I watched the debate last night and saw snippets of the day-after commentary—a quote from the New York Times, some snark from Tucker Carlson, ...
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Lament for My Beloved Party
A month ago, I started the Pigspittle County for Obama group. Along with 60+ Pigspittlians, we canvassed, phone-banked, stood in the square and ...
Diving in, Head First
When I get behind something, I tend to get behind it passionately. It is one of my more predictable, if not troublesome, qualities. So I’ve ...
The Streets of Pigspittle
It’s been a busy but mostly quiet couple of weeks in Pigspittle. There was a fire at the hunting and fishing shop in town. It is located ...
Welcome, 2008.
Today I finally unpacked my boxes at work. I have a theory about unpacking: if you don’t do it, you have a subconscious desire to be ...
Pigspittle Fact
Out of 26 registered sex offenders in Pigspittle, five—nearly 20%—have “Lee” as either a middle name or first name.
Holiday Roundup
The last week has been filled with visiting friends and family, celebrating Christmas, and driving from Pigspittle to Cowtown, from Cowtown to ...
White-Collar Elephant Gift Thing
I attended my first Office Christmas Party yesterday. I’ve managed to escape the Dilbertesque experience of white-collar employment until now. ...
Tuesday with Mary
Yesterday I met a colleague for coffee, our usual weekly meeting. She is late, runs in with her notebooks, puts them down on the table, says, ...
Blizzard Nostalgia
It’s been snowing for the last two days in Pigspittle. I love snow—until February and then I’m ready for spring. I would much rather ...
Shopping in Pigspittle
Last Saturday, I stopped by my favorite antique store in Pigspittle. Incidentally, I had to cross the street to get to the store and as I did a ...
I Don’t Read the Personals…
And I was reminded today why I have this rule. It’s because of ads like this, found in Pigspittle News personals: There are many sicknesses ...