Moral Judgement

Someday, when this is all over, I'll tell you the story about the guy who married his cousin and fathered a number of morons. Now he spends his time making moral judgment of others, while being obese and on the public dole.
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I'll tell you the story, but it's not really funny.
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Nobody's perfect. Which is why a lot of people are intrigued with the imperfection of others. It makes them more comfortable with their own imperfection. Or at least draws attention away from it.
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There are a lot of Bible quotes to turn to.... "Judge not lest ye be judged." "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
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I vastly prefer the less civil.... "Why don't you kiss my royal Irish Ass? You pompous, moral high ground, Hypocrite!"

Tuna Lips said...

I find "eat the peanuts on my feces" especially effective at displayin' my effrontery sentimentality. A bit too far, somes would say, but it breaks er down to the bottom line. You knowds where you stands with ole TL when I suggest where you can get some corn niblets to snack on.

I suggest you don't publicate this here thinkin, it might break down the last remainin' strands of the yacht club community you palavers with. I mean, can you see Mrs. Wilhemina Wasp tellin' Candice Throttlesnot to snif her smelly briefs? The bar would dry up and not another glass of non-fortified wine would be poured, spilled, or, later on, end up in a pile of sick next to a marcedes bens.

But what they heck, plain speakin' folks is my cup o' tea.

I'm gone.

Katelyn Party Post Mortem.

I never gave you the post mortem of Katelyn's 30th Birthday Party.
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By all accounts, it was a clear success with no incidents at all.
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Except for that little Table Dancing episode by Emily Engardia. But we were long gone by then.

Quaint

I have to get up early tomorrow.
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Heading down to Cape Cod to pull a permit for the Coast Guard.
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The Cape is one of my favorite places - I really like the quaintness.
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Quaint is cool.
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I am cool.
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Ergo, I like quaint.

Toning it Down.

Did I sound a little harsh in that last post?
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Like I wanted to smash somebody's head like a cantalope melon with a sledge hammer?
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Yeah.... I guess that was a little harsh.
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I'll tone it down a bit.
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Just a little.

Tuna Lips said...

Ise finds that bomastin' is good fer the sole, like takin' a dump on yer neighbor's porch and ringin' the doorbell. All American style, that's how we roll.

Cowards

The Haters and the Cowards have made their appearance.
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They absolutely know that when they look into the mirror, that they are scumbags and cowards, so they are constantly looking for someone else to blame.
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Have your day, Bitches. You've never gone out of your way to help anyone else in your pathetic, self-absorbed life. You say that you've never done any evil, but you've never done any good either. A waste of freaking protoplasm.
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I'll take one mistake in a lifetime of good over your putrid, one-way existence anyday.
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So take your judgemental, fat assed, self righteous bullshit, and kiss my ass.
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Wouldn't trade our tainted life for your pathetic, hypocritical, shill of a life in a million years.

Bucking the Trend

It's been awhile since I've boasted to you about how well Nanepashemet Telecom is doing.
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How we are Kicking Ass and Taking Names.
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It's come to the point that if we take on more work. we will be bucking the economic trend and hiring people.
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This week, we will have been down to Richmond, RI, over to Concord, MA, down to to the Cape in Orleans and then over the Ferry to Block Island. Plus processing the hell out of our current backlog.
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So despite all of the other Bullshit, Nanepashemet is firing on all cylinders.

Choked Up

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I'll admit it.
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Even a Mountain of a Man like me can get choked up once in awhile.
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The calls and messages we got today, expressing so much support will never be forgotten. They are engraved in the Akashic Record. And we appreciate it deeply.
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Mistakes that were made will fade, but your outpouring will always live with us.
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So there it is.... you've got me where you always wanted me..... misty and emotional.
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Soak it up. It won't freaking last!

Tuna Lips said...

That's which don't kill ya makes fer bein'stronger, that is what my mammy would say. Her bein' all loopy on cough syrup, notwithstanding, she was visionary.

Face forward.

Juicy Tidbits

The emails are streaming in.
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We definitely know who our friends are, and gradually over the next few weeks it will become apparent who are not our friends. Some will come as no surprise, but others will shock the hell out of us.
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That is valuable, but I've already been through something similar, so I don't wish this process on anyone. Even those of you who are enjoying this juicy tidbit.
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That's basically the end of this topic.... so don't be hitting this Blog to see if you can get a juicy tidbit, because that will just be a waste of good internet browsing.

Taking the Hits

Tons of hits on the Blog today.
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You probably know why.
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All I can tell you is that it is not what it seems. Stupid mistakes were made and already paid for.
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The reports leave out some crucial facts.
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And when all is resolved, there will be no reports at all.

Cosmic Wink

I was really getting depressed about something, then I came upon this entry into my own Blog from a couple of years ago.

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What's your Great Grandfather's first name? That's your father's or mother's grandfather. I don't know either!
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That is a whole life that went by, directly related to your existance, and you don't know jack about him - even his first name.
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How important can our life's issues be if in less than 100 years, nobody will know if you even lived?
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Makes you wonder about sweating the small stuff, or taking life too seriously.

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So there it is.... the "present me" gaining solace from the "past me".
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In a short wink of a cosmic eye, all of this stuff won't matter, and will seem not to have even existed. This is getting too weird.

Happy Birthday Katelyn

As many of you know, Peeps will be gathering at Dillons on Boylston Street to celebrate the 30th birthday of my daughter Katelyn. We'll be having a light repast at Stephanies on Newbury Street, and then make the eight minute stroll over to the festivities.
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Many former Peeps of the Week will be there, and we may even have some POTY's.
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Should make for the perfect Nanepashemet evening.... inspirational, yet annoying.
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The occasion of your kid's 30th birthday signifies much....
She is getting old... and you are getting wicked freaking old.

• Old beyond repair.
• Memory loss Old.
• Short of breath Old.
• Snoring at night Old.
• Hair growing out of your nostrils Old.
• Forgetting your friends names Old.
• Playing Golf is a workout Old.
• Almost bought some Grecian Formula Old.
• Never stray far away from a bottle of Tums Old.
• Pee three times as much Old.
• Considering Rogaine Old.
• All your pants are too tight Old.
• Letting the Bastards get away with it Old.

I would say, that one really good thing about getting old is that you've seen a lot of things before. Now, its not that "Here's the way something should happen"... it's more like... "I've seen this shit before, and here is what's GOING to happen".
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Experience has its virtue. The problem is that nobody listens to you, so all that experience gets a kind and polite nod as they proceed to stumble into the same outcome. People have to learn on their own. They have to make their own mistakes. Can't really leverage off of yours.
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So Happy Birthday Katelyn... it's not so bad to be getting old. Especially after having a daughter like you.

Tuna Lips said...

Judging by the mugs on yer lads there, the young miss got the better side of the gene pool. Big wheel, spinnin' round, hoo ha!

Goin' contra dancin' with Miss Pudding's sister, Candy, this evenin'. Miss Pudding is working the 7:02 train from Lowenwich (wees calls it Scrotum Itch, what with all the harlot's them turns out), lift a few wallets, roll a few drunk johns, in general keep the undersirables on theys guard. Multi-taskin, I calls it. Entrepreneurishness abounds in ole TL!

POTW - Week NINE

I know...
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Another week of Blog neglect.
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It's not because I was sitting on the couch, eating corn curls, and watching Days of Our Lives like the rest of you losers.
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I was out freaking working.
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And if I wasn't working, I was trying to maintain a light but fitful sleeping pattern.
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Speaking of Light but Fitful....
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ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for Week 9 of 2008

Sam Khairi
Chris Crawford
Beth Murphy
Rob Wise
Steve Lewis
Tommy O'Shea

Now I can rest easier.

Uncanny Comparison

This keen observation was passed on to Nanepashemet by Atty. Harvey Rowe.

Lincoln and Obama are very much alike:
1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration. Obama used the same Bible.
2. Lincoln came from Illinois. Obama comes from Illinois.
3. Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature. Obama served in the Illinois Legislature.
4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President. Obama had very little experience before becoming President.
5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration. Obama rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his
Inauguration.
6. Lincoln was a skinny lawyer. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
7. Lincoln was a Republican. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
8. Lincoln was highly respected. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
9. Lincoln was born in the United States. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
10. Lincoln was called Honest Abe. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

Jack and Will

We had the grandkids, Jack and Will up to North Conway with us.
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Ethan couldn't make it.

Challenge Met

We skied Cranmore Mountain in North Conway yesterday, which is considered by knowledgeable afficiados to be the most challenging mountain in the East.
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It's well known that the Bunny slopes there can be quite terrifying, and we spent a considerable bit of time mastering those.
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There were no significant incidents.... even on the chairlifts.
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My legs are sore.

Alpine Warning

Tomorrow we will be challenging the mountain again. Not sure which one. If Katelyn comes, maybe Bretton Woods, because she is not too confident to ski. But if it is just me, Ryan and Mike, then we will bring Wildcat to its knees.
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As long as I don't let some Black Diamond trail turn me into a sissy boy, it should be a great day.

Peep of the Year Lauren said...

WE have been in North Conway since Wednesday, the skiing is good. Jason and my dad will be at Attitash tommorow. Ethan and I are hitting up Kahuna Laguna the indoor water park at the red jacket.
Have fun..Lauren Rathbone

Tuna Lips said...

Ooh, well look at this, peep of the year Miss Lauren Rathbone chimes in about winter frolicking and playing water sports. Goolleee! What next, a new mock apple pie recipe? Hows about a way to loose some stains from yer briefs?

I swear the fix was in on this one, I does I tells ya.

Peep of the Week - Week 8

Peeps....
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Is there anythng more painful than having to take a wicked piss while you are driving a half hour away from your destination???
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A couple more details ....
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You have to take a wicked piss, your're driving a half hour from your destination, on a winding New Hampshire road with frost heaves every 10 yards or so, and your wife is sitting in the passenger seat complaining that she also has to take a wicked piss and would I please watch out for the bumps.
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Freaking Torture.
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Speaking of torture....
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ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 8th Week of 2009

Michael Murphy
Gail Johnson
Steve Harvey
Lisa Panakio Rowe
Claudio Alvarez
Isam Halwani

I suppose that you could wet your draws, but that is such a social taboo. Plus it really fouls the interior of your Ford F150.

Mayan Economics

Everybody is so focused on the down economy.
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What will happen?
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Will Obama and his stimulus package of spending money that we don't have, help or hurt the whole mess???
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My recommendation is to keep Nancy Pelosi the hell out of the way. She really scares me.
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I don't know what the fuss is about anyway. Didn't the Mayans predict that everything will be cashed out in 2012? If that's the case, we only have to hang for another three years or so. After that, everybody will be dead, so what do we care??
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With my luck, the Mayans will have blown this prediction. They can't be that damn smart if they let a few dozen Hispanics kick their ass and bring down their whole freaking civilization.

Conflagration Proof

The Morso fireplace inserts were installed today and they are damn buff looking. Naturally I loaded it up with wood impatiently and neglected to build the first fire properly.
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But we're back in business again.
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Burning wood. Living the natural life of a natural born man.
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I'm hopeful that this time the insulated chimney and encapsulated stove will eliminate the chances of a house conflagration.

Tuna Lips said...

I recommend walkin' about the place with the fire ablaze and yer don johnson hangin' out whilst singin' "I am the walrus" by thems Fab Four. Get's folks attention, and I reckon it feels perty good, too, all that warmth on yer man gear. 'Chestnut roastin' on an open fire! Jake Frost nippin' on yer nose!"

Ise, too, heat the place with a stove. I find invigeration walkin' about Casa Tuna with my man tackle hangin' out, lettin' my vitals breath in the warm air from the stove. Granted, its a gas oven, with the door left open, hitched into my neighbors propane tank for economizin.' Nevertheless, real folk like us revel in the call of the wild, good feel of walkin about a place, singin' "My Way", and not bein' hauled in fer some trumped up charge. Enjoy!

Nice Bosch

I've bought a few jig saws in my life, and always found them to be one of the most useful tools.
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So since I could easily live without it.... when I bought this Bosch 1591EVSK 6.4 Amp Barrel Grip Jigsaw during one of my late night Amazon buying sprees, I thought it was extravagant and stupid as usual.
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But this baby is the winner hands down. I used it today to cut through the 2 1/2" fir plank that was the mantle for the fireplace that nearly burned the house down.
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It went right through the wood with as straight and clean a cut as if I cut it with a table saw. There was little vibration and virtually no creep or wander.
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So not so stupid after all!!

Weekend Workload

The great thing about weekends is that it takes the pressure off. Even if you decide to work, you can pretty much depend that people won't be calling you, taking you off plan and causing you to change direction.
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You can concentrate on one thing and get it done.
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But that doesn't help you if you have a bunch of conflicting priorities.
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Since Nanepashemet Telecom has taken flight, it's impossible to get the mundane administrative stuff done during the week. Like figuring out expenses and billing for reimburseables.
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But I also have to demolish the mantle over our fireplace and get the rubble to the dump while it is open on Saturday, so that we are ready for the Morso installation on Mon.
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And then there is the freaking tax work that has to get done for both Sundance and Nanepashemet, because my appointment with my accountant is next week.
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Plus, I have to take care of an investment deal for Mike.
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The challenge here is that all of this stuff really has to get done this weekend. I can see where a lesser man would falter, but it's all under control for a mountain of a man like me.

POTW - Week 7

I know that it's Saturday, and Peep of the Week Selection is Thursday.
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So what's your point?
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Do you think you are entitled to see the POTW each and every week???
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And then there is the broader, deeper, almost metaphysical question.... why do you even care who the freaking Peeps of the Week are anyway ????
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Those are all disturbing questions that you must personally deal with. Everybody has their own cross to bear.
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ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 7th Week of 2009.

Joe Kennedy
Grady Butler
Susan Sarandon
Ethan Nestor
Tom Egan
Abby Bruett

Now that you have your precious Peep Selections, what are you going to do next?

POTY said.....

I am so glad the blog is back up to speed...

Lauren Rathbone Peep of the Year and Proud...

Skipjacks Win- Win

I did something that I'm a little ashamed about today.
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I knew that the majority of people who work for one of my most important customers was in Arizona, so I took the liberty to send them an email, inviting them to Skipjacks in Newton, MA for lunch tomorrow.
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It's their favorite place.... they always order the lobster rolls.
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I knew they couldn't come.
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But I hope that they will see the good will gesture..... and I still won't have to pay for lunch.
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It's not like I never bought the freaking lobster rolls before.
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So.... It's a win - win.

Tuna Lips said...

I likes the sleight of generositiouness, damn fools just wants to think they important enough fer a sit down meals with a cocktail er three. I often do the same at the Red Lobster, where, I might add, I felicitate the 44 year young hostess with three divorces and a half breed daughter who is next in line. What? Cher was a half breed. No less than Cher. So check your high faluttin cogitatin'. Coo coo!

Tom McMahon said .....

I was recently watching the movie Stepbrothers with your son and I believe that it could be the greatest movie of all time. Any thoughts?

Tommy -

Almost as good as Wayne's World with the Scooby Doo Ending. And that's no Bull.

Morsø

Bought two Morsø Danish cast iron fireplace inserts today to install in the fireplace that nearly burned down the house last month, and the basement fireplace.
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They were not cheap, but the alternative was to demolish the entire chimney and two fireplaces, and rebuild. That would have kept us out of the house for 2 weeks with a huge mess. Just not feasible at this time.
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The fireplace inserts will have insulated metal flues that will extend from the stoves, all the way up to the top of the existing chimney cap. They will be installed in one day.
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Now the chimney masonry has nothing to do with the fireplace fire. It will be a lot safer and the heating efficiency from the cast iron and convection system will be far superior than a fireplace in heating the home.
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Plus.... It's the "Green" Alternative. Saving all that brick. And burning the scrap wood that I generate from Nanepashemet Boatbuilding.
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And I'm all about going green.

Tuna Lips said...

This here is one fabulous development in yer evolvin'. Soon enough, that shed of yers will be put to proper usin', with a chiminey of er own and some slow cookin' corn and sugah water, with a peach, er plum er raisins in there, make a proper mash.

aint no kevlar fer fire, neither. Pappy learned me right.

Joe for Oil

Am I the only one who gets repulsed by the "Joe for Oil" ads?
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Joe Kennedy talks down to people so bad, that you can scarcely believe that anyone would buy his bullshit. How stupid does he think we are? And how many old people and veterans will he treat like stooges in his obnoxious ads???
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No Joe... The Citco oil doesn't hardly come from the "people of Venezuela", any more than the "people of America" give us oil from Texaco.
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I haven't figured out what the scam is, but the stink is there.
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As an Irish Catholic from a working class family in Lynn, MA, it is a cardinal sin to dis the Kennedy's.... but this is just too tough to take.

North End Sympathizer said...

Citgo pulled their subsidy this past November. Chavez had gotten all the press he needed out of it (see, Light Weight in the White House)and now, you pay full, dirty American!

Joe's not for profit schtick does not account for his salary (600 large, that will buy a few pints) and those of his executive level colleagues, who also run for profit energy businesses.

Bullshit Barristers

On my way to the Marblehead Transfer Station (aka Town Dump) this morning with Ryan, he made a comment about what assholes the "Barristers" at Starbucks are.
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Man... did he hit the nail on the head!
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On average, the Starbucks people who sell you coffee are rude and smug. Not sure why.
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Is it because they resent you because of the station in life that they presently find themselves? They really don't seem to do much. For the Bold Medium that I buy, they just fill up the cup. I have to put the Splenda and Half and Half in by myself.

BTW, I simply refuse to call the size Vente, or Tall. That's just plain stupid.
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Maybe being forced to call a "medium" a "Vente" all day long brings out the asshole in you. I guess I have to give them the benefit of the doubt.
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The bottom line is that I like Starbucks coffee. I know that some people call it "Tarbucks", I still prefer it over Dunkin Donuts. But the people at Dunkin Donuts are way better that the Starbucks asshole barristers.
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Now... is everybody who works there an Asshole??? Of course not!..... just the majority.

Tuna Lips said...

Sounds ta me like homo anxiety. Folks dont much give a rat's arse fer where ye gits yer joe.

Peep of the Week - Week 6

This is the longest that I've not posted to this Blog in 2 1/2 years.
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Either I'm a slacker.... or I haven't had a life for the last 2 1/2 years.
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Regardless, the reason that I haven't posted is personal and none of your God-Damn business. So piss off.

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the sixth week of 2009

Denise Kearns
Peter Howard
Jeff Gold
Jim Lundgren
Ricardo Sousa
Kate Rugman

I'll be back on the routine soon... if that will make you freaking happy.

Dory Draw

It was 55 degrees today. Almost warm enough to get me back out to the garage to resurrect the Marblehead Gunning Dory. I think that I will stick to plan, though, and build the work bench first.
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Sometime during my travels this week, I'll stop by Home Depot and pick up the best piece of 4x8 maple plywood that I can pull from the stack. The plywood top gets the nod over the butcherblock because of the lack of movement when I trim the top with either solid maple or solid mahogany with dovetailed corners. I'll rip it in half and double it to provide the bulk and weight that a work bench requires, and will cut it to a six foot length.
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I'm afraid that the solid butcherblock would cause movement along the width of the top that would cause the dovetail trim to separate.
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I've also decided to keep the top on a 24" width more or less rather than the 30" that I originally planned. I want to be able to easily reach over the width of the bench.
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The bench won't be rushed, but I hope to finish it before spring draws me back to getting serious with the Dory again.

A Bit Pretentious

So today I ran into someone who told me supposedly what I was thinking, and why I should not be thinking it.
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That's pretty cool.
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I don't even know what the hell I'm thinking most of the time, but this Know-It-All has the fascinating insight to tell me what I think and why I'm wrong to think it.
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So, you invent what I think, and then condemn me for thinking it......
A foolproof argument.
Holy Shit!
I wish I was that smart.
Katie Couric could do no better.

Supply Trip

Peeps.
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I have a strong recommendation for you.
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Never go to lunch on a Fri. afternoon... have four beers and two scotches... then decide it might be a good idea to go to Costco for a little supply run.
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On my way home, I definitely had a bad case of buyer's remorse.
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• Not sure why I needed a 30 pack of Red Bull.
• Ten bucks worth of TUMS antacid tablets seemed a bit much.
• The ten pack of uniball pens was entirely unnecessary.
• An additional pair of jeans made no sense at all.
• Forty dollars for Gillette Fusion razor blades was questionable.

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But at least I had the good sense to buy twelve paper towel rolls, 24 rolls of toilet paper and three sets of leather work gloves. Not to mention the 55 packets of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and the 4 lbs of salted butter.
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There was more stuff... but I'm too embarrassed to tell you what it was.
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Four beers and two scotches.... cost me $400 bucks at Costco.

LMR

Finally got the courage to get a run in on the Nordic Track treadmill. Only 1.5 miles, but it's a start. Part of the Lean and Mean Routine.

POTW Week 5

Every once in a while, you get blessed with the chance to see where you really stand in life. The times that try men's souls.... so to speak.

Fortunately, these times don't occur often, but when they do, you have to recognize the blessing.

Announcing...

Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the fifth week of 2009.

Jeremy Johnson
Doug Maxfield
Chuck Jellison
Joanne Nestor
Frank Wetmore
Carol Kenner

Normally, I wouldn't give a hint why, but none of these were annoying... all inspirational.

Yes ... I Know.

If you're wondering if I know....
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I do know.
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So Freaking What!!!!
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You can take your Brady Bunch, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver Bullshit and stick it up your Ass.
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This is the HOME of the BRAVE.... not some pussified version of Wannabee Land. This is the shit that builds character. Shortly we'll see who has it, and who doesn't.

Time Constraints

It wasn't so long ago when Nanepashemet Telecom was in the sales and marketing mode. I vastly prefer the operating mode, but it has put my time at a premium.

Archrival said...

If you had gone to a pedigreed academy... like Shrewsbury High School, you'd have better learned how to manage your time, so that you could utter such wisdom as "Vidi, Vici, Veni"
I saw, I conquered, I came... Here in the Sunshine State of FL, where they finally learned to count Chad's, I bask in the sunshine while my contemporaries struggle in their day to day pursuits... Dodging snowflakes. My only concerns are political...will I drift left or right... though most drives are down the middle !

Must have hit a nerve with Joe Collins, my Archrival who is a proud graduate of Shrewsbury High School. Nothing personal Joe....
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....but your knowledge of Latin is lacking for an alumni of such a prestigious academy. The translation of Julius Caesar's comments about Gaul is "I came, I saw, I conquered". You completely misconscrewed it.

Tuna Lips said...

I likes to go swimmin' with bowlegged women and swims between they legs, swim between they legs, o' swim between they legs . . .

Taxes Again

I hate Tax Season.
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It reminds me that we are not close to being free in this country. We are lulled to sleep and let the government confiscate a huge amount of our productivity. By far, my largest anxiety is the power of the IRS to swoop in, pronounce you guilty, confiscate your bank accounts and leave you in a hapless state to try to defend yourself after you have been pillaged.
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If you think I'm exaggerating.... I'm not even a little bit. Been there, and I hope you never will be.
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So that's my annual tax bitch.
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In a few weeks, I will have fed the Monster again, and have forgotten about this gross inequity for a little while.

Lean and Mean

OK the basement is completed. Mike and Stevie Lewis helped me move the Cybex down from Mike's room. So now there is no excuse but to rev up the exercise routine and start getting lean and mean. I'm already mean, so I have to start really working on the lean part.

POTW Week 4

So I get this email with all sorts of attitude from my friend, Pat Piscatelli, about missing the POTW Selection.
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Patrick...."Et tu Brute!"
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Pat knows Latin and is classically educated as a former street kid from Taft School, so he knows exactly what I am saying to him.
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But for you other boneheads, it is a quote from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". And it stands for... "Why did you stick the freaking knife in me Brutus? I thought you were my freaking friend!"
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It's sad that I have to explain everything. And you really have no excuse. I read Shakespeare at Lynn English High School, not some hoity-toity, pedigreed academy like Shrewsbury High or something.
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Anyway...
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Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 4th week of 2009.

The Lift Ticket Lady at Mount Cranmore
Mike Nestor
Pat Piscatelli
Bob Brown
Ric Hudson
Diane Feinstein

Ironically, I was down by Taft School in Connecticut on Thurs. pulling permits for Nanepashemet Telecom, which caused Piscatelli to miss his precious POTW Selection post.

Cold, yet Hot

This morning when I left North Conway for Marblehead, it was -11 degrees Fahrenheit. That's freaking MINUS ELEVEN!!! Which is cold, even for a mountain of a man like me.
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Can't say that it slowed me down though. After a quick stop in Marblehead to check email and prepare some documents, it was off to Maynard, then Sturbridge in a hectic search for Nanepashemet paypoints. Elsier was wielding his way through Rhode Island, and we had Rockland, Maine covered... among other things.
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The weather is cold... but Nanepashemet remains sizzling hot.

Tuna Lips said...

I rekomends you keep your woolies on and a flagon of antifreeze on the bench seat of yer vehicle.

I have a comment on some of yer spectatin' in days of past. Its plenty cold here in Skinny Smoke Holler, and I recreate my evenings on my sofa (that is what thems in france call a couch) watchin' tv. Since I spliced in my neighbors cable, I gets some primo channels, all fer nothin' but a tip of the cap on my mornin' jaunt.

Likes I says, I am watchin the pay fer it shows, and this "Rome" serial youse was so high on comes streakin' in. I am all for edifying myself, so I settle in with my flagon of mead and barrel of pork rinds. scene 1, some hussy gives this other hussy, as a sort of house warming present, a hatchet faced mute with a dork as big as ole Sugarfoots, tied down like a bronc. She goes on to say "large penis is a most gracious gift, don't youse think?" Great Caesar's Testicles, what the hell is this nonsense? These Eyetalian's, what was goin' on there? I means, I can appreciate a good public execution, and I likes lions at the circus that come through town, but what in the hell happened here? I am all for the lady folk sharin' a recipe for butter cookies and sending over a roast chicken to say "welcomes to the trailer park", but who in the hell gets to sending over a chattel with a pecker like a Louisville Slugger? Quites a leap, them hollywood pinkos is taking with the legacy of them no good pope lovin' garlic breathin' ginnies.

Cruising at Cranmore

Mike and I killed it on the slopes of Cranmore Mountain yesterday. Just scorched every trail. I must have hit top speeds of over 20MPH.
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Plus it was only after I paid for lift tickets when I was told that you got a discount if you were over 65 years of age.
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The ticket lady said that I easily could have faked it.... Bitch.
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It was cold though. This morning the thermometer showed -9 degrees Fahrenheit in North Conway.

Nanepashemet Peep of the Week- Week 3 - 2009

I've been taking a bit of deserved criticism about the lack of POTW selections this year. But I basically don't care if you are pissed off. I've got a wicked good excuse and absolutely no need to tell you what it is.

Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 3rd week of 2009.

Susan Raich
Katie Couric
Michelle Obama
Katelyn Nestor
Gail Johnson
Caroline Kennedy

An all Female selection.... it wasn't planned, it just worked out that way

Obamarama

They are putting Barack Obama on a pretty high pedestal.... but, pretty soon the speeches will end and the policy begins.
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He is definitely the leader that the country needs. Soon we'll see if he is the commander and administrator that will truly ensure his greatness.
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I am sincerely happy for the people of color who are so emotional over the success of this man. One can only imagine the deep rooted feelings of a people who have been so persecuted over the course of American history to see one of their own rise to the top of the pile.
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Dr. King's Dream is realized. And that on it's own is something to cherish and celebrate.
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A new world is born. Let's see how quick it reaches maturity.

Tuna Lips said...

Sounds likes someone has been sniffin' pixie dust and gotten all gay. Jephimany candlemas, whats next, a sewin' bee with the women's tea clatch? Will, Nathan, dont be gay. Ise pullin fer ye!

Inauguration Invite

I feel so bad for the Good Morning America idiots, Robin and Diane.
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They are actually having involuntary orgasms on camera as they coo and gush over the inauguration details.
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How embarrassing for them!!!!
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Speaking of the Obama Inauguration, I didn't get invited so I'm not going.
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Shocked???
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So am I.
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I didn't even get offered a job in the Obama administration, which is a major faux pas on Barach's part.
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Doesn't he realize the contributions that could be made in a plethora of places by the Nanepashemet Blogmaster???? It is such a blotched opportunity for the hapless Democrats.

Pisc said...

It all seems pretty gay, the inauguration hoo ha. I am supporting Barry, no sour grapes, but the whole media event over what is a sober transition of significant earth bound power, that is somewhat, well, friggin' gay.

On a happier note, Al Qaeda camp in Algiers was closed recently due to an outbreak of the bubonic plauge. Apparently, some Taliban types spent time there and may have carried it back to their cave in the hills. God's power is awesome. Allāhu Akbar!

Latin

Illegitimi Non Carborundum
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That's Latin for "Don't let the Bastards Get You Down."
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Good advise to repeat to myself because I keep running into assholes who have various interests in seeing the good guys lose a couple of steps. They won't get us down.

Tuna Lips said...

ease up there, Rambo, and grab yourself some couch, get to spectatin' the American Idolizer programmin'. There is an Almighty, if this dirn't prove it, well, I am not my sister's uncle.

No Respite

I am still completely straight out. Nanepashemet Telecom is sizzling hot in the midst of this economic downturn.
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Go figure.
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To my detractors who predicted that my business would fail, ...and you know who you are, ....you were woefully off of the mark. But I'm so God Damned busy that I can't take any satisfaction from it.
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I will pick up the pace with this pathetic Blog, but not today or tomorrow.

Focus of Attention

Peeps -
Sorry about the post lapse.
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This house fire has taken a lot more attention that I had anticipated, and a number of other issues popped up that I don't want to tell you about.
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It's funny.
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Usually I feel like I'm getting screwed by business or finance, but that side of the equation is holding up well. It's a whole bunch of other abnormalities that has demanded my focus.
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This too shall pass.
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Looking forward to returning to peace and harmony.

Chest Planning

Little Ethan Nestor is now a month old. But I have to be planning for his one year old birthday now if I have any chance of making a toy chest that rivals the one that we gave to Will on his first birthday.
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This is a dramatically different style compared to the dovetailed traditional chest that I crafted last spring.
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I have some time, but I'm leaning towards this alternative design.

Fire Aftermath

We've had claims adjusters, cleaners, and contractors galore over since the fire. Lots of nice calls and notes from well wishing friends. But not one freaking bottle of Lagavulin!!!
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Wouldn't you think that somebody would be thoughtful enough to give me the one gift that would truly add solace to my life??? Thanks for Nothing.

POTY Power

I have been trying to tell you Peeps for a long time about the sheer power that the Nanepashemet Blog wields. It is not to be reckoned lightly with. Look at how it has affected our reigning Peep of the Year in only the first few hours of her term!!!

Her life is about to be turned completely on end and her kids are obviously struggling with the strain.

POTY Lauren states....
"I must say I am both shocked and honored to be Peep of the Year. I did not believe the news when I first heard. Calls, emails, and texts have been coming in all day!!! For a stay at home mom with two children under two this is about as good as it gets. I promise uphold the Peep of the year title with great respect. I am already looking for a company to make a Peep of the Year sash that I can wear out in public. I hope that I can pass it on to future Peeps of the Year. Happy New Year. Lauren Rathbone, attached is a picture of myself and the boys when we heard the News!"

Hang in there Lauren. It's only for a year, and time passes quickly.

Tuna Lips said...

I demands a recount! This is one of them Al Franken liberal conpiritatorials. Lauren cuts a fine figure, but should stick to makin' babies, this here is real work. When she breaks down aweepin' and complainin', don't says I didn't told you so. This here is heresy. Main street don't like it. I knows they don't.

Nanepashemet Peep of the Year - 2008

I've been sick of a month.
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My freaking house almost burned down.
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I've had Nanepashemet Telecom work up to my eyeballs.
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But all I hear from you Worthless Bastards is a constant annoying chorus of lamentation. "Who is the Peep of the Year??? When will you make the choice????"
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Do you know how irritating you have been? I wish I could make all of you Pathetic Pieholes, the POTY, because you all certainly qualify from the annoying criteria.
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Speaking of criteria....
The Nanepashemet POTY is chosen by the same qualifications as the Peeps of the Week.

The successful/lacking candidate must be....

• Either annoying or inspirational.
• Cannot be dead.
• Cannot be an animal.
• And the case of the POTY - A case of Lagavulin given to me prior to this moment would have been an automatic.

Gazing around the charred remains of my living room, I fail to see the case of the King of Scotch that would make this selection easy for me. Man, that SUCKS!!!
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So I have to make the selection from the remaining criteria.
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Looking back at the previous POTY's, Tommy McMahon -2006 and Michael "Murph" Murphy - 2007, I have to admit that the legacy of holding the crown is starting to gain some cache. McMahon's forays onto Fenway speaks for itself, but Murph's swansong comments a couple of posts ago, really brought tears to my eyes.
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This year's selection was decidedly a tough one. There were so many worthy candidates. MegaPeep Brian Butler was in the running right to the end. Mountain of a Man, Bob Brown, was hard to deny, and Pat Piscatelli was always in the mix. Not to mention the Insidious Bob Bob Wojcik and my Archrival, Joe Collins. Even "My Friend Who Doesn't Want His Name Mentioned In The Blog" merited serious consideration.
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But in the end, I think that the choice was a good one.
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ANNOUNCING......
NANEPASHEMET PEEP OF THE YEAR 2008 .... Lauren Rathbone.
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Now don't start with all of the "Why Lauren?" questions. You know that I could never disclose the reason(s).
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Just suck it up and offer Lauren your congratulations/condolences.
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Her life has been forever altered.

Where's the Fire

Just as I was getting ready to make the crucial POTY selection, a FREAKING FIRE broke out in MY FREAKING HOUSE.

And it's already been reported in the Lynn Item. If you don't think that the Nanepashemet Blog has deep metaphysical power... Think Again!

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Chimney fire causes estimated $50G in damage to Marblehead home

By Dan O'Brien / The Daily Item

MARBLEHEAD - A slow-building fire crept through a chimney flue at a Marblehead home Thursday before it burst through a wall and caught the house on fire shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters said.

Fire Captain Elizabeth Wilson said the couple who lives at 32 Beverly Ave. started a fire in the fireplace a few hours earlier but the situation got out of hand when the flames went through the chimney flue.

"It breached the chimney and was in the wall on the first floor" when firefighters first arrived, Wilson said. "It burned for quite a while before it broke through. There was a lot of charring."

Wilson estimated the damages from the one-alarm fire at about $50,000.

The occupants of the home, John and Joanne Nestor, both evacuated and no injuries were reported.

Wilson said the couple had their chimney cleaned just two days ago.

"This is a good reason to have your chimney inspected and not just cleaned," Wilson said.

She said frequently these types of fires happen at night.

"They were lucky they were home and awake," Wilson said.

Salem and Swampscott fire departments provided mutual aid to Marblehead.

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Our profound thanks to the Marblehead Fire Department for saving our house. They are hard-working, tremendous professionals.

Tuna Lips said...

I have to same troubles with my crystal meth lab. We moved that trailer towards the swamp area just in case. Smart thinkin'. We deals the mix to the entire volunteer FD here in town, so that too is good fer preventin infernos.

Has they ruled out a fire starter? Ise thinks a feller of your compartmentations has crossed metal with a few in the days. Plus, all them fairy types, why thems hates a plain speakin' gent, and takes to sneak attackin, like them no good Japs.

Sweet Caroline

Have you noticed the commotion over Caroline Kennedy's bid to be appointed to the vacant Senate seat in New York? All sorts of debate over her "qualifications" to be a US Senator.
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Seems to me that if you are a US citizen and people are either willing to appoint you or vote for you, then you meet the standard.
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All you have to do is look at some of the characters in the Congress to understand that the standards of admission just can't be too complicated.
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If you don't want Sweet Caroline to be appointed, why not just say so, and forego all of the bogus posturings of her qualifications.
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It's easy to have grown tired of the Kennedy's. If that is your position, so be it. But in America, everybody of legal age and proper residency has the qualifications by definition.

High Road

I've been taking a little bit of grief lately because of the lack of Blog posts, but it's not my fault. I've been sick as a dog which is quite a shock for a mountain of a man like me.
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So kiss my ass.
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If I can take the high road, so can you.
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In the next day or so, you'll know who the POTY is. That should calm you down a bit.

POTY Status

A nice comment received from outgoing Peep of the Year, Michael Murphy. Gives me renewed confidence that we made the right decision last year.
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This year's POTY choice is still up in the air. Thanks for your thoughtful nominations, but they are still falling way short.

Yuletide Memories

Christmas is such a signature day. It's a marker for memories.... happy and sad. Even happy memories can bring sad emotions, when the memories involve loved ones who can't be with you, or remind you of people and situations that are gone forever.
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The key is to concentrate on the present, and form the basis for more happy memories. I guess that's true for everyday, not just Christmas. But Christmas is the marker that elicits the memories.
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So Peeps.... have a Merry Christmas.... Felice Navidad.... Joyeux Noel..... and Glad Tidings to you and your loved ones.

Murph Said....

2008 has been a great year. As my POTY term comes to a close I have a few parting words. First off congratulations to the Nestor's, the Bruett's, and the Crawford's on their new family additions. Thankfully the children look like their mothers. Now I hope to see Tuna Lips Advice column heat up in early 2009. That is by far my favorite part of the Blog. Thank you again to Nance Nog.....I still wouldn't be here without it. And a Big Thank you to Jay for letting me live out my POTY dream. It has been a wild ride. I still get stopped for pictures and public appearances. I never knew how world-wide this Blog is. A Bottle of Lagavulin is in Jay's future, He deserves it. It has been a hectic year but I have enjoyed carrying the torch of POTY. I know Jay will pick my replacement carefully. Happy New Year to All. My predictions for 2009:

Celts Win NBA Championship again-Screw pau Gasol he sucks
Bruins win the whole Damn thing too-Congrats to Dave Bruett who has been waiting forever for that moment
Pats Make the playoffs
YANKEES DO NOT WIN THE WORLD SERIES-Guaranteed
and will be the laughing stock of MLB

Tough Cookie

As part of the winding down effort, I'll be baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies this morning. In case you didn't already know it, I make a damn good cookie.
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This batch will be loaded with extra chips, chopped almonds and dried cranberries.

Winding Down

I'm thinking of winding the machine down for the holidays. Getting it into a low maintenance speed. Take it down a few pegs.
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It's not like we have everything done at Nanepashemet Telecom. But we're substantially caught up, and it's going to be hard to get any response out there. So we'll concentrate on tying up some loose ends and try to get the machine into an idle mode.
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It won't be easy.

Better Type of Worry

It's the end of the year push. Plus we have a couple of great proposals to respond to. Glad I like to work, because the work is piling up.
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I'm not complaining.
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It's so much better to worry about getting work done, than worrying about finding work.

Caroling

Went to the Christmas Reception at Ryan Marine Service, where I met "My Friend Who Doesn't Want his Name Mentioned in the Blog" and his daughter Abby.
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Mark Ryan and Abby convinced me that I don't want a 9.9 HP motor for the Marblehead Gunning Dory. A 5HP should do the trick.
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Anyway..... then I went back to pick up Joanne for the Roper's Christmas Party, where they always gather over the piano and sing Xmas Carols. Those of you that know me best, know that while I am an excellent dancer, my vocal skills are basically sub par.
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So we skipped out before the pressure to sing got too intense.

Snow Day

So it snowed about a foot here and hasn't stopped yet.
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Do you think that bothers me????
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Hell No! I even helped Joanne shovel the driveway !!!
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Being a Mountain of a Man means that you can overcome any obstacle.

Tuna Lips said...

I reckon your mountainship is a fig newton of your imagining. I horse whip the fairer sex if necesscitsatifying to get me a path cleared fer mobilied. Check yerself. And have a Merry fesivizing with your homo friends in Massawhatever, I means that from the bottom of me hart.

Red Belly

There is a ton of bird activity in the backyard and at the feeder this morning. They must sense the snowstorm that is about to hit New England.
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Lots of Sparrows, Nuthatches, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, even a Robin. Plus the hog Grey Squirrel that is starting to get on my nerves.
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It's also the first time that I've seen a Red Bellied Woodpecker back there.

POTW - Week 50

I'm tired from a trip to Rockland, Maine today, where everything went wrong.
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Couldn't get the trucks up a hill because of snow... so we hired a plow and sanded.
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Couldn't get the 1,100 lb. generator off of the truck because the hydralic lift broke down.... so we muscled it out with a backhoe.
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Clearly, the Universe sent gremlins to torture and challenge us today.... and it came up majorly short. Another score for the "Mountain of a Man" team.
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Speaking of torture...
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ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 50th week of 2008

Ethan Nestor
Marion Hummer
Tim, the Manager at the Penske Truck Rental Place in Portland, Me.
Dick Man
Deborah Burke
Eric Johnson

I expect things to slow down in the next two weeks. Time to get reflective and give you the benefit of some of my best thinking.

Tuna Lips said...

Time to unshod yer feets and let them dogs breathe a spell. I reckon a good snooze and some extended mouth breathin' will fix you up jus fine fer a good run of it over these holiday makin. Drink long and deep of the potion of yer choice, amigo. Joyeux Noel (picked that up from a gap tooth harlot down in N'Orleans, Christmas tide, 1977). Plenty of good folk out there, I reckon. Dummies.

Complications

Nanepashemet Telecom is smoking hot these days. We're at a crucial time of having to add people and equipment to meet the increasing demand for our services. As much as I've tried to keep this business simple, when you give good service , it starts to get complicated.

Tommy McMahon said....
J. After age 25 are you required to have a minimum of a strong buzz to go sledding with your friends?

Yes Tommy, a strong buzz is a requirement for many things.... among them.... sledding.

Macaroni and Cheese Disclosure

It's been a long time since I've given you Peeps a cooking lesson.
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Yes, now that I've taught you about Dark and Stormies, Buffalo Wings, VO and Cider, and Fried Turkey, you would thing that I have exhausted the entire culinary topic.
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But No. I've just made the perfect kettle of macaroni and cheese, and since I'm feeling a bit generous this evening, I've decided to share my expertise with you regarding this ultra important, staple of life, food of champions.
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The first step is important. Get a two quart soup kettle. Fill it half way with cold water and put it on the stove to boil.
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While the water is boiling, place about a cup and a half of whole milk into a saucepan, and turn the burner on medium heat. Go the refridgerator or freezer for 1 1/ 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese and place this into the milk. Stir this until the cheese is melted. The mixture will seem more milky then cheesy.

By now, water will have come to a rolling boil and take a lb. box of elbow macaroni, dump it into the kettle and set the timer for 7 minutes. I prefer Barilla or Prince elbows.
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Keep stirring both the macaroni and the milk and cheese with a wooden spoon. Take 1/4 cup of white flour and stir it into the cheese mixture. It's amazing how this thickens. Keep stirring and cut up one stick of butter and add it to the cheese. Salt and pepper the mixture while continuing to stir.
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Do you notice the stirring theme???? This is macaroni and cheese!! It must be constantly attended to if you want to achieve the pinnacle of success.
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By now the timer has rung.... immediately remove the macaroni from the stove and shut off the burner. Use pot holders, unless you are oblivious to pain. Bring the kettle to a colander that you have placed in the sink before this whole affair began.
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Dump the macaroni to drain in the colander and then refill the kettle with the drained macaroni.
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Take the cheese mixture and mix it into the kettle. Move the kettle onto the burner that the cheese came off of and keep it low. Mix thoroughly with the wooden spoon. Hit it again with some salt and pepper.
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Put a lid on the kettle.
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Enjoy your comfort food to excess.

Tuna Lips said...

Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas to youse and yers! TL here, spreadin' cheer and good feelins' like legs in a Tennessee cat house! Ooh ha, I gots a million of 'em.

I was listenin' to the wireless and heard that song about sleigh ridin', and hearin' that whip crack reminded me to slap the back end of Ms. Pudding as a sort of seasons greetification. Filled with the spirit is ole TL! I got me a stocking stuffer for Ms. Pudding, the likes of which she will find most gratified. I calls my bits and bobs the "Three Wise Men." She will knowd the gift of the Magi.

Yer kettle of cheese and noodles reminds me of the hamburger helper stew mama would make, she spared nothin', 'cept the burger of course. Good times, campin' out, thickened us up. Prepared Shoo and me for hoboing days. Christmas was a great time for us, plenty of food to be stoled, and presents for us under every Christmas tree in town!

Saturday Chores

It's a cold Saturday morning and do or die time to get to Amazon and send some gifts to my family in Florida. That's a top priority.
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I still haven't shaken this cold completely so have stayed away from seeing my new grandson, Ethan. Maybe today it will be safe enough to meet him by this afternoon, if this hacking cough has left me by then. I'm sure he's been disappointed by not seeing me yet.
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Other stuff that has to be done includes....

• Covering the Tender for the weekend,
• Hauling the Trash that I forgot to put out this week to the Marblehead Dump
• Cleaning out my file draws and bookcase from irrelevant crap.
• Tons of Nanepashemet paperwork

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Seems doable. Or... I could sit here in my pajamas blogging and watch TV all day. It's not like that never happened before.

Safety First

Up at 5:30AM to head to Rockland, Maine today, but by 7:30 there was ice everywhere and all sorts of power outages in Portland. We couldn't even get gas because the power was out at the gas pumps.
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The thought of another 2 hr drive to Rockland and then trying to navigate up a 30 degree sloped dirt road to the final cell site destination didn't look too promising. So we bagged it and came home to Marblehead. Safety considerations.
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A lesser man would have made the stupid decision to forge ahead.
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But we had breakfast in Portland, and were back in Marblehead by 10:30 AM with a salvaged day, and able to make a run at it again next week.

POTW Week 49

Peeps -
I am most heartfully sorry that I have neglected you.... what with all of the emails threatening suicide and all.... I personally would never kill myself over a freaking blog.... But that's just me.
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If you want to off yourself because of a missing blog post fix, be my guest. But remember... a dead person cannot be a Peep of the Week!!!
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That thought alone should sustain your pathetic, insidious, paltry lives.!!!!
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Which reminds me....

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 49th week of 2008.

Harvey Rowe
Susan Raich
Ted Moore
Mike Elsier
Caroline Kennedy
Dan Bennett

Soon the Blog postings will be back to normal again, but Nanepashemet Telecom is caught in that end of the year corporate "I have to make my numbers to get my bonus, so let's thrash the contractors" mode.

Rhino Virus

It's hard to think that a little cold has almost shut down a Mountain of a Man.
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But it happened.
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I haven't even gotten a chance to meet my new grandson because of all this hacking and sneezing.
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But do you see me complaining and whining???? Freaking sniffles are NOTHING!

Happy Birthday Ethan

It's a Happy Birthday extravaganza as Ethan Nestor decided to enter this earthly plane this morning at the healthy 7lbs,9ounces, 19 inches.
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Another damn good looking grandson.
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I'm sure that Ethan will give his older brother, Will, who is a year and a half older, a lot of friendship and competition.
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Their Mom, Courtney, looks pretty happy and relieved. Childbirth is a wonderful experience... I'm thankful that I've experienced it from the fathering side.
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The day Ethan picked to be born on is the same as his grandfather and great grandmother. It's the first cool move in his young life.

POTW Week 49

The end of the year is sneaking up fast.
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Soon it will be time to start thinking of the coveted position of Peep of the Year.
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Michael Murphy has had a rather quiet reign as last year's title holder and wasn't as flamboyant as his POTY predecessor, Tommy McMahon, who made a tremendous spectacle of himself by tackling inebriated trespassers at Fenway Park during the games. But Tom gave up that coveted low paying security position this year.
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There are plenty of good candidates to draw from though, and I welcome your nominations, although they are unlikely to influence the ultimate selection in any way.
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Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 49th Week of 2008

Katelyn Nestor
Alex Watts
Dick Man
Mike Rockett
Condoleeza Rice
Sam Khairi

And no..... as much as I would be tempted, I can't select Sarah Palin as the POTY.... but that doesn't mean she is not a HOTTY.

4th Quarter

It's that time of year again. Customers with their end of year expectations and fears. And when you are dealing with large corporations, it's all about finding someone to blame.
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Best thing to do is put your head down, move forward, and not let your ego get sucked into all the craziness.

Work Bench Detour

I've decided that I'm not going to resume the Marblehead Gunning Dory project until I build a suitable workbench. Of course I've done a little research, bought some books from the Taunton Press, and know exactly the type of bench that I will build, and I'm not going to scrimp either.
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I have purchased two front vises from Grizzly and have ordered tail vise hardware from Woodcraft and will be laminating the base from maple and mahoghany. The top will be birch plywood, laminated with CDX or MDF.
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It's going to have lines like this nice Laguna production model, without the cabinet work in the base. I'm going to store it in the basement and cover it in Nanepashemet paperwork when not in use.... which will be most of the time unfortunately.
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All in all, it will be a super cool bench and should be ready for action by February, when the Dory action will get back into the forefront.
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There will be pictures. I hope to keep the quality equal to Will's Toy Chest which I view as my best work thus far, even better than the Herreshoff Columbia Tender, although you haven't seen the pics of the corner TV shelf that I made for Joanne last month.

Gerry Dilemma

The Thanksgiving Day weekend is mercifully coming to a close. On balance, it was a tremendous respite with a few irritating occurrences.
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In general, I ate and drank way too much. Probably with an emphasis on the "drank". Made the mistake of going to the Gerry 5 last night and knocked down many beers that I really didn't need to consume.
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It's funny.... If I told Joanne on a Saturday night that I was going to the Gerry.... it would be hot tongue and cold shoulder for me. But if her Mikey asks me if I want to go... she is all "Why aren't you going to the Gerry?" Even if I don't really feel like going.
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I guess it's the inconsistencies of life that keep things interesting.
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So naturally... the minute I walk into the Gerry, some booze bag misinterprets something I said and tries to call me out. As much as I would have liked to pummel him into oblivion, I avoided the pleasure and talked him down. Getting sued by an inebriated asshole would have been fairly unsavory. Plus, I probably would have been banned by the Gerry. The satisfaction of moving his broken nose to another side of his drunken face just wasn't worth it.
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Once again... a Mountain of a Man Move!
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Today I'll start to mill the birch logs that I have hanging around the garage to begin building some oversized workbench legs. But by the end of the day, I'll be revving up Nanepashemet Telecom. Next week is a big week and I want to have all of the cobwebs shaken out before I wake up tomorrow morning.

Tuna Lips said...

I finds myself regurgitating sweet potato pie at the thought of the harm I done to myself this past festivizing period. There are several recitations of criminalizin facts that strike me all too plausible. Damn that Shoo Fly.