Tag: humor
member name: Colonel Possum
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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July 19, 2006 01:14 AM EDT --
John Montgomery Rouse recently wrote a thought-provoking article "What is the Future of Work ?"
I am retired and now work for myself. Here are my thoughts on life after working many years for . . .
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July 29, 2006 05:18 PM EDT --
Colonel Possum Cooks is a series of simple cooking tips and recipes. The ole Colonel has two basic approaches to cooking: slow-slow, from the bottoms up, and fast-fast simple. It all depends on how much . . .
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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 . . .
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June 18, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
If you are a contrarian by nature and view this world as a bit ass-backwards, you might enjoy a trip to the anti-universe. Physicists make a big scary deal about the power of this dark nether world with . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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December 31, 2007 01:32 AM EST --
Call the Colonel old fashioned but I believe that a good pair of jeans is the only proper attire for a gentleman at the New Year's dance. We're up here at the Eureka OHC in rural East Central . . .
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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 . . .
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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, . . .
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June 29, 2006 01:03 AM EDT --
IT'S ALMOST HERE! Gather's first Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippies Corner (OHC) is cranked up and ready to go! Hey, Dannielle S. has written an awesome OHC Picnic Theme Song! Get . . .
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July 04, 2006 10:24 AM EDT --
IT'S FINALLY HERE! Gather's first Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippies Corner (OHC) is officially underway, WELCOME TO GATHERSTOCK!
I hope you didn't have any problem finding parking . . .
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July 05, 2006 04:18 PM EDT --
Thank you all for coming to Gather's first Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippies Corner (OHC) and known now as GATHERSTOCK 2006 !
I hope you all had as much fun as the ole Colonel! The event . . .
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July 11, 2006 02:34 AM EDT --
In 1985 I saw Brazil, a bizarre and not particularly successful movie by Hollywood standards. Apparently, Brazil has somewhat of a cult following on the Internet to this day. I don't intend to recount . . .
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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. . . .
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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 . . .
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October 15, 2007 12:06 AM EDT --
“There’s Little Joe!” Elko cried out.
I looked up from the paper as a Ford F-250 barreled through the OHC gate kicking gravel and spreading cats in all directions. A single occupant . . .
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January 15, 2008 10:33 PM EST --
The ole Colonel received the most wonderful New Year's Day present from mona d. when he arrived home from a recent trip to the Eureka OHC, Nevada. On the porch was a UPS box and inside a Portable . . .
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