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21 Years of Island Drama and Hijinks
Over the years, we have collected a few stories involving the characters who live on this Island. For a while we stuck them in the sidebar, but 10 years worth of Ms. Morales failing to successfully cross the street, Bear getting into difficulties at the Crazy Horse, Percy cavorting with his nudist companion, Javier falling into romantic trouble, Marlene and Andre making bread soup and punk rock music, Mr. Howitzer flailing at talking crows with his walking stick, and Suzie pondering Life's Persistent Questions at the Old Same Place Bar really started to accumulate in a rather embarrassing manner.
Then, of course, there are the hedgehogs and the crew of the Iranian spy sub AIS Chadoor to add to the mix.
To go back to the weekly update, click on the bug drawing at the top of the page.
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LAST REVISION 07-24-2021
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1999 |
11-26-00 |
10-20-01
A Sunday Jaunt with Percy  |
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11-28-01 Poodleshoot & BBQ
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11-22-02
Origins of the Thanksgiving Poodleshoot  |
02-23-03 |
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06-06-03 |
08-24-03
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11-29-03
2003 Poodleshoot  |
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2004
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01-11-04
Mambo and the Moebius Strip 
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01-25-04
State of the Onion Speech 
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02-02-04
The Officer & the Jaywalking Turtles 
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04-04-04
Newark Invasion Update 
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05-09-04
Papoon for President 
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05-25-04
Interview with the GOP Alt Candidate 
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10-11-04
Candidate Debates  |
11-14-04
Eugene Shrubb and Osama Bin Lassie |
11-28-04
Poodleshoot Report |
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2005
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02-14-05
Bear Gets The Editor into Trouble  |
02-21-05 State of the Onion Speech |
04-30-05 |
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10-02-05
Jim Has A Party  |
10-09-05
Unintelligent Design 
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10-14-05
Current Politics Explained 
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11-27-05
Poodleshoot Report
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2006
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01-05-06
The Island Faith-Based Initiative 
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02-19-06
Just Like GK 
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03-12-06
Hester & Hydrangeas  |
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08-13-06
Squirrel Problems  |
10-01-06
Ms. Morales 
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10-10-06
Ms. Morales Again |
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10-20-06 |
Night Crossing 11-01-06
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11-12-06
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11-20-06
Night And Sleep On The Island  |
11-25-06
Poodleshoot
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2007
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01-01-07
NYE At The Vicarage  |
01-12-07
Wharf Rat: Snuffles  |
01-26-07
Sally Causes an Eruption  |
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02-25-07
Sunday Night Jam At The O.S.P.B |
03-19-07
Dangling Conversation At A Bus Stop  |
03-23-07
The Affair Of The Easter Peeps 
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03-25-07
Boat Trouble 
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03-29-07
Mr. Howitzer And The New Library 
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04-08-07
The Easter Egg 
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05-01-07
Fishing & Abalone
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05-08-07 |
05-20-07
The Golden Trout And Eugene 
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07-04-07
Suzie's Breakup  |
08-02-07 |
09-30-07
Mrs Almeida And The Chickens 
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10-05-07
Come Home Sally  |
10-12-07
Wally's Gun And The Raccoon 
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10-31-07
A Spooky Party 
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11-01-07
Waiting On A Train  |
11-05-07
Pedro And a Near Miss 
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11-28-07
Poodleshoot Report
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12-01-07
Andre & Marlene's Home Of The Blues  |
12-07-07
Seasonal Celebrations 
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12-15-07
Fetching The Tree
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12-23-07
The Xmas Tree in Situ
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2008
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01-20-08
Lynette Fixes A Problem 
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02-07-08
In Jacqueline's Salon 
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02-14-08
Blue Valentines Day 
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03-03-08
Mr. Cribbage & The Raven 
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03-16-08
St Patricks Day And The Wee Man 
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04-08-08
Wally, Joanne and Desire 
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04-13-08
The Skunk & Heroditus  |
05-14-08
Bear and Mother's Day 
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05-31-08
Mr. Howitzers Dog And The Chilies 
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06-08-08
Javier's 50th Birthday& Fire  |
06-20-08 |
10-08-08
Quentin's Story 
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10-20-08
Saving Pvt Opus 
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10-31-08
Season Of The Witch
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11-03-08
Dream Crossing 
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11-15-08
Dinner At The House  |
11-28-08
10th Annual Poodleshoot |
12-28-08
News from the Island
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2009
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01-03-09
Welcome Back My Friends 
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01-11-09
Mike Disposes Of The Tree
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02-01-09
Lionel's Daughter  |
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02-07-09
Mr. Johnsons BBQ |
02-08-09
Bonkers Steals Dinner 
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02-15-09
Rain And Romance 
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03-12-09
Rolph Comes To California  |
03-23-09
Bread Soup  |
04-12-09
Rent Increases  |
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04-19-09
Spring Is The Most Dangerous Season for Javier
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04-26-09
Javier Gets The Blues
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05-03-09
Suzie, the Staff, and Avoiding Spring  |
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05-10-09
Mother's Day on the Island
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05-24-09
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05-31-09
Jose Saves The Indomitable 
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06-07-09
Love Hurts (Javier Especially)
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Graduation Day
06-12-09 
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06-24-09
Father's Day at Mama's Cafe  |
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06-28-09
Music and Bozos 
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07-04-09
Problems with Fireworks 
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07-24-09
Marsha's Story  |
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08-16-09
Counting Perseids
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08-30-09
Dogs |
09-06-09
Possums and Beauties  |
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09-13-09
Mr. Blather and Healthcare 
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09-30-09
Their Daughter Performs in "Hair"  |
10-11-09
Suzie's Blind Date  |
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10-18-09
Suzie and Jorge 
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11-01-09
El Dia de los Muertos  |
11-08-09
Suzie Returns Home |
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11-15-09
A Surprise for Suzie 
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11-26-09
The Annual Island Poodleshoot
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12-06-09
The Food Bank |
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12-14-09
Channukha 
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12-20-09
Solstice
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12-27-09
Waiting for the Ball to Drop |
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2010
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01-31-10
The Man with the Redshoes
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02-07-10
Rain and Hard Times |
02-14-10 |
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02-21-10 |
03-07-10
Jose Goes to the E.R.
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03-14-10
Show a Little Mercy 
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03-21-10
The Man from Minot  |
03-28-10
Spring Fling at the Clubhouse  |
04-04-10
Pesach at Marlene & Andre's  |
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04-25-10
Cmdr. Stiffstik & the Stars |
05-09-10
Mother's Day & Lady Gaga
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05-15-10
The Gardens of Qom in Spring |
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06-08-10
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06-20-10 |
06-27-10
The Norwegians and Juanita's Hot Dish
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July 4-2010
The Mayor's Parade |
July 11, 2010
500 Monks and the Fish Fry
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July 18, 2010
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08-01-10 Where We Come From
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08-15-10 How to Make Garam Masala
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08-22-10 Cowboy Wiz
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08-29-10
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10-03-10 Lutefisk and the Pastor
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10-31-10 The Strife Family
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11-02-10 The Night Crossing This Time
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11-14-10 Mr. Howitzer, Dodd, & Hermano, the Pig
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11-28-10 12th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ
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12-05-10 Chanukah and the Hummingbird
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12-12-10 Absinthe and Shoveling Snow
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2011
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January 2, 2011 |
January 9, 2011
Winter and the Man from Minot  |
January 23, 2011
Leave 'em Laughing |
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January 30, 2011
Bacalhau Rescue |
February 6, 2011
Farewell to LWB  |
February 13, 2011
Wild Badgers & Crazed Weasels  |
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February 14, 2011
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February 20, 2011
Careless Love |
February 27, 2011
A Long Winter  |
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March 6, 2011 Adam Comes to the House
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March 13, 2011
It Takes an Archipelago 
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March 20, 2011
The Wee Man Returns |
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April 03, 2011
Island Love Rituals
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April 17, 2011
Wendy & Eusebio, Danya in the Lion's Den  |
April 24, 2011
Jesus has a Bad Dream 
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May 8, 2011
Adam and the Firemonk |
May 15, 2011
The Goddess and the Runaway Moose 
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May 23, 2011
The End of the World - Not! 
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June 5, 2011 |
June 15, 2011
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June 26, 2011
Jose in ICU & More Birthdays 
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July 4, 2011
A Guernville Independence Day 
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July 10, 2011
Summertime  |
August 7, 2011
Life, Death, Rats and Hot Pink Feathers  |
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August 14, 2011 Ever Been to Minneapolis?
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August 21, 2011
On This Harvest Moon |
September 18, 2011
Rachel & the Viking Cowboy |
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September 25, 2011
The Most Dangerous Game  |
October 2, 2011 |
October 30, 2011
Doom & Drawing Straws  |
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November 2, 2011
The Night Crossing - Noche de los Muertos |
November 27, 2011
The 13th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ |
December 4, 2011
Fire, Fire, Fire! |
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December 11, 2011
Luck and Death  |
December 18, 2011 Andre Gets Arrested for the Holidays |
December 25, 2011
A Spirit Visits Mr. Howitzer  |
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December 31 - January 1, 2012
New Years Day |
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2012
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January 7, 2012
Holiday Jobs  |
January 16, 2012
Planning the Ball  |
January 28, 2012
Luff Sings and Harvest Moon |
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February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day Massacree |
February 28, 2012
Dirty Business  |
March 14, 2012
Luck of the Irish |
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March 28, 2012 The Angry Elf's Story
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April 8, 2012 Pesach and the Dream of Jesus
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April 16, 2012 Fish, Cottonwoods & Electrons
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April 23, 2012 Jose Drifts
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May 20, 2012 Broken Bones & Books
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May 28, 2012 Rolf's Nightmare of America
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June 3, 2012 The Recession & the Mafia
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June 10, 2012 Birthdays & Graduations
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June 17, 2012 Son, Get a Career
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June 24, 2012 Happy Endings?
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July 4, 2012 The Parade
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July 22, 2012 The Maltese Bagel Case
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August 19, 2012 The Electoral Process
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August 26, 2012 The Bully Problem
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September 6, 2012 Crazy Autumn
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September 30, 2012 El Abuelta di la Diablo
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October 7, 2012
Mr. Howitzer 3.0
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October 21, 2012
Sharon Takes out the Garbage |
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October 29, 2012
The Drawing of Straws |
November 1, 2012
El Noche de los Muertos |
November 25, 2012
The Poodleshoot |
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December 16, 2012
Ihr Kinderlein Kommet |
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2013
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January 6, 2013 Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain
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January 27, 2013
Snow Angels
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February 3, 2013 Jack of Hearts
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February 10, 2013 Old Friends
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February 14, 2013 Blue Valentines |
February 24, 2013
Alte Liebe & Herr Schmidt |
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March 17, 2013
The Wee Man Returns |
April 14, 2013
Senor Augustino et Fils  |
April 21, 2013
The Most Interesting Man in the World  |
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April 28, 2013
Pedro, Kites and Cacophony 
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May 12, 2013 (3 parts) |
June 2, 2013
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June 9, 2013
The PPA, & the Class of '13  |
June 16, 2013 |
July 4, 2013
Mr. Blather has a Contretemps with Fire |
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July 14, 2013
Quentin & Sgt. Rumsbo are Saved by the FSM 
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July 21, 2013
The FSM & The Iranian Spy Submarine  |
August 4, 2013
Wally's Son Finds Sanctuary 
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August 18, 2013
Joshua Meets a Famous Fugitive
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September 1, 2013
Art and The Angry Elf Gang 
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September 8, 2013
Sociopathy and Making Yontif 
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September 16, 2013
Old Schmidt, War, and Peace
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September 22, 2013
Myron & the Roofrats |
October 6, 2013
Suzie and a Unicorn 
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October 27, 2013
Drawing of Straws Again |
November 1, 2013
El Noche de los Muertos |
November 28, 2013
The 15th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ
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December 30, 2013
Celtic New Year |
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2014
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January 5, 2014 |
January 19, 2014
Suzie is Determined to Stay Single |
January 25, 2014
Eugene and Cupid |
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February 14, 2014
V-Day This Time - Denby's Luck
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February 23, 2014
What Happened to Eugene and Sabine
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March 3, 2014
Mr. Cribbage Has a Gutter Contratemps 
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March 9, 2014
Mr.. Howitzer Gets Knocked Out |
March 16, 2014
The Wee Man This Time
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March 23, 2014
Dangerous Spring 
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March 30, 2014
Oranges and Poker 
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April 6, 2014
Larry Meets Mr. Death  |
April 13, 2014
I Like Your Hat  |
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April 20, 2014
Pesach This Time |
April 27 , 2014
Calling Tech Support  |
May 2, 2014
The Knights of Carumba  |
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May 11, 2014
Motherless Children: Los Perdadors |
May 18, 2014
A Spring Night |
May 25, 2014
La Pistole y La Corazon Redeux  |
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June 1, 2014
Not the Way it Used to Be 
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June 8, 2014
Javier's Birthday and the Riot Squad  |
06-15-14
Fathers Day
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07-04, 2014
July 4th this Time |
07-13, 2014
Full Moon Lunacy 
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07, 20, 2014
The Moon, Baseball, and Love |
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07-27, 2014
The Moon, Religion, and the Heroic Dog |
08-03, 2014
The Summer of Supermoons and Dogs 
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08-08-14
Wierd Stuff People Eat |
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08-17-14
Politics and a Funeral 
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08-24-14
Police activity
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09-07-14
Strange Fish |
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09-21-14
Survivalists and DAESH 
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09-29-14
Seal Harassment  |
10-05-14
High School Reunion |
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10-12-14
I Like Your Hat (Oops!) 
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10-26-14
Drawing Straws |
11-01-14
The Crossing This Time |
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December 14, 2014 The Stealth Turn, Elves & St. John
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November 26, 2014
The 16th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ |
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2015
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01-04-15
The Truth about Pirates  |
01-14-15
Last of the Benders
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02-01-15
California Heritage  |
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02-08-15
Alonso, The Strong- More History  |
02-14-15
Valentine's Day Massacree, Again |
02-22-15
After the Party  |
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03-08-15
March Madness  |
03-15-15
Desire 
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03-22-15
The Wee Man Returns |
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04-05-15
Pesach and Jesus |
04-19-15
The Most Dangerous Season 
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04-26-15
Control Issues 
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05-10-15
Mother's Day |
05-24-15
Wild Ride  |
06-07-15
The Infamous Fart 
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06-13-15
Javier's Birthday, This Time 
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07-26-15
Earthquake Weather 
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08-09-15 Words, Words, Words!
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08-16-15 Political Debate in the USA
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09-06-15 Love and Misunderstanding
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10-18-15 The Annual Drawing of Straws
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10-25-15 The Ghost at the Party
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11-01-15
The Crossing This Time |
11-26-15 Love's Old Sweet Song |
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November 29, 2015
The 17th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ |
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2016
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01-10-16
Welcome Back My Friends |
02-14-16 V-Day This time |
03, 20-16
The Wee Man Again |
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04-03-16
Spring, the Most Dangerous Season |
04-10-16
Love, Work & Politics  |
04-17-16
The Greatest Game  |
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05-08-16
Mother's Day
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05-15-16
Death and Dance |
05-29-16 Memorial Day |
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June 6, 2016 Crab Season
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June 8, 2016 Javier's 58th Birthday
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June 19, 2016
Homeboy Returns 
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June 24, 2016
Lemonade 
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July 4, 2016
Fare Thee Well My Honey  |
July 10,2016
Big Work  |
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July 17, 2016
Homeland Insecurity 
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July 24, 2016
President of the Bums  |
July 31, 2016
What is the Stars?
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August 7, 2016
The Perseids 
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September 11, 2016
Old Loves
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September 25, 2016
Deferred Maintenance |
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October 2, 2016
Food 
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October 16, 2016
18th Drawing of Straws |
October 23, 2016
The Revenant 
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October 31, 2016
The 18th Crossing
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November 20, 2016
Death Has No Mercy 
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November 27, 2016
18th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ |
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December 18, 2016 And the Captain Wept |
December 26, 2016 Solstice
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2017
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January 1, 2017
New Year's
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January 22, 2017
The Beginning of the End
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February 5, 2017
Ms. Morales Has a Baby  |
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February 12, 2017
Eros on the Hunt 
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February 14, 2017
V-Day This Time |
March 5, 2017 Living with Crime |
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March 19, 2017
The Wee Man Returns
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March 25, 2017
Spring Equinox |
April 5, 2017
Blues Run the Game  |
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April 12, 2017
Ex Machina 
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May 9, 2017
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May 25, 2017 Graduation Day
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June 8, 2017
Javier's Birthday, Again |
June 18, 2017 Father's Day
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July 2, 2017 The Twilight Zone
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July 18, 2017 Hot Weather
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July 30, 2017 A Submarine Contretemps
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August 27, 2017
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September 24, 2017
Disaster and Country |
October 1, 2017
Day of Atonement
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October 22, 2017
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November 1, 2017
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November 14, 2017 Premonitions
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November 19, 2017 The Bucket
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November 26, 2017 19th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ |
December 3, 2017 Calling the Moon
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December 11, 2017 The Season of Peace
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December 17, 2017 Dink's Song
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December 24, 2017 Solstice
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December 31, 2017 New Year
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2018
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January 14, 2018
Keys to the Highway
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January 21, 2018
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February 4, 2018 The Night of Shattered Fire v.2.0
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February 11, 2018
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February 19, 2018 |
February 25th, 2018 |
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March 4, 2018
Rachel and Henry 
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March 12, 2018
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March 18, 2018
The Wee Man This Time |
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April 1, 2018
Introducing Silvan Acres  |
April 22, 2018
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May 5, 2018 Mean People Suck
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May 13, 2018 Mother's Day This Time
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May 20, 2018 The Brother
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May 28, 2018
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June 8, 2018 Javier's 60th Birthday
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June 24, 2018,
The Angry Elf
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July 22, 2018
A Coffee-Filter Cone Tale  |
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August 22, 2018 Summertime
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September 9,2018
A Pint of Plain
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September 16, 2018
Title of the Age 
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October 14, 2018
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October 28, 2018 The 20th Drawing of Straws |
November 4, 2018
The 20th Crossing |
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November 25, 2018 The 20th Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ
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December 16, 2018
Bosco the Pig  |
That was the year 2018!
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2019
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January 20, 2019
Baby Wants a Wall  |
February 10, 2019 He Was a Friend of Mine
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February 14, 2019 V-Day Massacree Again
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March 20, 2019 The Wee Man Returns
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March 30, 2019 Tulips in Bloom
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April 7, 2019 Marin is Crazy
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Unicorns & Dragons in Marin May 12, 2019
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June 8, 2019 Javier's Birthday Once Again
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08-18-2019
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09-01-2019 That Special Place
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10-06-2019
Scary Monsters
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10-13-19
The 21st Drawing of Straws
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11-02-19
The 21st Crossing |
11-10-19
Death Says Nothing Back |
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12-01-19
21st Annual Poodleshoot & BBQ
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12-29-19
Preparedness |
That is the way it was during the year 2019!
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2020
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01-02-20
New Year's This Time
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02-02-20
Hot Dish & Home Improvement 
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02-16-20
My Sucky Valentine |
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03-07-20
The Most Dangerous Season
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03-12-20
Sickbed Blues  |
03-22-20
The Wee Man Returns |
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03-30-20
The Pandemic Blues |
06-09-20
Javier's Birthday, Observed Late |
07-05-20
Names 
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07-26-20
Joy Thou Spark 
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08-02-20
Bear & Silvia Get Hitched 
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09-02-20
Fire and Masks
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10-25-20 |
11-01-20
The 22nd Crossing
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11-29-20
The 22nd Annual Poodleshoot and BBQ |
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12-13-20
Help is on the Way 
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12-31-20
One Door Opens, Another closes 
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That was the year 2020!
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2021
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02-15-21 Valentine's Day Massacree
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03-21-21 The Wee Man Returns Yet Again!
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05-16-21 Mother's Day and Spring Violence |
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06-08-21
Javier's Birthday Again |
07-11-21
Kingdom of the Insane 
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Come back again . . .!
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MORE 2021 ENTRIES PENDING
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The Magic Jewelry
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Dos Erizos
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Tally, the Mule
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The Old Italian |
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