Eric Florack on November 21st, 2021

Yes, the traditions of the last several years on this website will continue to be observed, but I have one more thing, one more thought to pass along to you.

Given that this is going to take some preparation on

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Eric Florack on May 30th, 2011

Single issue Ramble this time.

I want to speak briefly about Memorial day which is today and I’d like you to really think about what I’m going to say to you.

It’s always been a special day for me, because

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davidl on December 25th, 2010

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2010

Editor’s note:
We’ve been reposting this at BitsBlog for over a decade, now, each Christmas.  It’s among the most popular and requested posts we’ve ever had. It’s become a site tradition.

A Bithead’s Christmas

I find myself wanting to take

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2010
Editor’s note:
As this is written, (Edited, really) I’m preparing to go to bed. I have to leave at 3am for Southern PA from my western NY home, to make a 10am delivery.
As such I really don’t have a

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Eric Florack on June 20th, 2010

t was nearly the end of the day, today , when I finally realized that I had not written anything in terms of a comment on the day.

Usually I tend to take the attitude that if I don’t have

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2009

Editor’s note: Originally posted on Christmas Eve, 2004.

This is a time of year when I don’t envy the position of members of the cloth.

Such men and women find themselves in the position of having to write a sermon

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2009

There is no moral imperative driving this message, tonight — no calls for a life of self sacrifice, no direct calls for intensive reflection this night, not even a real punch line of the story.  I will let you decide

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Eric Florack on November 26th, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

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Eric Florack on June 21st, 2009

It was nearly the end of the day, today , when I finally realized that I had not written anything in terms of a comment on the day.

Usually I tend to take the attitude that if I don’t have

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Eric Florack on May 10th, 2009

Mother’s day is a reminder that no matter how much you do, It’s not enough. That sounds negative when you say it that way, I know, but let me explain…
happymothersday

The debt of thanks we owe our mothers is one

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2008

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Eric Florack on December 26th, 2008

I had one left over…

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davidl on December 26th, 2008

He’s back:

SnowzillaAlaska (ChattahBox) – The annual feature ‘Snowzilla’ has once again appeared in Anchorage, Alaska, after a cease and desist order attempted to ban the 25 foot snow man last year.
Billy Powers and his seven children

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davidl on December 25th, 2008

Picture of the de-dressing:

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man dressed as Santa Claus showed up at a Christmas Eve party at a suburban Los Angeles house and opened fire with a handgun, killing three people and wounding two,

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