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My Sign Sucks

We all have to be something. Aries, Tarus, Winnebago. I am a Sagittarius. I have never put even a remote amount of faith into such things. I’ve always figured our fortune was guided or blunted by our own actions, not … Continue reading

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Why Do We Love Football, Steve?

The Super Bowl is Sunday. It is a big deal for football, entertainment, advertising and Saints fans. If you enjoy the NFL, thank Steve Sabol. His stories created it. Sabol is 67 now. He became famous by turning football into … Continue reading

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Bobby and Paula

During the holidays I was hit by a moment of revelation while watching Bobby Bowden coaching his last game at Florida State. After his final win, he gave a press conference. He was classic Bobby B. I flipped channels and … Continue reading

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Sail Cat Road, Chapter 17

Sail Cat Road, the sequel to No Good End, continues below. It is being posted tweet-by-tweet daily on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ttaylordude). I will post each chapter here (in chronological order). Thank you for your time. A breeze raked a fallen pine … Continue reading

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34 Bowl Games Is Not Enough

  Go to ESPN or Sports Illustrated and check out the college bowl games this year. There are 33 of them. We all know the Rose, Orange and Sugar Bowls. We know about the BCS Championship game. I’ll get excited … Continue reading

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I Am What You Read

Even with Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” selling 2 million copies in its first week, book sales are down about 4 percent from this time last year. Bestselling authors like Pat Conroy and Mitch Albom are not rescuing the beleaguered … Continue reading

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The Mutant With The Bad Script

  I’m not going to mention the name of the movie we saw last weekend. It was on DVD and the title was intriguing and the picture on the case was an eye-puller. But this thing sucked. It sucked so … Continue reading

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Wienermobile Crashes

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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April Madness

After 24-hour-a-day basketball, what are we supposed to watch now? American Idol? Baseball that doesn’t matter? Diners, Drive-Ins and the Toast Chees I used to eat every day for lunch?

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Bring the Beatlesjuice

How did George Martin get that final sound at the end of “A Day In The Life” on the Sgt. Pepper album? What popular song written by Paul McCartney used orchestra strings in a major way for the first time … Continue reading

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