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Is it hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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We all got ourselves scared silly by the apocalyptic weather reporting around here and after obsessively checking to make sure the water dishes were full and the hammer to bust out a car window was safely stowed in the van, … Continue reading →

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The killing of Osama bin Laden

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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As the media launches it’s way into the play-by-play analysis of the Osama bin Laden raid, I’m left here struggling to figure out how I feel about the whole thing. I have come to the conclusion that I feel the … Continue reading →

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None of your reality is really real

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This is the town center of North Clayton Village in Clayton, Ohio. It has a nice wide Main Street, store front shops, a coffee shop, a park around the corner and apartments on top of the shops. It has everything … Continue reading →

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Cool your jets – a #letsblogoff post

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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When I was offered a job with Huffy that moved me from Minneapolis to Dayton, I was a young, ambitious, go-getter. Go, go, go. I supposed that is why they wanted me; lots of energy, lots of ideas, gonna change … Continue reading →

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I sure do miss the smell of horse dung

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Last year, an acquaintance who has a part-time firefighter job, supplemented by a full-time ambulance driver job with no health benefits had to go to the emergency room with asthma complications. The hospital ended up having to admit him for … Continue reading →

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Fire for hire; the new public services

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I read a rather dry account of the last Union, Ohio city council meeting in the Dayton Daily News this morning. Nobody goes to these things and fewer people read the articles recapping them. But maybe we should start paying … Continue reading →

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You wish you were Charlie Sheen

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Admit it. You wish you were Charlie Sheen. While you are shaking your head violently from side to side and stomping up and down disagreeing with me, just hear me out for a few seconds. Then you can go back … Continue reading →

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