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Boys and Fireworks…and Regrets

By admin | Published: March 4, 2010
Like any other boy, I loved shooting off fireworks when I was a kid. But it was illegal to buy, sell, or own fireworks in the small Iowa town where I grew up. But they weren’t illegal in Missouri. I can remember that about a week before the Fourth of July, people would load up [...]
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The Thumbtack

By admin | Published: February 19, 2010
I don’t know how it ever started. I suppose the same way anything like this does, slow at first and escalating until things are completely out of control. At least that’s how it seems. Everything was fine one day and crazy the next. But it isn’t that I’m not to blame. I can’t say that [...]
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Exercise Ball

By admin | Published: October 4, 2009
Sitting in cube-city for a living, there isn’t a lot you can do to make life more interesting. But every once in a while, something comes along that make you sit up and take notice. Speaking of sitting, this came from a guy I used to work with. His name was Vaughn, Instead of sitting [...]
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An Enjoyable Read for Teens and Adults Alike

By admin | Published: July 16, 2009
I just recently finished read Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan and I have to say, it was a nice read. It’s an older story, making its first appearance in 1990, so some of the references and dialogue was a bit dated, but not distractingly so. It’s a psychological thriller – almost horror – for [...]
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