Dale Emery
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That story is even shorter than a Raymond Carver story.
September 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
That story is even shorter than a Raymond Carver story.
I was really hoping that the law would catch up eventually.
August 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I was really hoping that the law would catch up eventually.
In the early days of twitter, I commented about “less people” so often that a friend actually made a bot of my joke reply. Alas, I can’t remember the joke. Maybe something like “unless you work in a Soylent Green factory.”
July 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In the early days of twitter, I commented about “less people” so often that a friend actually made a bot of my joke reply. Alas, I can’t remember the joke. Maybe something like “unless you work in a Soylent Green factory.”
I used to play “Get That Gasoline” in a band. But this here toon is a pretty good intro to their style: youtu.be/YKVs4fhOoWM?...
NRBQ - Here Comes Terry - Live Opening Song
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July 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I used to play “Get That Gasoline” in a band. But this here toon is a pretty good intro to their style: youtu.be/YKVs4fhOoWM?...
… unless getting your hair cut, servicing the car, and obtaining food count as productive.
July 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
… unless getting your hair cut, servicing the car, and obtaining food count as productive.
Does he at least moo at cows?
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Does he at least moo at cows?
When I was wee in Southern Maine, we called it “tonic.”
July 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
When I was wee in Southern Maine, we called it “tonic.”
Those are going to be some Sandersonesque tomes!
June 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Those are going to be some Sandersonesque tomes!
As the drill sergeants were drilling the UCMJ’s “must obey lawful orders” into me, I remember wondering how I would go about determining “lawful” if the need to make that distinction ever arose. These kids are being put into an awful position.
June 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As the drill sergeants were drilling the UCMJ’s “must obey lawful orders” into me, I remember wondering how I would go about determining “lawful” if the need to make that distinction ever arose. These kids are being put into an awful position.
Serving size: One half serving.
June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Serving size: One half serving.
I used to monitor the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I used to monitor the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Are there criteria for what counts as a rebellion or invasion?
June 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Are there criteria for what counts as a rebellion or invasion?
Oh, and that was the first time I ever played for an audience!
May 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oh, and that was the first time I ever played for an audience!
It’s not a tricky song, but I doubt that I could just pick up a guitar and play it now. But at that moment I played it well enough to get the job
The band lasted about a week, until the singer bailed out and took all of his PA gear.
The band lasted about a week, until the singer bailed out and took all of his PA gear.
May 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It’s not a tricky song, but I doubt that I could just pick up a guitar and play it now. But at that moment I played it well enough to get the job
The band lasted about a week, until the singer bailed out and took all of his PA gear.
The band lasted about a week, until the singer bailed out and took all of his PA gear.
Back in the day I was scheduled to audition for a band, and they invited me to see them play at a large house party. At the party they said, “Let’s do the audition now,” handed me a guitar, and launched into “Gimme Three Steps,” which I had never tried to play before.
May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Back in the day I was scheduled to audition for a band, and they invited me to see them play at a large house party. At the party they said, “Let’s do the audition now,” handed me a guitar, and launched into “Gimme Three Steps,” which I had never tried to play before.