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“Inflation…”
“Why don’t you get out of the nation” – Earnest Jackson featuring Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux My day job is as a banker. Writing is only a moonlighting gig when I’m inspired. As a banker, we discuss exciting … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, Earnest Jackson, Inflation, interest rates, Planet Money, Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux
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“Yesterday I Got So Old I Felt Like I Could Die”
“Yesterday I got so old. It made me want to cry.” – The Cure I hate writing. I hate the random thoughts that come flying at me like jumbled puzzle fragments from an un-winnable Tetris game. Pieces of my life … Continue reading
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Tagged cereal, copy and paste, In Between Days, Kevin, texts with Kevin, The Cure, The Karate Kid, writing
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“Too Alarmin’ Now To Talk About”
“Take your pictures down and shake it out.” – Foo Fighters The wife and I took an overnight trip to Kansas City a few weekends ago. We had tickets for the Dodgers and Royals at Kaufman Stadium. My wife doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, George Brett, heroes, Kansas City, My Hero, pine tar incident, RIP Taylor Hawkins, Royals, Shane Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins
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“It Seems Like Yesterday”
“But it was long ago.” – Bob Seger It sure was, Bob. It sure was. There are some songs that I never tire of. Songs that cause me to write sentences ending with prepositions. There are songs that cause me … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, 80's music, Against the Wind, Bob Seger, Glenn Frey, The Silver Bullet Band, wind
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“She’s Got Legs. She Knows How to Use Them.”
“She never begs, she knows how to choose them.” – ZZ Top A few weeks ago a good friend of mine called me shortly after 5 pm while I was still sitting at my desk in my office and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Elwood Francis, Frank Beard, Legs, ZZ Top
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“I’ve Been Caught Stealing”
“Once when I was five.” – Jane’s Addiction Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell was apparently caught stealing once when he was five. Big. Deal. There was a man who was a master when it came to getting caught. In fact, … Continue reading
“Slippin’ and A-Slidin’, Peepin’ and A-Hidin'”
“Been told a long time ago.” – Little Richard Another vessel of my 80’s youth passed away unexpectedly recently. An endless bundle of high energy wrapped inside of a dog costume with an Oklahoma University basketball uniform, Kenny “Top Daug” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988 Final Four, Jim Kerwin, Kenny Evans, Little Richard, OU basketball, OU Sooners, Slippin and Slidin, Top Daug
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“You Must Be the Fine Hairs”
“You must be the frown. You must be the reason all the lights go down” – The Gourds The phone doesn’t ring anymore. The texts stopped years ago. To be fair, she doesn’t even have a phone, and honestly I … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, dementia sucks, Gin and Juice, Kevin Russell, Mom, Steeple Full of Swallows, The Gourds, This is Us
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“And When it Rains You’re Shining Down for Me”
“And I just can’t get enough. And I just can’t get enough” – Depeche Mode When I heard Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher passed away it reminded me that I went through a Depeche Mode phase in college. Granted, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Just Can't Get Enough, Martin Gore
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