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Ozarks Posting

July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fascinations, Friends-Family

Mother Is Necessity Of Extension Lacking internet access at or near my Mom’s home, I find myself motivated to learn to post via phone. The shots of Table Rock Lake were taken from the deck of Mom’s cabin. Click on images for best viewing. The scene shown above is near Shell Knob, Missouri.

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An Independence Day Viewing Of Mom’s Walls Of Americana

July 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · Fascinations, Friends-Family

Home To The Ozarks I have taken advantage of the fortuitous holiday weekend created by Independence Day this year to journey to Missouri with the goal of visiting my mother at her home located in the Ozarks.1 Note: As a consequence of this trip, posts will be sparse or entirely absent during the ensuing week. [...]

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Goodbye Glaucoma Guys & Gals Of AIGS Website

June 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Fascinations, HOAG Site

The Lost Vision Of The Glaucoma Societies’ Website On March 4, 2006, Heck Of A Guy published its fourth post, Open Your Hymnals To … The Association of International Glaucoma Societies Website. A sequel, Play It Again, Sam: Another Look At The Glaucoma Hymn Site, followed in June 2006. The opening paragraph of that fourth [...]

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Vacation Souvenirs – 2010

June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fascinations, Friends-Family

So Long, Hilton Head When it became apparent that my first choice of souvenirs, Hilton Head t-shirts for every Heck Of A Guy reader, would impose a rather daunting burden when it came time to pack for our return home, I opted for more easily transportable – but no less heartfelt – mementos. Toward that [...]

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Add Leonard Cohen To Your Google Search Page

June 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fascinations, Leonard Cohen

Things To Do Waiting For The 2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour – Customizing Your Google Search Page Google recently began offering users the ability to add a background image to the Google search page. Given the frequency with which many of us visit that site, the opportunity to redesign it with a graphic of ones [...]

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Wedding Toasts, Death Threats, Kink, Chuckles Eulogy, Pseudoscience Of Carcinogenic Omelets

May 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Bagatelles, Fascinations

Vintage Heck Of A Guy Posts In Ascendancy Heck Of A Guy, B.C. (Before Cohenization) was an era not without its own charm. In any case, a batch of ancient posts  have been especially popular in the last two weeks. I’ve grouped these into categories for the  convenience of readers: Wedding Help This time of [...]

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Moving Graffiti Promotes AIDS Awareness

March 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Fascinations

Clever, funny ads that promote a clear message  in an entertaining way that grabs the viewer’s attention impress me. This animation falls into that category. That the message advances public health makes it that much better. Warning This ad portrays – well, graffiti. Further, it’s graffiti with (gasp) sexual content. Consequently, the fluttery of heart, [...]

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Max Neil In Egypt – The Photo From My Ozarks Trip

February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fascinations, Friends-Family, HOAG Site

Home Again, Home Again Having just returned from a visit with my mother, who lives  in  a portion of the Ozarks of southwest Missouri where TV reception has recently improved to poor (although a fascinating knitting tutorial and several gospel services did come through with startling clarity) but internet access peaks at the level of [...]

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Detoxifying New Year's Resolutions

December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Fascinations, Holidays-Celebrations

The Madness Of New Year’s Resolutions1 Making New Year’s resolutions remains a popular sport this time of year. Estimates vary but these numbers from a US News and World Report article are typical: Americans are largely making New Year’s resolutions to improve their personal finances in 2010. Slightly more people have resolved to save more [...]

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Doing It For Fun – It's A Concept

December 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Fascinations

The Theory In considering alternative motivational systems for treatment adherence,1  I became acquainted with Fun Theory, which is based on the premise that The easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do The folks behind this concept have put together a few video illustrations that are – [...]

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