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January 14, 2007 03:24 PM EST --   Years and years ago, when there were wolves in Wales and snakes in Ireland, I spent summers in Wisconsin's Northwoods with my lovely Sage. We lived in a two-room cabin that had been a very . . . more
January 11, 2007 11:32 AM EST --   Mondays are the bane of the working man and woman. I worked for many years and believed the Sunday dread of Monday morning had something to do with that loss of freedom one experiences when a . . . more
February 01, 2007 12:03 PM EST --   "A broken heart is harder to fix than a broken axle but it ain't impossible!" Colonel Possum   There are only thirteen shopping days left until Valentine's Day. My advice . . . more
February 24, 2007 12:29 PM EST --   My dear Lady Kenmore washer died December 2, 2004. It was a graceful passing; she finished the wash, shuddered during the final spin and let out a puff of smoke. I pulled her plug, extracted a . . . more
March 25, 2007 02:08 AM EDT -- Here’s an idea that takes little effort, no money and has at least three totally cool benefits. It is called a Colonel Possum Log and you can make one at home in less than a minute. Here’s . . . more
December 05, 2007 12:10 AM EST -- The following is the first of a series from Colonel Possum’s Tall Tales from the Sixties now reposted to Tom Brokaw’s new group Boom! Preface to a Multi-Part Series, "Weekend . . . more
December 17, 2006 04:55 PM EST -- Colonel Possum's Christmas Toast Warmth of friends on a cold December eve, Light Shadows from a fire, lies on our tongues, Faith that the morrow's pain weigh no more than The smooth Guinness . . . more
April 25, 2007 12:39 AM EDT -- If all goes as scheduled, The ole Colonel will be on CNBC's "Fast Money" Wednesday, 4/25/07. The show airs at 5:00pm PDT (8:00pm EDT). I'll be on the webcam "Face to Face" . . . more
January 06, 2008 05:50 PM EST -- "Apple pie is good," Julian Noga practices desperately what little English he knows as Patton's 3 rd Army approaches the camp. He has been imprisoned in Austrian jails and now the Flossenbürg . . . more
June 20, 2006 01:10 AM EDT -- The following is the first of a series drawn from memories of Massachusetts as a young boy. Although I grew up in Southern California during the 1950s, I traveled to Massachusetts several times with my . . . more
July 07, 2006 04:18 PM EDT -- My Chihuahua, Loquita, believes that her life has improved since the Colonel joined Gather earlier this year. She spends a lot of time in my lap when I'm logged on and from a dog's point of view . . . more
July 22, 2006 12:26 PM EDT -- The following is Part V of a series drawn from memories of Massachusetts as a young boy. Although I grew up in Southern California during the 1950s, I traveled to Massachusetts several times with my mother. . . . more
July 04, 2007 08:40 AM EDT -- IT'S NOW!! Gather's Second Annual Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippies Corner (OHC) is officially underway, WELCOME TO GATHERSTOCK 2007!             . . . more
July 22, 2007 01:01 AM EDT -- The ole Colonel recently asked a simple question at the local ACE hardware store, “What is the best paint for painting an old refrigerator?” “I have never in my life heard of ANYONE . . . more
August 18, 2007 09:36 PM EDT -- Manifold Blessings have befallen the Old Hippie's Corner (OHC)!  For those of you that have been following the laundry room melodrama at the OHC, things have been pretty bleak. August 30 will . . . more
September 02, 2007 12:58 AM EDT -- After a streak of good tidings and luck, the Old Hippie’s Corner (OHC) laundry room juggernaut has hit a sandbar.  For those of you that have stood so faithfully by the Colonel’s side . . . more
December 31, 2007 01:32 AM EST -- Call the Colonel old fashioned but I believe that a good pair of jeans is the only proper attire for a gentleman at the New Year's dance. We're up here at the Eureka OHC in rural East Central . . . more
The Colonel's Thriller
by Colonel Possum
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February 27, 2008 10:07 PM EST -- At the top end of New Orleans' Bourbon Street is a little bar called the "Gateway." It is the first bar in the French Quarter where you can wet your whistle if you've just stepped off . . . more
June 29, 2008 11:09 PM EDT -- It is indeed a sad day at the Old Hippie's Corner (OHC). At 11:15 AM today, the Colonel pulled the plug on his beloved 26 year-old Lady Kenmore refrigerator. Suffering from a failing compressor, . . . more
May 19, 2006 12:36 PM EDT -- Honored Guests of the Old Hippies Corner (OHC): You are invited to submit an article describing where you smoked your first doobie. The deadline for submission is midnight next Friday, 26 May 2006, to . . . more
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