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The Dipmobile Rides Again
Back in college, my dad, tired of having to repair my sporty, candy-green Volkswagen Sirocco lemon, turned it in for a shit-brown two-door Plymouth box on wheels. The car looked like my mom’s Dodge Dart, a car she was embarrassed to be seen driving, but her car looked like a Bentley compared to my turd Read more
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I’ll believe any of these when one happens
Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for Brody Brazil. I just wonder if this is more wishful thinking than anything else. Read more
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The Accident, the Smell of Jimboy’s, Recovery, & the End of Scootering
On September 25, 2024, I got into a traffic accident while riding home on my scooter. I am a retiree, but I occasionally work part-time as a retired annuitant at my old job. I traveled about 10 or 15 miles an hour in congested traffic and did not stop in time before I hit a Read more
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Alas, if I Bowled, I Probably Would Bowl Alone
“Citizenship is not a spectator sport.” – Steve Miska I was intrigued by an interview by the New York Times podcast The Daily of political sociologist Robert Putnam. I had never heard of the man before but I wanted to know more about his work when the interviewer and Putnam discussing his 2000 book Bowling Alone: Read more
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Six Sentence Story: Inside the Tunnel
Jack laid on the table as two techs applied straps across his chest and his left arm holding it stationary. Ever since he was a teenager, he had had MRIs done every five years or so because he had a seizure disorder, but they were always for his brain. This time; however, he had injured Read more
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The Final Days of the A’s in Oakland & the Team in Sacramento
As regular viewers of this blog knows, I am long suffering about the A’s move to Las Vegas. During this period, I have posted many videos of Brodie Brazil, the NBC Bay Area Sports announcer. Well, that’s ending as well, though Brazil may still be around, but not as an A’s (and Sharks) announcer. Here Read more
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