87 Murphy Squirrels

Today is the final day of MOvember, which meant that I finally shaved off my mustache.  Moments later, the month-long kiss-embargo which had been imposed by The Wife was rescinded, which was nic...

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Does anyone know if the FBI ever got around to catching this fella? If not, I may want to choose my outfits very, very, VERY wisely from here on out. Thus far, I've raised $300 for pros...

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I'm a bit behind on posts about my Luke Hochevar collection, so here are some recently (which means I got them anytime within the past 7 months) acquired autograph cards. First up is a 2008 SP ...

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Before I get to the reason for this post, I want to make a couple of admissions.  First, I am not a very good writer.  (The fact that I've rewritten this post about a dozen times would be pro...

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Week Two of MOvember is in the books, and I'm pleased as punch with the results. Team MOrthern Colorado has raised over $400 for prostate and testicular cancer research.  We are almost half-wa...

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My brain has been in a bit of a funk and I haven't been able to finish a written blog post for over a week.  I have a half dozen unfinished rough drafts sitting on my blog-desktop that remain un...

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I've been growing my 'stache for a little over a week and I've got to say that I'm relatively pleased with the results thus far.  I can remember the first year I participated in MOvember, back i...

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I saw this video over at Althouse's blog. _______________________________________________________________ SONG:  "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby.  I didn't go out today, but we are now in N...

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I stumbled into this "contest" at one of the card collecting blogs I read.  I love when bloggers offer up free cards as incentive to get more people reading their blog.  In this case Georgia Mi...

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When I was a kid, I strictly collected basketball cards.  Every once in a while I'd buy a pack or two of baseball or football cards, but my true passion was collecting basketball cards.  And, m...

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It is almost November, which can only mean one thing:  MOVEMBER!!!  That's right.  Everyone's favorite mustache-growing charity is about to kick off.  For the uninitiated, here is a quick exp...

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Let the record show that I do not enjoy nightly walks with my wife and my dog.  It's not the wife and dog part I do not like (indeed, I like them very much), it's the walking part.  I am a 29 y...

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A few years ago, my Grandma Eva began asking what items from her house we would like to have once she had died.  While none of us were looking forward to that inevitable day, I believe it gave h...

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These are songs you might like. MODERN EDWIN MCCAIN, "WALK WITH YOU" STEPHEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, "CINDERELLA" CARRIE UNDERWOOD, "MAMA'S SONG" (kinda works) DARIUS RUCKER, "IT WON'T BE LIKE THIS ...

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This week "My Wife Asks..." > Based on your love of theater in high school, did you ever consider > doing something professionally in that area? When I was in elementary schoo...

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Last month, while The Wife and I were busting boxes of 2010 Topps T206 baseball cards, she noticed that one card was really cool.  It was a Dexter Fowler Piedmont Mini card.  Here is the card: ...

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THINGS I REALLY DISLIKE A LOT AT THIS MOMENT: Public Service Announcement commercials; Jillian Michaels; press conferences; flavored iced tea; sweet tea; Allison Krauss; the phrase "on a ...

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This week "My Wife Asks..." > It seems to me your views about gay marriage may be changing. Is > that true? If so, what’s up with that?  Hmmmm, how to tackle this one? ...

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I heard about this list on the Bob and Tom Show last week.  I'm not too sure I agree with most of the list. As best as I can tell, the Gibson.com Top 50 Guitar Solos list was put together by ...

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This week "My Wife Asks"... > What does a day in the life of Eric look like? 6:45AM  -- My first alarm goes off. 6:47 - 6:49 -- I finally awaken enough to get up and hit the snooze...

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At the Category Thirteen blog , my friend Joe listed the best nonfiction books he'd personally read.  I love lists, and his list had no mention of Tom Wolfe, so I thought I'd throw in my two cen...

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This week "My Wife Asks..."  > Summer, Fall, Spring, or Winter: Pick one season and tell us why. For the first half of my life, the answer would have been Winter, hands down.  Dur...

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One of the best part about being a kid who collects trading cards was cracking open a new pack of cards.  It was basically the lottery for children.  You throw down a couple of bucks (back then...

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One of the best parts about collecting cards when I was a kid was trading cards with two of my friends who also collected.  We were constantly sorting through each others collections, finding ca...

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Today is Eric’s birthday.  He is turning 29.  In the grand spirit of celebration, please enjoy a few memories of Eric’s 28th year. Eric turned 28 in September of last year.  That same...

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