Category Archives: Serious Stuff

Open letter to the teen who nearly died yesterday in Englewood

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Dear teen driving the car on Walnut Street; You nearly died yesterday because you were impatient and you thought you were owed the right-of-way making a left turn onto National Road. From page 36 of the Ohio Digest of Motor … Continue reading

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Grab your ankles

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled that it is legal for you to be strip-searched when arrested for any offense, however minor. Moreover, they did not limit the number of times you could be searched … Continue reading

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The Dad Who Shot His Daughters Laptop: 7 Reasons The Majority Are Wrong

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Today’s post is a guest post by the novelist and essayist, Jane Devin. We’re delighted she stopped by to bark and walk in our back yard and welcome her any time she wants to wander in. If you haven’t already, … Continue reading

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Meet the head of your new HOA; The Bank

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Common wisdom was once upon a time that the bank did not ever want to own your home. It would try so hard to not own your home it would fall over backwards to work with you if you ever … Continue reading

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A monkey with a loaded gun does not make him a marksman

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I wrote four drafts of this #letsblogoff and scrapped every one. I don’t think the world needs another diatribe about how we are all getting stuff for free and think we are owed full service. I’ll let others do that. … Continue reading

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A middle-aged, middle America impression of OccupyWallStreet

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I’m a middle-aged mutt in this wasteland between the two coasts commonly known as Middle America. Most of the United States lives here, but we rarely — ok never — get asked about important things like politics and the economy. … Continue reading

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The I Could Do it Better Syndrome

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You know them. They’re the people who yell at the television on Monday nights, insisting that they could have caught that pass or avoided that tackle. They’re the ones who can’t attend a conference or event without telling other people … Continue reading

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