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Feb 20, 2017
1 min

That Day I Briefly Woke Up and Noticed Winter Seemed to be Almost Over…

The Mad One realizes he hasn’t had much to say lately. It’s a sign of the season. An impact of some bad mojo. And with a bit of family...

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Mad Tom

Jan 3, 2017
1 min

The Round-Eared Rodent

Some of you may have noticed that the Mad One has been a man of few words over the last few weeks. (Others have undoubtedly heaved a heav...

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Mad Tom

Nov 29, 2016
2 min

Learning the Workings of the Clock

Some days you feel like you’re on top of the world, the master of your own universe, the king of your own castle. In other words, some d...

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Mad Tom

Nov 21, 2016
2 min

Nominations and Appointments and Stuff…

While Mad Gringo is hardly a close follower of the body politic, boatloads of controversy has recently been spilling over into Facebook i...

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Mad Tom

Nov 14, 2016
1 min

A Blog Post About… Nothing?!

Can’t argue with success! Hey, if it worked on TV, so why not on the Internet machine thingy? And besides, I couldn’t think of a good sub...

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Mad Tom

Nov 8, 2016
2 min

I Voted!

And now I hope I’m firmly on the road to recovery. I never knew election season could be so strenuous. Or so hazardous. Why, just in t...

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Mad Tom

Nov 1, 2016
1 min

Homer Simpson’s Got Nothin’ on Me!

There’s never a dull moment at Mad Gringo, but the might be a few “Doh!” moments. Last Thursday, we released a new Tee for the masses – o...

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Mad Tom

Oct 24, 2016
2 min

The Seven Best Thing About Halloween…

Yes, Joe, we do sell these. There’s a full selection available on the website. The latest in the current year’s parade of holidays is ni...

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Mad Tom

Oct 17, 2016
2 min

Invasion of the Pumpkin Flavored Crap

In today's post, I register a modest complaint about the perversion of all my favorite foods with the scent and flavor of this horrid ora...

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Mad Tom

Oct 10, 2016
1 min

The Return of the Creature Feature

The scary season is nigh upon us. Time to dredge the closet for some seasonally appropriate threads, ones that will do a body good. Say...

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Mad Tom

Oct 3, 2016
1 min

Surprises Can go a Long Way

Mrs. Gringo has never been a big fan of surprises. She yawned over unexpected gifts, rolled her eyes when receiving a box of chocolates,...

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Mad Tom

Sep 27, 2016
2 min

Elect Someone Quick, or Just Shoot Me!

Having the wisdom of many summers, the Mad One is not crazy enough to wade into the arena of political debate. And particularly not this...

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Mad Tom

Sep 19, 2016
2 min

Why Diets Suck

For the past two months, the Mad One has been on a diet. Not that I’m out of shape, you understand. “Round” being a shape. It’s Nutrisys...

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Mad Tom

Sep 12, 2016
1 min

The Double Whammy

Either you adapt, or you die. One hears this kind of sage wisdom dispensed on a regular basis, and in the hearing, the Mad One must ask h...

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Mad Tom

Sep 5, 2016
1 min

Sand and Surf

Mad Gringos, today I must relay word of a grave injustice. This foul circumstance is of the type that can not easily be redressed, one w...

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Mad Tom

Aug 29, 2016
1 min

Reports of my Demise are… Premature.

Okay, I admit I did spend a bit of time operating outside of the normal channels over the past couple of weeks. I might have been perfec...

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The Season of the Sun Draws to its Inevitable Conclusion

Mad Tom

Aug 22, 2016
1 min

The Season of the Sun Draws to its Inevitable Conclusion

The heat seems to have broken, the Olympics are over, and football is in the air. It must be the beginning of fall. Here in Fremoahu, we ...

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Mad Tom

Aug 15, 2016
1 min

More Olympic Nuttiness

Possibly redefining the term “couch potato,” I’ve spent untold hours soaking up every form of obscure sport that seems to exist. With so...

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Mad Tom

Aug 8, 2016
2 min

The Olympics are Upon Us. Help!

I’ve got a confession to make – I’m an Olympic junkie. Twice every four years, I go into Olympic overdrive, watching sports and competit...

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Mad Tom

Aug 1, 2016
1 min

The Dog Days of Summer

The season of heat and humidity continues to roll along, and I’m beginning to wonder what it was about winter I so despised. Oh yeah, nev...

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