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Movin’ On Up!

Well we’re movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up, To the east side. We finally got a piece of the pie. “The Jeffersons”  Theme song by Jeff Barry and Ja’net … Continue reading

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Liberal Scorned. Dick Gregory (1932 – )

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among … Continue reading

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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

My Delphi Forums friend MerlinsDad and his wife live down in Atlanta. He wrote to me a few days ago that the head librarian in the city had ordered all the libraries to close because it was snowing and they … Continue reading

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There’s No Business LIke Show Business!

There’s no business like show business Like no business I know Everything about it is appealing Everything the traffic will allow Nowhere could you get that happy feeling When you are stealing that extra bow Irving Berlin (1888-1989)   I’m … Continue reading

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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire, Your Nose Is Longer

Liar, liar, pants on fire Your nose is longer than a telephone wire Ask me, baby, why I’m sad You’ve been out all night, know you’ve been bad The Castaways OK, here’s a question for all you dog owners out … Continue reading

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Gentrification Redux Take II

Goodness gracious, another person responds with real dialogue about an issue! Wonderful! Christopher Patton wrote in response to Gentrification Redux: I don’t think urging people to use the police force as a proxy to handle ‘bad apples’ really solves the … Continue reading

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Mr BoJangles, I’ll Dance the Truth With You

  He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughtout the South He spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and him travelled about The dog up and died, he up and died. After 20 … Continue reading

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Closing Farmer’s Market On the Capitol Square 2007

It was another gorgeous day in the neighborhood with temperatures nearing 60* under mostly sunny skies. We still haven’t had a hard frost and aren’t even going to see a light frost tonight with temperatures only dipping down into the … Continue reading

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Gentrification Redux

However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. … Continue reading

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