Monthly Archives: August 2016

Entry 582: Tail Between My Legs (Starring Riley the Sheltie)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by markhal

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post about our Shetland Sheepdog, Riley. He’s about a year and a half old now, and I’m happy to report that the training period is over. Yup, I’m completely trained. Really, I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Entry 581: The Unfine State

Posted on August 23, 2016 by markhal

Well Thursday I’m once again heading down to the Ft. Lauderdale area. It’s my favorite destination…if the alternatives are prison and the dentist. I’ve written often about how much I hate the place, and how I sometimes root for global … Continue reading →

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Entry 580: That Old-Time Rock ‘n Roll*

Posted on August 19, 2016 by markhal

I’ve been writing a lot about getting old recently, spurred by my daughter turning 30. However I thought that, with my last post, I’d be done with that subject for awhile, or at least until I found myself going out … Continue reading →

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Entry 579: My G-g-generation

Posted on August 16, 2016 by markhal

Well, as I mentioned in my previous post, our lovely and talented daughter Casey turned 30 last week, which can only mean one thing: my wife and I are friggin’ old. I remember how old I felt when I turned … Continue reading →

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Entry 578: Something Tells Me It’s All Happening at the Zoo

Posted on August 11, 2016 by markhal

So last weekend, I took my daughter Casey to The Bronx Zoo. That, in itself, is not a remarkable statement, since parents in the New York Metro area have been taking their children to The Bronx Zoo for well over … Continue reading →

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Entry 577: I Can’t Wait for My Next Emergency

Posted on August 8, 2016 by markhal

IMPORTANT: If you start reading this post and think it’s about baseball and then want to stop reading because you don’t care about baseball, please don’t, because it isn’t about baseball at all. In fact, if you’re not a baseball … Continue reading →

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Entry 576: Seriously, Have You Ever Heard of These Sports?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by markhal

Tomorrow athletes from all over the world will gather together and try to avoid getting the zika virus. Yes, it’s NBC’s Summer Olympics: time to dust off Bob Costas (whose eyes have hopefully recovered from the last Olympics) so he … Continue reading →

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Entry 575: I Don’t Wanna Do It Myself

Posted on August 1, 2016 by markhal

The headline read: IKEA’S NEW PROJECT COULD CHANGE RESTAURANTS FOREVER This was horrible news! I already knew, of course, that Ikea had changed furniture forever, and I really didn’t like the way that turned out. Once upon a time, furniture … Continue reading →

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