Author: Herb
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Dead Drunk
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I wrote the original piece in ’05 when the thing happened. I found the re-post I did in ’08. When I saw the title in the archives I re-read and recalled the whole sad, sickening thing. My question is still valid. Why isn’t alcohol a prescription drug? Why do I…
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Veteran’s Day
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On Veteran’s Day, many of the area businesses recognize the contribution of all of our military veterans. This post is just a shout-out to say thanks to all that these businesses gave out today. The lines were really, really long, but it was worth it in the end. Started off…
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Conversions Chart
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Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings and Scarlet Pimpernels, My readers have always been the “brainy” type and I’m sure the majority of you can convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and back again in your head, and remember that 1 pound is equal to 0.453592 Kilograms or that 1 mile equals…
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What A Man Of Conviction Can Do
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Once upon a time, there was an evil empire in the world called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. One of the reasons they were evil was that they were Communist and not a real republic at all. They ruled their people with an iron fist and kept them trapped…
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How Many?
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I received my orders to be stationed at Fort Carson, CO, in February of 1988 and moved my family out here by March of ’88. We were backslidden heathens when we got here. Even though we had both been taught the right way, we had strayed pretty far off the…
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One U.S. Soldier
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A large group of Taliban soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune, “One U.S. soldier is better than ten Taliban.” The Taliban commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the dune whereupon a gun battle breaks out and…
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Caveman Barbershop
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I had to go to the V.A. lab this morning to be experimented on have a routine blood draw. Of course, going to the V.A. clinic for anything, especially something that is both routine and on a walk-in basis, involves a wait time. Over the years my military training has…
