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A Paranoid’s Guide To Summertime Fun

Posted on June 15, 2016 by pegoleg

Ah, summer.  Warm breezes and budding flowers call us outside after a long, cold winter.  I answered that call just the other day.    I strode briskly along and inhaled deeply, filling my lungs with life-giving fresh air…and about 273 … Continue reading →

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Big Game Hunting In The Wilds of Indiana

Posted on June 4, 2016 by pegoleg

Originally posted on nudge. wink. report.:
My quarry was in sight.  After years of searching, the biggest prize of all would soon be mine.  Mine!  I thought back on how I had arrived at this point. It was purely by…

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Arrrr! How I Fought Off Cap’n Microbeard and His Bloodthirsty Band of Pirates

Posted on May 31, 2016 by pegoleg

Look sharp, mateys!  If yer ship be flying the flag of Windows 7 or 8, batten down the hatches and prepare to repel boarders.  Cap’n Microbeard and his bloodthirsty band of pirates be sailin’ the interwebz’ stormy seas. A co-worker … Continue reading →

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10 Beauty Tips For Beautiful Beauty

Posted on May 17, 2016 by pegoleg

You can’t watch Bravo, E! and other highbrow TV channels, or pass magazines like Us Weekly or Star in the check-out lane at the grocery store without being bombarded with pictures of the Beautiful People.  How did they get that … Continue reading →

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Taking My Art On The Road

Posted on May 10, 2016 by pegoleg

It’s hard to make a living as a writer, no matter how talented you are.  And if you’re a poet?  Forget about it.  Poetry doesn’t pay.  It may sound romantic to starve in a freezing attic in Paris, but the … Continue reading →

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Dear Travelocity

Posted on April 23, 2016 by pegoleg

Originally posted on nudge. wink. report.:
It ain’t easy to run in heels. Dear Travelocity, It’s over between us. I stopped by your site last week to look at hotels for a possible weekend getaway in Chicago.  Now you won’t…

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Step Away From the 1040 Before Somebody Gets Hurt

Posted on April 15, 2016 by pegoleg

Back away.  Back.  Away.  Now. I’ve got a sharpened #2 Ticonderoga pointed at my jugular, and I’m not afraid to use it. The floor is littered with broken pencils, crumpled 8863s and tufts of naturally blond hair, pulled out by … Continue reading →

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Got Food? Drink? Incontinence Pads? Time To Call The IRS

Posted on April 8, 2016 by pegoleg

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.  (Death occurring while on-hold waiting to talk to someone about taxes is not certain, merely a very distinct possibility.) Has this ever happened to you? You’re trying to do your taxes, there’s one … Continue reading →

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Or Are You Beautiful Because I Love You?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by pegoleg

Few things are more boring than having to listen to someone newly in love go on and on about the many ways their new soul mate is the most wonderful person to ever walk the earth.  Except, perhaps, having to … Continue reading →

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The World Covers Its Ass With Yoga Pants

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pegoleg

Women once had a dizzying array of clothing options. There were outfits for day and evening, business and sports, formal and casual. Those days are gone. Now all you need are a couple pairs of yoga pants and you’ve got … Continue reading →

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