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- Andy Rooney
- Steve Jobs
- Amy Winehouse
- Leonard Stern, creator of Mad Libs
- Jack Kevorkian
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage
- Osama bin Laden
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Jack LaLanne
- Leslie Nielsen
- Bob Guccione
- Barbara Billingsley
- Tony Curtis
- Dennis Hopper
- Gary Coleman
- Chinese murderer**
- Casey, aka Moosh In Indy*
- Adolf Hitler
- Peter Graves
- Corey Haim
- My Grandmother**
- Roy Scheider
- Zelda Rubinstein, J.D. Salinger
- Brittany Murphy
- Oral Roberts
- John Lennon
- Ken Ober
- Henry Gibson
- Patrick Swayze
- Ted Kennedy
- John Hughes
- Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett
- Walter Cronkite
- Billy Mays
- Ed McMahon
- Stephen Hawking*
- Robert Novak
- Caylee Anthony
- David Carradine
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Category Archives: Serious stuff
The one where I write seriously and regret hitting publish almost immediately.
Where is that thing that is going to consume me? Who is that one who will reflect me? What is the reason that I am here? I sit at my desk, eyes closed, listening to Moonlight Sonata, and I type … Continue reading
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My years at a private Christian school
See that little effeminate dude in the pink shirt and plaid shorts? That’s me, age 5, in my first grade class photo. I can only guess that my mother let me dress myself. The adult in the picture is … Continue reading
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Tagged grace academy, jim mudrey, judy mudrey, reflections on the future, retirement
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“You know how women are”
“She told me explicitly that she didn’t want a gift. All she wanted was a nice card with some thought put into it.” “Adam, you know how women are. She says that, but she doesn’t mean it.” Over the past … Continue reading
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Tagged dating, honesty, opencommunication, relationships, trust, truth, women
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Still here
It’s humbling to admit weakness. I have this overwhelming need to put forth the impression that I’m perfect, and to tell the world exactly how bad things had gotten was not my favorite moment of my life. It helped, though. … Continue reading
Stripped bare
Monday night, I had a dream where I was sitting on a bed with someone and put my head on her shoulder. She grasped my hand in hers and I told her that I was sorry, that the threads we … Continue reading
Mirror, mirror . . .
Recently, I was accused of using my blog to build a shrine to myself. I initially denied it, but after some thought, I realized that it’s hard to disagree with. I mean, I’m not interested in this site being an … Continue reading
Doing comedy
When I was a junior at Spruce Creek High School in 1993, I performed in the Mr. and Mrs. Spruce Creek pageant, a talent competition. Many of the competitors danced or sung or performed other performing arts. I did a … Continue reading
Thank God for Dead Soldiers
Before I start this post, which has nothing to do with comedy or humor, I wanted to let you know about a special event happening here in Orlando this weekend. And by special, I mean “terrifying”, because it involves me … Continue reading
