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I work for a local community college on a part-time basis as an instructor.  Every now and again, through the college's e-mail system, we get messages from other instructors asking for favors.  Our college has multiple campuses spread across various geographic locations throughout Southern Arizona (State Motto: Still No Sign Of Former Potential Hurricane Earnesto). […]

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I never thought I'd ever hear myself say this, but Home Depot apparently has people in the upper echelons of management that took lessons from Wal-Mart top executives.  This means they have trout guts for brains.
So what's got me so riled up about Home Deadpan?  Simple; evaporative coolers.  For those of you who don't know […]

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Last night we had quite a large storm pass through here.  This morning, my wife and I were pleased to learn that our roof has a leak in it.  This news meant that I would now have an excuse to crawl around inside my attic in the heat of summer in order to determine where the leak was, […]

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Last night I was shopping at Wal-Mart and I tried to pay for my items with, I am not making this up, a check.  I recognize that this is very old technology, but it still works…in most places.
I think it's pretty safe to assume that we all know how checks work.  I also know that […]

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Speaking strictly from the perspective of an American male guy, if one were to ask me, I’d say that your average American is about as cultured as phlegm. And I mean this only in the nicest way possible. I say this because I consider myself an average American, and not too terribly long […]

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I have to admit, my first kill wasn’t nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be. Well, at least it wasn’t traumatic for me. But then, I wasn’t on the business end of the passenger-side front tire of my van.
Now I know I have mentioned in the past that every once in […]

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Dear friends,
Please be aware that as our wives age, it is harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive and there is nothing worse than an oversensitive woman. My name is Dave. Let me […]

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So, I’m talking with my sister-in-law - we’ll call her Sally because she doesn’t want me to tell you her real name is Katie. So Sally and I are talking about, of all things, table saws. I point out the one I want from Sears, and the following exchange takes place:
Sally: […]

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Today, I’ll be playing a little game I call “Ask Schadeboy the Important Questions.” This is a game where I pretend I have thousands of readers, and that some of them actually send me messages with important questions. I know, it’s fantasy and not very realistic. But I’ve been accused of not […]

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