Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Ballad of the Great Yukon Puke On: A Magnum Opus

Chorus: Listen my children to this tale I will tell of potatoes and noodles and peas. If you listen quite well, you might hear some bells and the groanings and moanings, and the wails and the flails of a man … Continue reading

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The Circus Comes to Town

Lots of things happening since my last post. I took some time off from excessive news immersion and had an adventure. Actually, I became a small speck on the pages of history. Perhaps one day some dizzy-headed broad with an … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Great Yukon Puke On

Special Correspondent’s Report Hobo Joe Goes Rogue: Off the Bus, On the Wagon and Hitting the Highway June 11, 2011, Land of Nood Hospital Call me Hobo Joe. Yeah, I know… another Joe; it’s one of the few names Mrs. … Continue reading

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Bartender, Hit Me Again and Make It a Triple

Last week I wrote a post about the Palinpalooza Traveling Road Show and Political Action Circus The Double Talk Digress goes on a Maniacal Mystery Tour that led to How do you make a Siren with America on the Rocks? … Continue reading

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Pause, Reflect and Say Hello to Crow

I’m going to jump off the crazy train for awhile and let the Palinpalooza inspired bathtub gin and art jamboree that I started chemistrate and evolve. I’ll check its progress later. Pray for no explosions. Right now I’m hoping to … Continue reading

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Bartender, Call me Ishmael and Give me a Siren with America on the Rocks

I have an iconic image I’d like to see added to the side of the Palinpalooza Traveling Road Show and Political Action Circus bus Führer: Mrs. Palin dressed like a siren from Greek mythology perched atop a melting iceberg, yodeling, … Continue reading

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How do you make a Siren with America on the Rocks?

I don’t know. I’m not a bartender or mixologist. But in Thursday’s post (but not until the following Monday) I gave the name “Siren with America on the Rocks” to a cocktail in an homage to Sarah Palin. I’ve described … Continue reading

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PeeWee Palin in a Pickle

Piper Palin pushed a pack of pesky pressers; A pack of pesky pressers Piper Palin pushed; If Piper Palin pushed a pack of pesky pressers, Where’s the pack of pesky pressers Piper Palin pushed? I usually steer clear of including … Continue reading

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The Double Talk Digress Goes on a Maniacal Mystery Tour

The Palinpalooza Traveling Road Show and Political Action Circus has taken to the highways and byways of America this summer and as far as our fourth estate is concerned, it’s the greatest show on Earth. Last time “Alaska’s Shame” bustled … Continue reading

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The Nature Box

The niece got married this weekend at a beautiful event in western Virginia. Among the gifts for her and the hubs was a “nature box” that I composed from found objects, my crafting supplies, and a little cedar box that … Continue reading

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