Category Archives: Real life

Have Gun, Will Travel

Posted on January 30, 2013 by B. Trout

Annie Get Your Gun is an American staple.  It is a musical play loosely based on the female American sharpshooter Annie Oakley and although Annie could beat Frank in the final shooting contest, she throws the event in order to … Continue reading →

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Bread and Circuses

Posted on January 25, 2013 by B. Trout

In 140 BC, politicians in the Roman Empire doled out cheap food, drink and entertainment to the general populace to assure the loyalty of voters, thus guaranteeing their rise to power.  This was described by the Latin term, panem et … Continue reading →

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Through Tired Eyes!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by B. Trout

Few wrinkles adorned the face of John who sat with coal black hair scribbling at each meeting.  He was the recording secretary of the group and year after year, he wrote down everything anyone said at every meeting, no matter … Continue reading →

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Make up your mind to resolve!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by B. Trout

Make a motion, make a resolution, Trenton makes the world takes.   Between the slackers and the fakers is a world full of makers. No movers or shakers, though.  No one resolves anything anymore.  They make it! Every year at New … Continue reading →

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Re-gift Responsibly!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by B. Trout

Extra care is required during the holidays.  During the mad rush that is Christmas, you must be careful and responsible throughout this upcoming celebration which is essentially from the day before Christmas to the day after New Years.  A few … Continue reading →

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Little Tim’s Christmas

Posted on December 17, 2012 by B. Trout

Christmas is my favorite time of the year.  As the days shorten and the nights grow longer, we all need something to cope with the lack of light and the cold north winds.  Christmas is bright, warm and a time … Continue reading →

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Lunar Tick!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by B. Trout

John Fitzgerald Kennedy said, “Why the moon . . . ?” Yes, why the moon?  What is our fascination with our neighboring orbital satellite?  Some reasons are obvious.  As a nighttime astrological feature, it’s the biggest and brightest.  It pulls … Continue reading →

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Mortal Kombat!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by B. Trout

No one likes cleaning the house.  Most people feel some type of satisfaction after the job is done, which seems to make the distasteful task worth it all.  Not my wife, though.  She hates housework and cooking, but she does … Continue reading →

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Sugar . . . Oh, Honey, Honey!

Posted on November 26, 2012 by B. Trout

No other subject in college annoyed me more than organic chemistry.  As a biology and geology student, organic chem was a necessary evil and while I enjoyed certain aspects of the subject, like the labs, nucleic acids and such, most … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by B. Trout

Remember George Carlin’s Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television?  One of those infamous words was “tits,” and George thought it didn’t even belong on the list.  “Sounds like a nickname!” he said, “Hey, Tits, com’ere! Tits, Toots!  Toots, Tits!”  … Continue reading →

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