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A Sign of the Times

May 22, 2014December 2, 2015 Shari

David Hebermehl writes, “Hey Mike – Myself and a bunch of other golf course superintendents in and around Louisville Kentucky are having a really hard time finding employees, especially if we have to use e-verify. I’ve tried all sorts of Read More …

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George Sutherland

May 21, 2014June 19, 2014 Shari

Fans of Dirty Jobs will remember George Sutherland. I met George back in ’08 on The Star of India.

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Freddie’s Dirty Job

May 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Shari

Today’s question comes form Diane Porterfield. Like a million others, she’s curious about young Freddie.

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Bay to Breakers

May 19, 2014December 2, 2015 Shari

Yesterday was San Francisco’s annual 12K footrace through town – the ever-popular, “Bay to Breakers.”

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Great Haircut that No One will see

May 19, 2014May 31, 2014 Shari

That’s Christine, hiding behind my head with a razor, removing a few rogue hairs from the back of my neck.

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Old Friend, New Baby

May 16, 2014June 7, 2014 Shari

Some of you might recall my old pal Meyer

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Happy Birthday Dani…Again

May 15, 2014 Shari

Check out a couple of Facebook friends who snuck backstage at The Science Festival. Some of you might recall Evan – a thoughtful guy who requested an original birthday song for his girlfriend, Dani. Thanks to a few beers and Read More …

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Who Needs Air Conditioning?

May 15, 2014May 29, 2014 Shari

Couple years ago I was standing on The Arctic Ocean, several miles off the shore of Greenland, slowly freezing to death.

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I Don’t Golf

May 14, 2014June 2, 2014 Shari

I don’t golf. Nothing against it, I just never got into it.

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America Gets a “D” in Infrastructure

May 13, 2014April 6, 2015 Shari

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers issues an “Infrastructure Report Card.” This year we got a “D.” Again. It’s been this way since 1998. (Technically, this year was a “D+” but I never saw the value in Read More …

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Puppy Poop Bingo…and the Winner is

May 12, 2014August 14, 2014 Shari

As previously promised, the winner of Puppy Poop Bingo is entitled to a fabulous prize. Specifically, an 8×10 glossy of young Freddie, tastefully arranged into a modest collage, and printed out moments ago at the local Walgreens. As the attached Read More …

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Fast Facts Flashback: Mother’s Day

May 12, 2014May 19, 2014 Shari

Some of you have suggested that viewing this deeply humiliating piece of my distant past

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Mom still tries to clean me up

May 11, 2014May 21, 2014 Shari

And occasionally, shut me up. Here, she attempts to do both, knowing full-well she’ll succeed at neither.

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BuzzFeed on Puppy Poop Bingo

May 10, 2014July 21, 2014 admin

BuzzFeed just published this story about the innovative way Mike named his new puppy: “Puppy Poop Bingo”

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Sidewalk Wisdom

May 8, 2014May 16, 2014 Shari

More profundity from the Sidewalks of San Francisco.

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