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Country singer and sausage maker Jimmy Deandied Sunday at the age of 81. I’m not positive I’ve ever had a Jimmy Dean sausage though I likely have, but what I have always had is a soft spot for his most famous song, Big Bad John, sohere it is. And while we’re at it, here’sPT-109,complete with …
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I want to take a second to mention a couple of deaths that I’ve been meaning to post about but haven’t for one reason or another. First isFess Parker,most famous for playing the roles of Davey Crockett and Daniel Boone. He was 85. My dad really loved both characters and watched them whenever he could, …
It was just announced on the Blue Jays game that Ernie Harwell has died at 92. I wrotean entryabout him and what he meant to me last year when he announced that he was suffering from cancer, so I’ll let that say my piece. But there’s already a nice tribute article posted on the USA …
I just got word that TalkNav has set up a book of condolences site in memory of Torsten brand. People can leave messages, and if they wish, donate money through PayPal to a fund that will go to his family. The messages will be printed and put in a book for the family. You can …
Well damn it all. This is some pretty sad news. I’ve talked about Talks before and how cool it is. Now, I just heard that Torsten Brand, the Product Manager for Talks and Zooms, has died from complications of surgery. He was only in his 40’s. By all accounts, Torsten was an awesome individual. If …
This is sad. Because of various road work and maintenance taking longer than it should, the Curry in a Hurry in downtown Guelph will beclosing on April 16th. I remember 11 years ago when I first started visiting Guelph, Carin and I and one of our other friends would eat there quite a bit. The …
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have 0 time for war. I think it’s one of the stupidest, most pointless things that humans have ever come up with. But at the same time, I also have infinite respect for those who are willing to risk their lives to fight in one. With that said, …
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Well, I can officially say it now. Luther is gone. I was afraid his time was sooner rather than later, but it’s never easy when it happens. As I’ve said before, Luther was the first guide dog I saw a lot of. He was always so chilled, but so unbelievably dedicated. But man he could …
I have mentioned my mom’s cat a few times over the course of the blog. She’s the one who has a hate on for Trix. I think it’s more fear than hate, but it was always displayed as a big ol’ hiss. She was never a big fan of new people. When friends came over …
Eddie Fatu, probably best known to wrestling fans or anybody who reads my wrestling posts here as Umaga,died today at the age of 36 of what is believed to be a massive heart attack. He hadn’t wrestled for WWE since being released in June reportedly due to his second violation of the company’s drug testing …