tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381636089672346672011-11-27T17:51:03.184-06:00Rants and just plain old fun from the home office in Birmingham.Southpaw Sugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283017466636068595noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638163608967234667.post-8232627827000349552010-07-27T11:49:00.000-05:002010-07-27T11:49:38.429-05:00

Has it really been this long since I last posted? Where does the time go? Well, there were only a few readers in the first place. But who could blame them for not coming back if there were no new posts. During this downtime, I never stopped thinking, I just stopped writing. It just seemed like I was writing a letter to myself. Why call it a blog if it is just a diary? But lets call it a '

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Once again, I see that it has been a week since my last post. I guess I'm not much of a blogger, but I don't do this for money or fame. In all honesty, I have been busy, but aren't we all? One trait that I have always enjoyed is learning new things. Sometimes I find myself with several open projects. It took me one month to refinish my dining room table because I had several other projects

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I'm tired of a lot of things. I'm tired of my older cat puking on the carpet. I'm tired of the younger cat begging for people food and telling our new neighbors that she goes to bed hungry. She doesn't. I'm tired of moving one pile to another in order to finish moving. I'm tired of gas logs. I want to burn real wood like a pioneer. But I am a news junkie and I use several sources to get my news.

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I noticed that it has been exactly one week since my last post. Apparently, I've been busy moving from one town to the other. The days slip through you fingers like sand through the hourglass. But while I have a moment, I want to bitch about some worn out 'sayings' that haunt me. One in particular is the phrase "My plate is full".To me, this phrase is stating that you already have too much to do,

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Granted, I've been offline for over a week, but I still have TV, radio and newspapers to keep in touch. Its not quite the same in these days of the information superhighway, but its all I had.So, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that the new bill introduced by our current administration includes fines and/or jail time for citizens that don't have health coverage. I don't think that

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Here we go again with another missed manifesto. Oh well, this will only last a few more days. I don't know what is wrong, but the kitties are safe and the sharks are pissed about moving. I'll be back in a few days.

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This is an incredibly long post. It borders on autobiography. But it is a great way for me to collect my thoughts and avoid doing all the chores I need to do before the moving van comes on Monday. So bear with me while I ramble on. ....I have lived in several places in my life. When I make a list, I seem somewhat nomadic, but I don't think so. Of course I spent the first 22 years of my life in

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About two hours ago, I wrote a manifesto that described why I decided to start this blog up again. It was chock full of wit and reason for why I left and why I came back. I created several paragraphs and proofread it all. I clicked the submit button, but it didn't work. I looked over and saw that my modem had a red light on it.My manifesto was gone and I don't have time to create it all over

Southpaw Sugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283017466636068595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638163608967234667.post-58719757793137457982008-02-04T15:05:00.000-06:002008-02-04T16:56:37.215-06:00

For several years, I have been involved in internet forums of various subjects and read many blogs. In fact, I have posted as a guest on several blogs in the past. This particular blog being published from my sunroom in Atlanta is a new venture for me. It is quite obvious that I know very little about HTML, CSS or JavaScript at the moment, but I'm learning a little bit every other day, every now

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I noticed that it has been a while since my last rant. It really doesn't matter with the traffic here anyway, but I feel somewhat of an obligation to myself.Although I'm a little under the weather lately, I promised myself that I will NOT fall asleep before the end of the game tonight. In all honesty, I have not made it through a Monday Night Football game this entire season. Granted, I go to

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Like any college sports fan, I wear my Alma Mater's T-shirts, sweatshirts and caps displaying my team logo. I happen to be an Alumnus of West Virginia University living in Atlanta. We have an awesome club known as the Peach State WVU Alumni and we get together often to watch sporting events and share stories about our experiences in Morgantown. We raise money for the scholarship funds, and

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When I was a restaurant manager, I used to come home late at night. My wife was asleep, the streets were rolled up and I could either watch TV or surf the net. I chose to surf the net and stumbled upon some great sites. My brother's daughter turned me on to homestarrunner.com and I found coldbacon.com on my own. I bookmarked my favorites over the years and I will display some of my favorite items

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We have all seen those motivational posters on the walls, usually at work. They are always in a $5 frame and can be seen behind your bosses' desk. They have awesome landscapes like the 7th hole at Pebble Beach or something of the sort. The caption is so inspiring too. They make you want to go out and "be the best you can be".However, if you are like me, they are nothing but a joke. We have one at

Southpaw Sugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283017466636068595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638163608967234667.post-69468421380974458292008-01-21T14:37:00.000-06:002008-01-23T14:31:19.015-06:00

It dawned on me the other day that many future or potential readers may not know the story of Psycho Kitty. He was one of the most influential cats in my life to date, including the "Big Rhurford T. Kittencat, Jr".If you didn't know Psyches or didn't have a chance to attend his wake, the transcript is below. Following the service, some of his favorite poetry was read aloud. RIP Gizmo "Psycho

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As one of the only 24/7 sports news companies on the airwaves, ESPN has a near monopoly on modern day sports coverage as we know it. However, many of their written articles on their website reek of muckraking and Yellow Journalism. Several articles from Forde, Mandel and Ivan "maizenblue" are highly critical of West Virginia University as a whole, including innocent bystanders that happen to live

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I thought about naming this rant "People on "Ludes" should not drive, Man!. Either way, these are both famous quotes from Jeff Spiccoli when he attended Ridgemont High School back in the 80's.Atlanta traffic is always bad, but add some sleet and snow and you have 1,000 accidents waiting to happen. In regular weather, people are willing to throw caution to the wind and use their vehicle to almost

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Welcome to the Grand IllusionCome on in and see whats happnin'Pay the price, get your ticket for the show...Its the Southpaw Sugar showStarring Southpaw and SugarStay tuned for rants and ravesPictures, commentary and famous guest starsThe sign says "long haired freaky people" need not applyBut that doesn't apply hereHowever, Hillary Clinton and Michael Bolton fans "need not apply"......

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