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Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Funny stories about local police: 1 of 11

The streets of north Greenville were unusually quiet and serene that spring evening. I was making my rounds, watching for signs of burglaries and checking the alleys behind the businesses along Lee Street, the old main thoroughfare through downtown. I'd been looking to the right down a side alley, and then turned my sight fo...
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Commentary: Michael Vick, dog fighting and the ASPCA: 2 of 21

The court imposed gag order is gone, and now we can see what has happened in the lives of the dogs that were so cruelly mistreated by Michael Vick and his dog fighting partners. One organization in particular, BadRap (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls) sprang into action immediately after news first broke on the ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories Perspectives on game consoles: 4 of 27

The Myth of Wii and A Nintendo-OPEC Conspiracy My darling wife told me shortly after Christmas that she would like a Nintendo Wii. The last game console we had was a Game Cube and I think we played games on it a total of three times in as many years. My kids ignored it because "Dad doesn't know anything about gaming technolo...
Pets & Animals > Dog Training Tips for dealing with hyper-active dogs: 2 of 11

You come home, bags of groceries in hand, fumbling with keys, finally getting the door unlocked and opened. You walk into your house and find yourself battling your dog(s) for those precious few square inches of territory you need to place your feet. As you trip and stumble across the room, yelling and lightly (I hope) kicki...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Groom's guide: Garter toss dos and don'ts: 2 of 8

The tradition of the garter toss dates back to medieval times, when obtaining a fragment of the bridal attire was believed to be good luck. Due to the general barbarity of the times, this often resulted in considerable mistreatment of the bride as guests grabbed and clutched at her garments in hopes of tearing loose a fragme...
Home & Garden > Electrical Repairs When to call an electrician and when to do electrical repairs yourself: 4 of 9

Procurement of a massive piece of industrial machinery cheers me up. Putting machines in my two car garage that were designed for large industrial shops just warms the cockles of my heart. There's nothing like having ten times the power and capacity you really need. So a year ago, I convinced Robin that I just had to have a ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Response to Notice of Revocation of American Independence, By John Cleese: 1 of 1

To the citizens of Great Britain, I obviously got your letter "Notice of Revocation of American Independence", supposedly written by John Cleese, long after it was written and released into the wilderness of the World Wide Web. The last incompetent leader elected in the United States of America was Bill Clinton, and we did i...
Arts & Humanities > Religious Literature Book reviews: Beyond the Gathering, by Craig Leach: 1 of 1

June 3, 2007 4:00 PM - Part 1 I stumbled across a Christian novel by Craig Leach on the web. I say "stumbled" because I was haphazardly guided to it via chat and discussion board conversations with Craig's wife on a totally different topic about one of my favorite hobbies (involving cordite, lead, and loud noises). I had jus...
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Finding the artist in all of us: 17 of 33

Some us us are endowed by the Creator with a need to express ourselves through physical mediums. Im my case, it involves creative writing, landscape painting, and woodworking. These activities allow me to express my inner feelings and give me a sense of pride, knowing that some of the things I've done may live on well after ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Fishing trips: 17 of 32

My brother-in-law Ricky and I take a fishing trip every year with his church men's group. Up until last year we generally had to catch a ride in someone else's boat or just fish from the bank since Rick's boat has been out of commission and I decided to give mine up due to discovering that the old adage "a boat is just a hol...