Pimping a Post

With Halloween two days away, I thought I would pimp a post, in this case a Halloween short story I wrote about Tipping Outhouses on Halloween. Take time to read it and vote.
Happy Halloween!

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Let’s Boogie on down to the Boogie Café

It was a cold, rainy November Friday evening when my Japanese friend, rock and roll and tattoo brother Kenny Shangrila took me to the Boogie Café in Yokohama. On my way from Bangkok to Chicago via Japan, I had a three-day layover in Japan where I would be hanging out with Kenny. After he had [...]

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Wilma and Fred lighting up?

While surfing the internet the other day, I came across some rather bizarre, surreal and even disturbing videos of classic TV commercials, especially this one of Wilma and Fred Fintstone smoking as well as a very evil-looking Jolly Green Giant.
Check out my online article of classic TV commercials here.

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Tipping Outhouses — A Halloween Short Story

Back when I was growing up in Cherry, Illinois often heard stories about kids tipping outhouses on Halloween. It was a popular Halloween prank that sometimes backfired.

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Terrell Owens to the Bears: The Bears Should Make It Happen

The biggest NFL rumor sweeping the Internet these days and one that people have been “tweeting” a lot with Twitter has been whether or not Terrell Owens, currently with the Buffalo Bills will be traded to those Monsters of the Midway, the Chicago Bears.
Whether these rumors do in fact turn out to be just rumors, [...]

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The Piggly Wiggly is on fire

The Piggly Wiggly is on Fire
“Wake up boys,
the Piggly Wiggly’s on fire,”
Dad says rousing us
from our slumber.
Half asleep and
not sure what
all this hubbub about
a burning grocery store
has to do with us
we search for our clothes.
“Not enough time,”
Dad says, hurrying
us along. “Quick,
into the car.”
So, dressed only
in our pajamas
Dad drives the 10 miles
for us to watch
the [...]

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Facebook Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts

Facebook has quickly become one of the more popular social networking sites on the Internet. It has become a place for friends, colleagues, and acquaintances to connect as well as re-connect. Likewise, in this age of Twitter and “tweeting” people can stay in touch more and inform friends of their “status.”
However, when it comes to [...]

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Popcorn Balls

Popcorn Balls
Gee lady,
is that all I get;
a stale popcorn ball
dyed with red
food coloring—
when the folks
next door
are handing out
mini Snickers
and Butterfingers
Copyright 2009 ©  Jeffrey Alan Miller

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Wax Teeth

Wax Teeth
I never could understand
the novelty and appeal of
cherry-flavored wax teeth.
You know, the buck teeth
and vampire fangs—
or the bright red thick
wax lips
to fool friends or
provoke teachers
when worn in class.
Once the Halloween fun
was over
and what little flavor
had been chewed out,
they were just
a soggy, tasteless
wad of wax.
© 2009 Jeffrey Alan Miller

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100,000 Page Visits and Counting

Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit.
When I visited my blog this afternoon, I was in for a pleasant surprise: I reached the 100,000 page visits milestone.
It’s nice to know that my blog has received as much attention as it has since I started keeping one a few [...]

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