions. But what exactly does…

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Talking To Llamas

My best friend, Myral, is a llama. Ok, not a gangly, wooly, lick your forehead kinda llama (although, on a dare, she’d probably lick you). I nicknamed her ‘llama’ a couple of years ago when she was telling me about a particularly weird night at Mandalay Bay where she worked…

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Alaska Myths Debunked

Growing up in the wilds of Alaska, most kids take fishing and hunting (often for subsistence) as a normal part of life.  It’s pretty common for little Timmy to miss the first week of school in the fall because moose season just opened and the family has to fill the…

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If I Were A Famous Writer…A Daydream.

Just about every writer I’ve come across holds a secret (sometimes not so secret) desire to become famous and/or rich. I’m no exception. Although, my overwhelming, soul-sucking self-doubt will probably hold me back so that I’ll never come to realize that dream. That whole self-fulfilling prophesy thing, you know. But…

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The Truth About the Seasons in Alaska

There seems to be an erroneous belief that majestic Alaska is a mysterious land locked forever in winter’s icy grip, trapped beneath ancient glaciers, forever frozen in time. Where darkness runs amok, the Auroras dance and Alaskans sit around in their cabins, slowly losing their minds and daydreaming about tropical…

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