Monthly Archives: October 2013

Surrounded By Cashmere

Posted on October 16, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“We’ll leave you some little Vienna sausages to stick the capsules in,” they had told me. The grey of the autumn morning … early morning sky … lingered over the muffled yellows and oranges of the near-Vermont foliage. I was … Continue reading →

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“Oh That Book”

Posted on October 16, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

The sports enthusiast thought that “The Catcher in the Rye” was a book about an alcoholic ballplayer. The construction worker thought “The Lord of the Flies” was a biography on the man who started Porta-Johns. Roger McManus

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Chalked: Part 6

Posted on October 15, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

The next day was an avid morning at the house. Johnny bundled his dad out the door and into the car, leaving behind an unattended mug of coffee to fill the void between his mom and younger sister at the … Continue reading →

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Learn to Like

Posted on October 14, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   As a woman with a lit cigarette drooping from the side of her mouth tried to shovel down, without gagging, a vodka martini, rye and bourbon with tomato juice, which her friend had just handed to her, she shouted, … Continue reading →

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Sing

Posted on October 13, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Saint Augustine said that singing praise to the Lord is like praying twice. Note from God: Only if you can carry a tune. Roger McManus

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Boom, Boom

Posted on October 11, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

  Brutal honesty should be delivered with a boomerang. Roger McManus

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Doubly Noted

Posted on October 9, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   The famous cartoonist was honored by his hometown when they placed a plaque bearing his name on the newly constructed drawbridge.Roger McManus

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No different from the Road Behind

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

  There was a man and his two friends who walked along a road. The man wore old pants that were so comfortable that he didn’t want to change them, regardless of their holes and frayed edges. His two companions, … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Audience

Posted on October 6, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   The fool was surrounded by happy faces … and that was too bad … unless it happened to be his public execution (In reference to the fool similarly referred to as a jackass and not one that can’t help himself). Roger McManus

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Accountant

Posted on October 4, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Accountant – The canvas structure from which Saint Peter checks out souls trying to get into heaven on rainy days … as pronounced by someone from Boston. Roger McManus

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