Monthly Archives: August 2008

Pickin on Thursdays

Quote of the Day     “For most men (till by losing rendered sager), Will back their opinions with a wager.”     George Gordon, Lord Byron, from “Beppo” Before you act on any of the information contained in today’s post, be … Continue reading

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The Approaching Storm

Quote of the Day     “Squalls out on the gulfstream, Big storm’s coming soon”     –Jimmy Buffett, “Trying to Reason with the Hurricane Season” Well, we knew it would happen, and sooner rather than later.  A big storm is … Continue reading

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9 Year Old Pitcher Banned–A Conversation and 10 Cent Analysis

Quote of the Day      Morris Buttermaker–Come on guys, remember what I told you.  There’s no “I” in “Team.” Matthew Hooper–Yeah, but there’s an “M” and an “E”. Tanner Boyle–“There should be an “F” and a “U”.       –a … Continue reading

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Follow My Anguish

I just wanted to leave a reminder for you readers to check in on the “My Life as a Bulldog” page a bit more often.  Now that football season is here I’ll be updating it regularly.  I’m separating posts by … Continue reading

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An Old Story TB Hopes is as Funny in Print as it is Live

Quote of the Day      “You got to listen to me!”     TB, circa April, 2000 I was asked some time ago to tell some old stories on this blog and someone else specifically mentioned Key West since TB had … Continue reading

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TB’s Inaugural Ten Cent Analysis

Quote of the Day     “Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.”      –Colin Powell TB has the idea that I can … Continue reading

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Presidential Runnin Mates

Quote of the Day     “The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president.  All he has to do is get up every morning and say, “How is the president?”      —Will Rogers TB posts from … Continue reading

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Spending Money

Quote of the Day     “It’s clearly a budget.  It’s got a lot of numbers in it.”     George W. Bush Paul B. Farrell is a financial columnist with over 1000 articles to his credit.  He appears regularly on all … Continue reading

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A Customer Service Conversation

Quote of the Day     “If you’re looking at it right there on your computer why can’t you just send me my check?”     Unknown Old Guy from earlier today TB continues his series of recorded conversations today with an … Continue reading

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Global Warming Slowed by Manmade Global Cooling?

Quote of the Day     “It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”       –Yogi Berra I was forwarded an email today including the transcript of a NOVA episode from PBS.  To confirm its validity, I went to the NOVA … Continue reading

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