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Love of an old suit 1 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
In their blog, the apprentices of Saville Row tailor Anderson and Sheppard tell the story of their Managing Director/Head Cutter Mr. Hitchcock and the box of fabric remnants left from suits made for t...
More Malls 30 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Although people have lived in and around Mayberry for millennia, the city founders decided the best locale for the town proper was on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, turning their backs on ...
Death on Denial 27 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Too many of my compatriots spend their golden years polishing sports cars to a high shine in the hope of attracting attractive women who are not their wives. While that is not a sanctioned trophy wif...
On this date 26 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Mrs. T's grandparents and friends, Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 26,1925. Men in summer suits, Venus in fur. Some things never change. Toad
Contest Winner? 23 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
It's that time of year again. Since 1982 the English Department of San Jose State University have sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Open to anyone with a pen, paper, bad idea and a stamp,...
hem days 21 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
For fat, old, white guys with a penchant for khaki, chin whiskers and Key West today may be bigger than Christmas. In honor of Ernest's birthday, Sloppy Joe's bar in the Conch Republic is holding the...
diana rigg 20 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Before there was Farrah, before Goldie, there was Diana, and for young boys coming of age during the swinging sixties today's birthday girl, in the guise of Mrs. Emma Peel may well have been their int...
Be careful of what you wish for part 3 19 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Over time Mrs. T and I have evolved a division of labor which works for us. Outside projects fall under my purview. Inside issues most likely will become my problem and I'm to keep out of the kitchen ...
Be careful what you wish for Part 2 of.. 17 Jul 2013 | 07:42 pm
Mayberry is changing. Like most American suburbs, not long ago Mayberry was "in the country", it was farmland. The post war housing boom offered local farmers a chance to sell their land in hopes of c...
One more day 16 Jul 2013 | 07:48 pm
I beg your forebearance, but promise it will be worth the wait. See you tomorrow in full. Enjoy your day. Toad
