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    Crossed Giblets of Death 2009

    Tradition is being crushed this CGod. First, it's a tiny gathering. The wife claims I have offended so many people, no one is coming. You and your damn column was the exact quote. This works out well because the wife has already promised the kiddo both a pumpkin pie and a cherry pie. This was...
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    Cat Owners

    Screw the squirt bottle. Go for a SuperSoaker. You can't be there 24/7. One blast generally keeps the cat away for 24 hours. Simply bringing it into the living room will send said feline running. Or, should you be less barbaric than I, catnip toys generally bliss out even the most psycho...
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    What do you do when a story falls flat?

    Jack: You want to be appreciated? Be a fireman. Otherwise, drive on
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    Hal McCoy's run is ending...

    The run ain't done, son. The Real McCoy will live and prosper online. Ask Hall will continue to run on Sundays. And Hal will be around to share a Cuban and a coffee. The world hasn't ended, just tilted slightly on its axis.
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    Every newspaper needs a bar

    Oh the vagaries of life that throw bar owners and beat writers together. No good ever came from it. Though a whole lot of fun was had. Top drawer of the desk in the cubicle I rarely visit holds the keys to the backdoor of the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe and the No Name. Both gone and best...
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    The 3rd of September

    Life is simply not long enough to learning everything we need to know to understand life.
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    Has anyone hiked up Half Dome?

    Came down it about 4 decades ago. Don't remember much. Maybe it was the several days of clutch and thrutch. Or the Mountain Red at the summit. You will love the valley. Expected to be pushed to your limits.
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    Navy officer files sexual harrassment complaint against Miami Herald journo

    Other side of the story: As in she has consistently drilled the Gitmo brass with embarrassing stories? Nah, that couldn't be it.
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    Swim parents *rolls eyes* aye, aye, aye

    Inkstained Wretch in his loud Hawaiian shirt, shorts, T, sandals and straw hat leaning over the spit rail w/ stopwatch in hand, timing the girls 400 IM. Asshat Reader/Clueless Swim Dad walks up and says in snarkest voice: "So I see your daughter won her race. Suppose that will be in the Daily...
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    New Jenkins book or remind me to never engage in a battle of wits with Jenkins

    Dan Jenkins, comma
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    RIP Michael Colley

    Every time I flew through Hookville, Mike was always available to help out a harassed inkstained wretch. He was one of God's true gentlemen. Seems to me, we deserved to have him around longer.
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    Erin Andrews violated

    Many newspapers have adult supervision, or used to. The internet does not.
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    Better late than never Richmond

    New boss: This is Monument Avenue, Inkstained, one of our most cherished landmarks, which remembers the brave heroes of the war between the states. Me: Wow, this must be the world's largest collection of second-place trophies.
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    Dateline Afghanistan ... Send in the Marines

    I know Khe Sahn. Helmand it is not, though both grew wonderful dope. I would note in passing that Gen. Dan K. McNeill was a shavetail grunt leading an infantry platoon in 'Nam. He has served his time in heck. We shall see if our leaders have learned their lessons from history.
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    Using circ numbers to plot coverage

    Good idea, cousin. But what about ur web site? Maybe the dead tree edition doesn't go to the back of beyond, but ur web does. Circulation may not be a true measure of interest. Now if the geniuses that run this biz would just figure out how to monetize all those eyes that get their news for...
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