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If you’re not a fantasy football fan, I’m guessing this post isn’t for you. But if you are, feel free to give us your critiques, suggestions, and general opinions of the team Hoffa and I put together last night in our draft.
We’re playing in a 9 team league, and last [...]

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I’ve done it, Fredders. As both an apology and an excuse for the long absence from writing, I’m proud to inform you that I’m now a married man.  All the months of planning, plotting, scheming, building, telephoning, wheedling, cajoling, rending of garments, etc. came to a head on August 15th, 2009 at a sweet, [...]

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In my last post, I explained that the search is on for a new local establishment where I can have a few beers, play a little keno, and watch a game or two. Well, last night Hoffa and I decided to check out a place that seemed to fit my stringent requirements, The Wave.
If you [...]

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One of my best excuses for not posting in, well, a month is the fact that I just moved to a new place. And it’s great. No more bashed-in windshields, no kids throwing basketballs at our walls, no more awful Revere Beach traffic. Everything is excellent, and I have no complaints.
But one thing is missing: [...]

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Weelll…I had hoped to be finished with our masterpiece, and have a complete and total package to show you this week.  But paint takes time to dry, and the nice days where you can play a game of golf are limited! (Mom had a 4 pm tee time) Nevertheless, we completed the final steps, and [...]

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I’ll admit it.  When I was a lad, I fancied myself something of a handyman.  After all, once you’ve helped your dad re-shingle the house, re-wire a few lamps and replace plumbing fixtures, you feel like you can do anything.
Guess how long it takes living in your own home before you realize that you [...]

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As many of you don’t care about, I grew up some years ago, and have at least a few clear memories of the 1970s.  My sister is a few years younger than me, and I’ll warrant she has at least a few herself.  Both of us, however, have long treasured the memory of listening, on [...]

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I have a PC that runs Vista, and I like it.
Possibly the first instance of those words being combined this way and printed, yet in my case it’s true.  I sandbagged my four-year old Dell and replaced it with a new one (I paid about 300 bucks for the last one, new, so [...]

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Well, folks, I’ve got a new place. We’ll be moving to Waltham next month, leaving scenic, historic Revere Beach behind. We’d been talking about finding a new place to live, but really hadn’t looked seriously. It’s hard to leave such a cheap apartment with everything included, but the family next door provided us with the [...]

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Many of us hate our jobs.
But I have managed to raise it to an art form.  I’ve been working at the same nonsense now for about twelve years (thought not all at the same company) and no, I’m not going to tell you what it is, since I’m shitting all over them.  Ah, who am [...]

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