Archive for December, 2006

A look back at 2006: Let's never speak of this again

December 28, 2006

Last year, I wrote an extensive post reflecting on 2005, comparing individual events to quotes from the movie Coming to America. Yeah, it made sense… well, it didn’t really, but it was one of the most viewed posts on the site. Seriously, I have no idea what you guys want.

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Enough to make an old Cowboy (fan) cry

December 21, 2006

Every so often – especially at this time – I’ll stumble across a news item that will just stop me in my tracks… get the eyes welling… crank up the ol’ tear ducts. Usually, it’s about a guy who fixes bikes for hundreds of needy kids. Or, it’s a woman who feeds the homeless out of her own kitchen day after day.

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A brave new world: Sweet Monkey Pie adds a new columnist

December 16, 2006

Recently, the world lost a great single guy. My boy, Matt, took the plunge and got married, leaving me happy and excited that he’s found his soulmate and blah blah blah. But, it also left me without the perspective of a single guy living on the edge… dating a skein of girls… never once thinking past the next date.

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Behind my music: The stuff I listen to

December 12, 2006

In the course of writing this blog, I have really bared my soul. I’ve talked about my hopes, my fears, my family, the fact that I once owned a Tesla album… Now, I’m going to let everyone in on one more skeleton in the ol’ closet. I like Broadway musicals. Ok, that looks weird in print, so I’ll modify that a bit… I often enjoy the music from many Broadway musicals. (more…)