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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
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 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
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
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
June 22, 2007 12:43 AM EDT -- Who says an old possum can't learn new tricks?  The Colonel just joined YouTube! It only takes a few minutes to register and presto! you have a place to put your corny videos. The cool thing . . . 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 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
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
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
December 09, 2006 10:06 PM EST -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! There are so many new members of the Old Hippie’s Corner (OHC); I thought it might be fun to compile Colonel Possum’s ramblings and tall tales from 2006. . . . more
June 09, 2007 01:08 AM EDT -- Phew, I’m back! Just a faulty Heisenberg Compensator* in the old Maytag Star Cruiser. Time travel is hell on those old coin-op washers. This might not make a lot of sense unless you’ve been . . . more
August 05, 2007 01:55 PM EDT -- This article is dedicated to Krista P. for her lovely garden and natural ways   A young feller came to the OHC the other day and asked the ole Colonel, “Do you need some help getting . . . more
August 12, 2007 11:45 PM EDT -- There is a simple way to protect your piano from the ravages of moths. Before we get to that part, let’s talk chainsaws.  As I’ve mentioned before, firewood is a big deal during the fall . . . more
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