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Butts on shoulders

On November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

What a difference a year makes. (Caleb Gilbert photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Which is it? Has the world gone stark, raving mad or full, blown crazy? Mad or crazy? I can’t figure which. Part of it is I’m old. Young folks are getting acclimated. They don’t expect service after the sale. If they go to a chicken …

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Another Year Begins on High Notes

On January 4, 2019 By wastedpilgrimIn LifeLeave a comment

Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, January 4, 2019, 10:52 a.m. I don’t make resolutions. Progress is a day-to-day matter. I just do what I need to do every day. Everyone has to roll with punches to some degree. The year just completed was one of turnaround. I have high hopes that the one ahead will bring …

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This Was the Week that Wasn’t

On December 29, 2018 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, December 29, 2018, 9:52 a.m. Sometimes things just don’t go your way. That’s the slogan of my week. It could be the motto, but it would have to be in Latin. Interdum res non solum viam vestram. The week has been an adventure that wouldn’t sell because because the protagonist never …

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A Mere Thirty-Two Years Ago

On February 15, 2018 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, February 15, 2018, 12:54 p.m. I'm watching the Independence Bowl of December 21, 1985, on YouTube. Why, you ask? Rickey Foggie, who will be inducted next month into the Laurens County Athletic Hall of Fame, was the game's MVP. He quarterbacked Minnesota to a 20-13 victory over Clemson. I'm waiting on …

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