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  1. HudsonHawk

    Reading Glasses

    You can have lenses put in just about any frame you desire. May be more expensive than a cheap pair from the drugstore, but you can get whatever style you want. As for off the shelf style, I don't know you might have any luck, but there are numerous online retailers you might give a look. I...
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    Remnant of "Red Scare" repealed.

    And it goes back thousands of years prior to that in Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean. The oldest known example, at least according to the interwebs, is from the Ukraine and is approximately 12,000 years old. It's true it was a well known symbol in India, but the idea that Native Americans...
  3. HudsonHawk

    How many nighthawks do we have here ?

    I am very much a morning person. Not quite 2am like Brother Fading Fast, but I'm typically up around 4:30. I love the sunrise and like has been mentioned, one can typically get a lot done in the early hours before the interruptions start at normal business hours several hours later. On a side...
  4. HudsonHawk

    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    It's like that old Mac Davis song..."happiness was Lubbock, Texas in my rearview mirror..." Or as someone else once put it..."I was born in Lubbock and lived there until I got my driver's license." Not that Lubbock is a one horse town. It just feels like it.
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    Remnant of "Red Scare" repealed.

    And what's the quote attributed to Napoleon? "God fights on the side with the best artillery."
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator died this week. He was 85.
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    Remnant of "Red Scare" repealed.

    Well I don't know an exact number off the top of my head, but it's far more than 100,000. More like 10 million. And when they control the state legislatures in 8 or 10 states, it's far more than a nuisance. And they're not actively advocating for a return to slavery. They put forth this...
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    Remnant of "Red Scare" repealed.

    Sadly it's far more common than you realize in the South. The "Lost Cause" ideology is not on the fringe, it's a dominant attitude for large swaths of the population.
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    Remnant of "Red Scare" repealed.

    One of the things I've found throughout my world travels, particularly in ancient civilizations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, is that locals don't necessarily identify with political boundaries they way we do in the US, or even to the extent people do in Europe. For them, governments and...
  11. HudsonHawk

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    The problem with teaching a man to fish is that eventually that fish finds its way to the microwave in the office break room.
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    Alright! Confession Time! What's YOUR "Guilty Pleasure?"

    If we're confessing to the small screen, I'm a huge fan of Powerpuff Girls. It's every bit a satire of pop culture, but not in a sarcastic or smarmy way. That's not easy to do.
  14. HudsonHawk

    Cigars in humidor

    I leave the cellophane on, mostly out of laziness. But I've never heard of cigars taking on the flavor of others simply by being in close proximity. They certainly don't keep separate rooms for each smoke at the cigar shop (except for the flavored ones, which you shouldn't have anyway). As a...
  15. HudsonHawk

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    The sweet stench of ammonia from the blueprint machine in the drafting office.
  16. HudsonHawk

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    My tool box still smells like that
  17. HudsonHawk

    If you had a conversation with a person in 1770 would they understand?

    People faking a stereotypical accent or persona for comedic effect, especially when exaggerating the less than intelligent parts, is highly offensive to me. Larry the Cable Guy is a perfect example. To me, he's no different than a white actor performing in black face.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I wear Crocs when I go wade fishing. They are excellent non-slip soles. I also sometimes wear them to the ball yard and change into my spikes on the bench. I'm sure that earns me the wrath of more than a few around these parts.
  20. HudsonHawk

    If you could choose, what city would you like to see crushed by a giant monster?

    Well...you should tell us how you really feel without putting too fine a point on it.
  21. HudsonHawk

    If you could choose, what city would you like to see crushed by a giant monster?

    Anyone who moved to New Orleans "for the climate" got swindled. You go to New Orleans for the food and the music. It'd be tough to lose those, even if your armpits are always sweaty.
  22. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I remember older ladies from the 80s still wearing the same hairstyle their wore in the 60s and thought it very odd. But when I think about it, my wife has worn basically the same hairstyle since the mid 90s...20 years or so and counting. Of course, it's not really a "wash and go" style, but...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I think people remember things like their address and phone number as kids because it was so important at that age, and it was drilled into us. You were terrified to *not* know them, and it sticks with you.

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