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Dreck.

Hazy. Hot. Humid.

July 22, 2008 – 6:39 am

We’re in day 8 of 90o+ heat, with the humidity trailing that by a nose. A break is on the horizon, doubtless in the form of torrential downpours and thunderstorms.
I can’t wait.
-k-

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Punchlines #24

July 20, 2008 – 2:42 pm

I remembered this punchline while waiting to get a haircut earlier today:

“Nope, just cut hair.”

This punchline was of course in response to the question “Bob Cox here?”
It was all I could do to keep from giggling out loud.
-k-

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Command of the Day

July 20, 2008 – 1:09 pm

One of my Fedora feeds had an announcement of the Rawhide version of a nifty little utility called rpl. Here’s its help screen:
Usage: rpl [options] old_string new_string target_file(s)
Options:
–version show program’s version number and exit
-h, –help show this [...]

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The Brunch Bunch

July 16, 2008 – 3:57 pm

One of the hoped for but not expressly articulated events of our trip was being reintroduced to our friends’ eldest son, his lovely wife, and their cute-as-a-bug’s-ear daughter. I had not seen their son since he was in diapers; it was inappropriate to go through my usual my how you’ve grown routine.
On Saturday morning, [...]

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The Out-of-Towners

July 16, 2008 – 2:39 pm

We took a cruise down the Chicago River and out onto Lake Michigan on our recent visit. Our host had gone below to avail himself of the plumbing facilities and cash bar. So, my little bride and I did the classic touristy thing; we handed our camera to a fellow tourist, [...]

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American Beer

July 15, 2008 – 7:00 pm

It appears to me that American beer is now to be found in Texas. Not on the side of a race car, not known for equine cartage displays, but just an excellent product:

-k-

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Retire Already

July 15, 2008 – 4:26 pm

Brett Favre: Packers should let me play elsewhere
I’ve been an admirer if not an outright fan of the Green Bay Packers going back to the Bart Starr/Boyd Dowler/Max McGee days. News like that in the posted link always makes me shake my head. Favre, you’ve won Super Bowls, you’ve been an Iron [...]

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March Madness will Never be the Same

July 15, 2008 – 4:11 pm

Packer out, Kellogg in as CBS lead announcer
I must admit that it took me a while to get used to Billy Packer, but after having done so, I appreciated his observations, and obvious passion for the game of college basketball. And, after 38 Final Fours, I’ve had ample opportunity to hear Billy’s comments. [...]

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Back at tbbs WorldHQ

July 15, 2008 – 12:25 pm

The first Search For America Tour for 2008 has reached its conclusion. My little bride and I arrived home, happy but tired, yesterday afternoon. We quickly scooped our gear out of our rental Cadillac STS, and headed to the airport to return our beautiful Capitalistic Rental Car. It was an awesome ride, V8 [...]

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The Long and Winding Toll Road

July 9, 2008 – 11:04 pm

The Search for America Tour finds us in Fremont IN, safe, but tired. This particular SfAT is powered by Cadillac STS, a firehouse red, Northstar V8 powered Capitalistic Car if there ever was one. Man, I can’t believe the instrumentation on this rig. A variably heavy rain fell as we navigated the Pennsylvania [...]

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