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Who gets to steal? | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
https://mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/who-gets-to-steal
Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. Who gets to steal? This blog begins in the local supermarket with two shoppers ahead of me in line. While the cashier rang up an order for the first in line, I watched the elderly woman ahead of me. If anyone else saw what I now shall describe, I didn’t see any outward sign. I didn’t say or do anything either, although afterward I wondered if I should have. To my amazement, the large man immediately behind me appeared to be crying. Tears rolled down his ...
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Are Fish Cute? Yes! | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
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Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. There are many animals that are popular for their looks or behaviors. Most people agree that pandas and penguins are adorable. Dogs and cats are much loved, at least in the United States. Fish, however, are usually just praised for their colors, almost as if they are interchangeable with a vase of flowers. “Oh look at that one, it’s gorgeous.”. This is an Anchor Tusk fish. See the teeth? A mated pair of Butterfly fish. Below them is a cleaner wrasse....I hop...
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Set in “Stone” : The Neighborhood Divide | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
https://mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/set-in-stone-the-neighborhood-divide
Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. Set in “Stone” : The Neighborhood Divide. If you haven’t been following this blog you missed my rant about the concrete work in my city. It’s here for future reference:. Https:/ mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/a-mystery-in-concrete. Ignore the dry grass on the other side of the street. We are in a drought and aren’t supposed to water the grass. It’s not a reflection on the “quality” of the residents. Do these dividers slow down traffic? Not that IR...
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Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. Who gets to steal? Bull;August 19, 2014 • 2 Comments. This blog begins in the local supermarket with two shoppers ahead of me in line. While the cashier rang up an order for the first in line, I watched the elderly woman ahead of me. If anyone else saw what I now shall describe, I didn’t see any outward sign. I didn’t say or do anything either, although afterward I wondered if I should have. To my amazement, the large man immediately behind me appeared to be...
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Dangerous or Amusing? | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
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Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. Here’s a scan of a customs form handed to me in China around 1990. I certainly understand why a few of the items listed are dangerous like arms, ammo, narcotics, poisonous drugs (planning to poison someone? I see that in the USA at the airports, too. The TSA has a poster telling you not to bring explosives on the flight…But I digress. What activities does that encompass? What could that mean? What’s wrong with calligraphy? I’m completely stumped here&#...
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The Lost Soul of the Fair | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
https://mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/the-lost-soul-of-the-fair
Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. The Lost Soul of the Fair. I just went to the California State Fair. Twice. The purpose of the second visit was to visit a horse I missed the first time. Read on and you’ll learn all about it. Note: I didn’t go alone, but I’m leaving out my companions so that my words will be taken solely as my own reflections and opinions. 8220;, if anything more than consumerism or eating binges? Hamburgers stuffed with macaroni and cheese? No…. oy vay. I can...One area is...
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Trashed: or How I Tried Not to Pill Anyone | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
https://mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/trashed-or-how-i-tried-not-to-pill-anyone
Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. Trashed: or How I Tried Not to Pill Anyone. Call first. I know this is good advice, especially when you’re depending on a website for directions, hours of operation, etc. The consequences of not calling might lead to a long wait for the place to open up, or there’s a furniture outlet where the computer store used to be. These are indeed frustrating experiences, but I have now really learned my lesson. 8220;Let’s go! We quickly headed to the little mall, pass...
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A Mystery in Concrete | Mickeyhoffman's Blog
https://mickeyhoffman.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/a-mystery-in-concrete
Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. A Mystery in Concrete. Concrete has a special reputation in films and crime novels. But in real life, not all concrete has the Mob’s fingerprints on it. Concrete firms are an innocent part of the construction business. At least that’s what I thought until my city recently decided to lay blobs of it everywhere. Is what the city calls the ubiquitous creations. Is in the way. The answer? I was blithely told by a traffic dept. employee to make my turns in th...