So far, it’s been pretty nice and surprisingly uneventful. I should warn you now that there is no one singular aim, focus, or theme in this entry. Instead, today’s dispatch will parallel the activities I have planned for the garage this weekend. Brush pick up is happening in my neighborhood this week and I’m...
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I woke up by myself this morning without the assistance of the alarm I have set on my phone. That’s not to say I didn’t need help though. As she does just about every night / morning, the Pit Bull partook in her rigid habit of waking me up with a tongue to the...
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I had a flashback today. I don’t really remember what was going on at the time that made me even think of such a pivotal moment in my youth. None the less, the memory was suddenly there. As potentially embarrassing as a recounting of the event could be, I feel it only necessary to...
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Geez, what I wouldn’t do for a strategically placed Q-Tip in my left ear right now. Sometimes the moment arises where you have an itch just deep enough in your ear canal that your fingernail just can’t reach. At the same time, a paper clip or the door key to your 1984 Chevy Citation...
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When I was about eight years old, I was introduced to a wonderful and exciting sport which took up a good month of my time each year for a total of five years. It was at that time in my formative years that I was introduced to the Cub Scouts. Now I’m not going...
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It would seem to be that our pit bull Hope has a previously unrevealed trick up her sleeve. Believe me. I’m just as shocked, baffled, perplexed, and befuddled over the matter as you are. Even still, it’s true. Every Sunday for the past six weeks or so, the CFO and I have been packing...
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Thomas Edison would be proud. On September 4, 1882, when the first commercial power station began providing electrical power to customers within a square mile of its Pearl street location in Manhattan, who would have ever thought the use of electricity would revolutionize the way we live our lives? Nearly 130 years later, life...
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Well I’ve decided to offer up a new feature here on TharpSter.Org. I discussed the matter at length with the Board of Directors, and unanimous consent was provided to me as the heart and soul of the consortium to venture out a bit beyond right wing rants, gag news stories, and whimsical soliloquies about...
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Perhaps you’ve missed me. Yup. So have I. I really won’t go into a great deal of detail to explain or justify my absence, as it’s immaterial. Just know that the absence has been widespread. The absence has been so ubiquitous that I’ve even locked people out on Lotus Notes Sametime at the auxiliary...
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The KitchenAid Artisan 5 Quart Mixer which falls under model number KSM10PSMC so far appears to be a nifty little toy. It comes equipped with the capability to receive a variety of attachments which are designed to twaddle your turnips, batter dip your soon to be fried lard balls, tie a fly or two,...
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