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Category Archives: writing
Could 2016 be the Year of the New Hamburgler?
Oh, McDonald’s! Just when I think you’ve given up on your advertising campaign (has it been 10 or 12 years of I’m Lovin’ It!?) you turn us all completely on our heads with your new ad campaign. The Hamburgler! Remember him? … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, essay, family, Millenials, Observations, Obsessions, parenthood, society, trends, fast food, McDonald's, writing
Tagged fast food, hamburgler, humor, McDonald's, Observations, writing
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Winter Riding
It has been warm and snowless up here in Massachusetts. I am not complaining, the weather has been perfect for winter riding. If you don’t mind riding without snow or freezing temperatures. After last winter, this is something I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bianchi, Bicycles, bicycling, blogging, christmas, photography, photos, winter, writing
Tagged blogging, Observations, writing
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I’ll Have an Extra Smarmy Venti with Two Pumps of Who The F*ck Cares
I can’t be the only one around who had no clue about the mega over-priced, crappy coffee chain red cups until my newsfeed and twitter informed me EVERYONE IS OUTRAGED OVER THE STARBUCKS RED CUP CONTROVERSY! Are we? We are? Really? I … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, cautionary tales, drama, red cups, society, starbucks, who cares, writing
Tagged blogging, drama, it's just coffee, Observations, red cups, society, starbucks
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Bianchi Mini Velo Bicycle
I have a new obsession. This is a Bianchi Mini Velo. They are smaller than regular road bikes but have the same ergonomic geometry to feel almost similar to a full sized road bike. The purpose of these bikes are … Continue reading
Posted in Bianchi, Bicycles, Mini Velo, Observations, Obsessions, writing
Tagged Bianchi, bicycles, mini velo, Observations, obsessions, small bicycles, writing
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Kim Davis is NOT like Pope Francis
I have been openly irreverent and disrespectful regarding Pope Francis’s “secret meeting” with Kim Davis. It fosters the impression that I give the meeting as much consideration as it takes to flick from one website to another to find the … Continue reading
Posted in essay, gay marriage, Kim Davis, Observations, Pope Francis, religious rights, writing
Tagged Catholic Church, cautionary tales, gay marriage, Kim Davis, Pope Francis, religious rights, writing
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Silence, silence, silence.
I have been in the most colassal road blocks of all writing road blocks. It’s unbelievable. I look at my keyboard, and all its beautiful little letters and just…can’t do it. I’m blocked. Totally blocked. It is inconceivable because I … Continue reading
Posted in essay, Observations, writing
Tagged blogging, cautionary tales, dredging up the past, essay, writing
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Goodbye To My Dear Friend
I have to say good bye to one of my dearest friends. I don’t want to, it’s awful, and I wish I could somehow change what is now life without him in it because it’s going to be far too … Continue reading
Posted in baseball, Boston Red Sox, Donald B., essay, family, Friendship, Sorrow, writing
Tagged baseball, Donald B., friends, sorrow, The Boston Red Sox
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Oxford Dictionaries New Words and Phrases
I love learning the new words and phrases that make the Oxford Dictionary radar, although I really don’t like the website-I believe it’s a site loaded with malware and hacker ability to destroy my computer-but I digress. New words are … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, humor, Observations, society, writing
Tagged blogging, humor, modern life, Observations, Oxford Dictionary, social decline, words, writing
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The Whistler
I am confounded by social media. There are days I swear I’ll delete my FaceBook account and transform that wasted time into a productive hobby such as a search for a cure for dropsy or bilious fever. I am afraid … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, essay, family, haunted tales, Observations, society, writing
Tagged blogging, cautionary tales, dredging up the past, family, getting along, Massachusetts, Observations, writing
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