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Phone Manners

by Richard

I guess the beatings have actually begun to have the desired result. And, yes, the beatings will continue until morale improves, but that’s beside the point. What I’m talking about are phone manners.

I’ve called plenty of houses where, when a little dude or dudette answers the phone, it’s with monosyllabic grunts. “Ungh.”

“Hi,” I say. [...]

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A Day For Fathers

Just so no one will ever accuse me of being sexist (although I think I might just be accused of being every so slightly self-serving after this post), I wanted to remind you all that Father’s Day is less than a week away. That’s right, June 21 is the day we’ve all set aside to [...]

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Didn’t There Used To Be Carpet In Here?

I can’t decide whether my mom was a genius or an evil genius. I’m leaning toward the evil side because I just can’t figure it out. When I was growing up, we lived in a two-story house. The upstairs basically belonged to my sister and to me, even though we were allowed tv privileges downstairs. [...]

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