John McCain turns seventy-two (72) today and what that means is if you were alive when the Hoover Dam was completed, Sada Abe was arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover’s severed genitals in her hand or when Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the summer Olympic games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympics, then you are too old to read this site and you should go back to watching your stories or looking for your teeth.
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Michael Jackson turns fifth (50) years old today and what this means is that if you were renting the Thiller video in Betamax when it came out, or you remember when Michael’s hair was burned off while making that Pepsi commercial, then you are at roughly the age of consent for reading this blog. Congratulations!
I once purchased a silver, glittery glove from the sale bin at a local Fred Meyer, and by purchased it, I mean I tried it on and begged my mother to get it for me …

Janie and I spent this past weekend camping at Dosewallips State Park with our friend Carrie and her son, Emilio. After we jammed everyone and everything in the car, which was no small feat, we were on our way down Highway 99 toward the Edmonds/Kingston Ferry. There was a short line at the dock, so while the others waited, hermetically sealed in their seats, I ran over to the “Mart” for some breakfast snacks. It smelled like patchouli and offered a random combination of snack foods and …