Mike McCardell's Blog
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Rebirth of the Zippo<p>A long time ago when rock bands were so loud it hurt, the fans did something wonderful. They waved Zippo lighters in the air. They were almost deaf so they needed something to look at. When the rock bands</p>Feb 4, 2013
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John McCarron, Good Bye My Friend<p> </p>Jan 4, 2013
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Montreal On What They Say Is ‘Just Another Day’<p>I came to Montreal to see grandchildren. If I could dig them out I could see them. This is when pictures are more powerful than words. xxxxxxxxxxxx </p>Dec 27, 2012
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Wake up Mommy, Santa really did come<p>This has been a hard week. And it is almost Christmas. The only way I can move past the pain is to think of the good, which is Christmas. It will probably rain. The tea kettle will be whistling and</p>Dec 17, 2012
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A Smoking High Commercial<p>It will happen. Not soon. But it will. You will turn on the tv and see “Smoke Mountain High, the weed that satisfies.” The words might be different, but once marijuana is made okay to have and</p>Nov 19, 2012
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Lest We Forget<p> Lest We Go “Daddy, what does ‘Lest’ mean?” “I don’t know. I think it means something like ‘don’t’ or something else like that. I wished they used a better word.” Lest We Forget was engraved on the tower were the old soldiers will stand on Nov. 11th. And the boy’s father was partly right. It me</p>Nov 6, 2012
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They were ghosts, real ghosts<p>It was a long time ago. We were playing war. We had our broom sticks for rifles, and for the most challenging battlefield of all, we picked the cemetery. I know it was not politically correct, but this was</p>Oct 30, 2012
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Good bye my friend<p>He was 94, which is a very good age to be when you die. Especially when you are living on your own and there is a drill press in your living room and a jig saw in your kitchen. He</p>Oct 12, 2012
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Flying Carrots<p>THE FAT CARROT “It won’t fit through the slot,” the nice young lady in the post office said. “Just push a little,” I said. The post office was not a post office like a post office used to be. The</p>Sep 24, 2012
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Montreal, and bikes, and bagelsMontreal is, for sure, definately without a doubt, still part of Canada.Jul 26, 2012
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