By bendystraw on May 31, 2005
Shortly after he walked back to the restroom, I received an e-mail from boss-across-the-hall.
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By bendystraw on May 18, 2005
I find the whole concept of “birds as pets” disgusting. Ditto feeding birds out of your hand. Feed the birds? Tuppance, schmuppance. This dislike of close-up birds stems from my high school job at Lititz’s General Sutter Inn. I name names only because the Inn now has new owners, so everything I’m about to relay […]
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By bendystraw on May 17, 2005
Someone turned an ugly portrait of the pope into a jigsaw puzzle and then displayed it next to a decorative, flashing-light moose plaque. This shocking exhibit is but a few steps away from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, an institution that embodies the national pastime and moral fabric of our great nation.
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By bendystraw on May 10, 2005
I guess Jim Thome got bored on the disabled list, because today he paid a visit to the soulless office park.
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By bendystraw on May 8, 2005
Frankly, I am shocked that no enterprising weblogger has taken on the project of documenting the life and times of Lititz, Pennsylvania. I’d do it myself, but I’m only there a few times a year. My current Lititz goal is to track down “shoe man,” a former state trooper who sits in his front yard […]
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By bendystraw on May 3, 2005
I just ate the last kosher, low-cal, low-carb vanilla Passover meringue. There’s really nothing else to write, so I’ll leave you with some eye candy. Eye candy #1 is a picture of Pat Burrell’s backside. Eye candy #2 is The Dessert, last week’s main culinary accomplishment. The Dessert has many layers: A crust made of […]
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