bshirley

MyLife FAIL

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If you’re going to run an ad on Facebook (see screenshot to the right …) you should maybe finish high school, or in lieu of that hire someone who can spell.  “See who searched for your [sic] instantly with mylife! So, whoever you are, MyLife (I didn’t click through to find out), consider this your … Read more

Cent Aware

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I guess it’s been off my numismatic radar, but a few days ago I ended up with two shiny pennies with new reverse sides (the obverse side is the same it’s been since 1909).  Using as an excuse the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, they have create four new images to put on the reverse. … Read more

June 19 Sunset Limited

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They assigned me to seat 41 before I boarded the train. So, naturally, when I got on, there wasn’t one. Once he came to mark our seats, he fixed where he wanted us. We were underway on time just before noon, and though I was quite hungry, the earliest reservation was at 2:00 by the … Read more

June 18 New Orleans

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I got inside the station, the first stop on the trip where I had no real plans. I called two hostels I had found online with cheap private rooms. One was full, the other had been closed “for several years” (Katrina time frame?). There was one listed on the ad board, but they didn’t take … Read more

Can’t Play Ball

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The same week that over two dozen Congressmen (and one woman) played hardball in Nationals stadium, Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston reinforced the fact that the American League plays a game that’s not quite baseball. His closing pitcher Scott Downs sprained his toe running to first base in an interleague game. I suggest his … Read more