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PHS (a satire)

DISCLAIMER: The people, places, and events in this short story are fictional. Well, almost. They’re based on real people, places, and events, but the names have been changed to keep me from getting in...

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Black Hole Battles

Preface: Some things just seem a lot funnier when you are a high school sophomore. Return of the Bolo Episode 437 Characters Narrator Duke Skycrawler Princess Allah Garth the Caterer Hands Como...

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Internet Copyright Practices

In today’s world, we have millions of people who own computers. What has emerged from this collective ownership of computers is a community, if you will, of computers which spans the entire globe...

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Living Water

Preface: I would just like to take this opportunity to say that this “skit” made a lot more sense when Coke was selling it’s Mountain Dew clone, Surge. (Based on Coca-Cola’s Surge© commercial) A...

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UPC Bar Codes

Since I have done this research on my own, which I did in 1996, I have come across other websites that explain the concepts quite well. This one, in particular, does a great job. I would update this...

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Conformity

A Bible-based skit written for church use. Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which...

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untitled randomness

Ok, this one really is 100% fictional. Here’s the story behind the story: I get bored, and crazy things pop into my mind. I write them down, and here they are. Chapter 1 See, one time, I was walking...

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The Chair

I tire. The weight is too much. Productivity. Procrastination. The choices are so numerous… I can’t think clearly. Too much noise. The door is closed already. I get up and shut the window. Now the...

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Tim’s 7 Step Guide to Computer Troubleshooting

In order to solve any computer problem you are having, first stop being so stupid. If that doesn’t work, simply follow these 7 steps. Begin with step 1. If this does not solve your problem, move on to...

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Renewal

Into the darkness I enter. The black seats lie silently in wait. Compulsively reaching within the depths of my bag, I take hold of the pencil. It is sharp, ready to engage the enemy. The angry desktop...

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Retrospect

I shoulda not just sat there.      smiling like a fool. I coulda touched her silky hair;      broken all the rules. I woulda told her she was rare—      precious, shining as a jewel. I wish I’d...

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J.R. & the Ring

Four score and seven years ago (that’s 87 years, in layman’s terms), our forefathers—okay well never mind, my wife has vetoed that introduction. Go figure. So anyway, from the day that the rings were...

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Tire Blowout Fun!

Recently we took our first round-trip road trip together, from Woodinville, Washington to Rosamond, California, to be with Jeni’s family during Christmas. Our trip began on Saturday, December 21st. We...

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Dumpster Diving

December 27th, the day that we returned from California, the Puget Sound area experienced a day of unusually high winds. In fact, when we woke up that morning, it was even quite windy in Ashland,...

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Read the Signs

There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned humiliating bachelor party. Get a group of guys together, have some good fun, make a guy wear a giant foam cowboy hat and a bright red bow around his neck, and...

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2003 In Review

Hello there everyone, and welcome to our Christmas letter. I’d like to thank you all for coming, and invite you to take a seat, kick back, and enjoy your time here. You’re probably wondering why I’ve...

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A Walk Through Tim’s Past

Cleaning out the Storage Closet After spending a relaxing Christmas day together, we decided that the day after Christmas would be a good day to do some long-needed cleaning. Specifically, we needed to...

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Buttons

We interrupt your regularly scheduled serious stuff to bring you this important word from some joker. Many of us spend lots of time thinking about things that annoy us, or problems that we have to deal...

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Seattle Civil Defense Manual

Generally the only kind of material I like to put on our website is content that we have created ourselves, whether that be stories, photographs, or whatever. However, I have decided to make an...

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2004 & 2005 in Review

Well it’s that time of the year again. “Time for what,” you ask? It is time for another year in review letter! “But wait,” you protest. “It’s not Christmas time any more. Isn’t it a bit late for this?”...

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