Monthly Archives: October 2009

Snuggly not too uggly ugg ‘stryne boots

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 26, 2009

Whittier wrote, The foot is yours; where’er it falls, It treads your well-wrought leather, On earthen floor, in marble halls, On carpet, or on heather. Still there the sweetest charm is found Of matron grace or vestal’s, As Hebe’s foot bore nectar round Among the old celestials. Rap, rap!–your stout and bluff brogan, With footsteps [...]

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Shoes fly in Montreal…

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 23, 2009

Quebecers stepped all over George W. Bush’s visit to Montreal on Thursday. Bush was on a tour promoting his soon to be ghost written autobiography. I liked the part about throwing shoes, but the burning in effigy? A little strong for my taste. Police collected an odd assortment of shoes, including a slightly worn Jimmy [...]

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Whatever happened to Swifty Lazar?

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 16, 2009

First, who was Swifty Lazar? It’s one of those names that has been embedded in my consciousness seemingly without antecedent. So, this morning, when–while following a thread from Improprieties–I happened upon a young fellow named Irwin Lazar, my thoughts swiftly turned to Swifty. Swifty Lazar. The name stood out clearly in my mind, like the [...]

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Fiberguy on harp

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 15, 2009
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But wait, there’s more!

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 15, 2009

Received the following email this morning. I’m insulted. Selling a slim chance at (fake) access to Democratic big-wigs is bad, but hiring Ron Popeil to write the ad copy just takes the cake. Frank– Picture it. You and your guest are sitting at dinner with some of your favorite Democratic Members of Congress, including Speaker [...]

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Kitchen remodeling

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 14, 2009

We have a new kitchen floor. Maple. It’s a nice replacement for the gray asphalt tile that we put down when we added the new kitchen almost twenty years ago. The new floor extends down the hall into the laundry room. All the old gray tile is gone. We laid ceramic tile in the bathroom [...]

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Corny

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 14, 2009

Drizzly morning and I left a wheelbarrow load of popcorn out last night. I better shuck it today and get the ears under cover or it will get moldy. I would have preferred to leave it in situ in the garden a little longer before picking but I was in a race with the deer [...]

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