Taxidermied Gophers
Does anyone else do this kind of stuff with their daughter?
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I’m older than Mrs. Robinson!!
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And that’s when I peed my pants… again.
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You ever have one of those days?
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I was driving into Toronto to see a friend’s show. I had Q107.1 on (the home of classic rock) – it was Psychedelic Sunday and a Beatles A-Z weekend. The tunes were stellar. I made sure I checked the highway update signs all the way along my route. …