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How To Lose Me In Three Days, Cable TV Edition

21st August 2014 by admin No Comments

Even though I don’t have cable, Time Warner Cable keeps trying to send strange men to my house. Are they a cable company or Craiglist?

Robin Williams & Depression

11th August 2014 by admin No Comments

New column up at Project Shanks.com, on Robin Williams, depression, and a confession of my own. I had a lot of trouble dealing with the death of Robin Williams, and I had to eventually realize it went far beyond just being a fan of the man since I was seven. Check it out here. Bookmark on Delicious Digg […]

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