Basil’s Blog

To which of my three sisters am I directing the question?
Each of them.
Notice I didn’t say “all of them.” Because that would imply it’s okay to collaborate. It’s not.
Each of you must answer the question independently. And you might get help from the others by reading their comments. But no collaboration, sis. Or sisses.
So, to [...]

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¶ If this post is hard to read, it’s because I’m using the Safari browser to write this on a WordPress blog. ¶ You see, I got a MacBook computer recently. And I’ve been trying out all the functions of a Mac as I make the change from 20+ years of PC computing. ¶ Now, to be [...]

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Have you been to Wal-mart lately?
They’re decorated for Hallowe’en. And have been for a bit.
Yeah, I know. Kids love the whole trick or treat thing. I did, as a child.
Not too keen on it now, though. Comes from being an old, grumpy fart, I suspect.
Still, the stores are decorating for the holiday.
And that’s the rub.
Isn’t [...]

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Met the Wife for lunch at Subway today. Still there as I write this, by the way.
She likes the roast beef sandwiches. Orders them most of the time. Me, I prefer the Subway Melt or the Italian BMT.
But, today, I decided to go crazy and and order a chicken bacon ranch sandwich. I’ve had them [...]

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A while back, the Wife … and then I … got iPods. She got the Shuffle … and that’s really cool, by the way … while I got the big iPod. Not the Nano, but the one with the bigger video screen.
Of course, this was all shortly before they came out with the new iPods. [...]

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You’ve read or heard, I’m sure, about some cities looking to ban baggy pants that are so popular with many of the youth today.
Some are opposing the bans because they’re “targeting young black men.” Well, that’s bogus. If for no other reason than because the “young black man” with baggy pants I just saw was [...]

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It took over three weeks … 23 days to be exact … but the whole episode with someone backing into the car is now behind me.
Actually, the repair shop had the car ready yesterday … and I picked it up yesterday. But, USAA wouldn’t pay the repair shop … even though I used a repair [...]

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A year ago, he was a South Atlantic League all-star for the Columbus Catfish. This year, he’s the hero of game five of the Southern League championship series.
Sergio Pedroza belted a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th inning to lead the Montgomery Biscuits to a 4-3 win in the deciding game of the [...]

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USA Today had an article online this morning talking about the Michigan-Notre Dame game.
The headline: “Michigan blanks Notre Dame in battle of winless powers”
Now, think about that for a minute.
“Winless powers?”
Isn’t that a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron? Like “jumbo shrimp.” Or “working vacation.” Or “Microsoft Works.” Or “liberal thinking?”
Two teams that are 0-2 [...]

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We’re in Huntsville for a Biscuits game. And the Montgomery Biscuits had plenty of opportunities tonight, but couldn’t close the deal, falling to the Huntsville Stars (Brewers) 4-1 in game 4 of the Southern League finals.
The loss evens the series at 2 games apiece. The decisive game 5 will be tomorrow night, but we won’t [...]

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