Monthly Archives: July 2009

Fighting

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Since before 2000 BC, the ugly practice of cockfighting has attracted humans with a taste for gambling and blood. On July 26th, however, Shelton, Connecticut police seized 150 canaries, $8,000 and charged 19 people with bird-fighting. I have always thought … Continue reading →

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Shedding Dogs

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Terry Taylor

If you have one of these beasts, you know all about this subject. Some dogs shed more than others – pounds of hair a week. Rudy, our Jack, sheds so much he spends half of his energy just re-growing hair. … Continue reading →

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No Good End, Part 5

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Terry Taylor

“You wanted to know about cancer?” said Ab as he opened the door to Gus’ car. An unraveling, stray baseball lay next to the curb. “It’s like those Apollo astronauts probably felt about the moon,” said Ab.   Gus looked up … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case Of My Twitter Novel

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Terry Taylor

  On June 19th, I started doing something crazy: writing a novel on Twitter. Not about Twitter, on it, line by line, chunk by chunk. Watching people in Iran tweeting news out of their country when the press was shut … Continue reading →

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Wienermobile Crashes

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I have seen the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile on America’s highways for years. As you can see from the picture, it looks like a yellow, 1960’s Cadillac loaded down with a trailer-sized wiener. Seeing the orange wiener protruding from the home … Continue reading →

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No Good End, Part 4

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Terry Taylor

No Good End:  PART 4 from http://twitter.com/ttaylordude   The sheriff’s office air conditioner coughed, then stopped. “I’m not going to sit in here. It’ll be 300 degrees in an hour,” said Ab. Ab picked up a folder from his desk and … Continue reading →

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The Tomato Tree

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Even before I saw Food, Inc., my family and I had started a garden to produce some of our own food. We thought it would be healthier. No good deed goes unpunished. I created some seriously pungent compost from kitchen … Continue reading →

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Dirt Dobbers

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Terry Taylor

A dirt dobber began commuting through our house a week or so ago on it’s way to work. I call her Dob (a tough name for a female, but she is an Apoidea, whatever that means). Dob’s day job is … Continue reading →

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No Good End Part 3 – from ttaylordude’s twitter feed

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Terry Taylor

 PART 3 Jolene could not reach Julie, her best friend. When imaginary friends go missing, thorny paranoia fills the void. It overflowed in Jolene.  She wanted vodka and hydrocodone and buried her head in her hands. They smelled like gas … Continue reading →

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Trip To The Zoo

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Terry Taylor

A little girl walked out of the Ape House at the Washington Zoo last week. The sign above the door promised apes. It definitely smelled like apes, but the apes were not at home. They were all lounging and roaming … Continue reading →

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