Tag: the life and times of ricky j fico
member name: Ricky Fico
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December 01, 2006 05:04 PM EST --
There's been talk of collusion on this network and I'm going straight to the governing body to enact a law preventing this anti-competive tactic. This is an anti-trust issue and as a member of . . .
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June 18, 2008 07:41 PM EDT --
Well excuse me," I said to the funny-looking man with the three foot camera, who came close to pulverizing me with his zoom lens as he was trying to get a picture of another glorified Hollywood . . .
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December 01, 2006 08:09 AM EST --
I AM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, THE MOST INTELLIGENT BLOGGER EVER TO GRACE these pages. Make no mistake about, I have it all. . . the charm, the looks, the extraordinary IQ. I'm the greatest blogger ever . . .
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December 11, 2006 07:37 PM EST --
Emmett,
Again I am profoundly grateful for your contributions and admiral devotion to your family. You are truly a man of integrity. I am forever indebted to you for all your help here on . . .
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September 22, 2007 06:16 AM EDT --
reprinted by request
I'm just standing outside the periphery of another mountain range, thinking about what lies on the other side. I'm an explorer, a man bent on curiosity and wonderment. I'm . . .
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March 14, 2008 10:14 AM EDT --
I awoke to the sounds of the fury
So loud were the screams,
I had to do something in a hurry
From my bed, I rose quickly to my feet
For a moment I stood there,
not knowing what to do next . . .
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December 01, 2006 05:56 PM EST --
If memory serves me right, it was sometime after the war when our front porch became refuge for a few of society's outcasts—members of the down-trodden and misguided; it was a place where we'd . . .
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December 03, 2006 06:58 AM EST --
It's the second day after Christmas now and the crowd had shuffled in. Tony, he's not in the best of spirits, though the last two nights his till took in more money than the previous two weeks . . .
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December 01, 2006 05:18 AM EST --
I had earned a few extra hours out of my cell so what a blessing it is to be able to channel my energies by utilizing the state-owned computer and reading furiously the headlines and . . .
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January 08, 2007 08:06 AM EST --
It was while waiting at the bus stop when I met the two police officers who were both killed a week later in the line of duty. I met them while I was waiting to catch the C.T.A. bus that would take me . . .
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February 22, 2007 08:41 AM EST --
The day was young. The sun was still hanging in an eastern sky, its yellow tentacles
wrapping themselves around a few withered oaks. Beyond the oaks a few sleepy bungalows coughed up smoke into . . .
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June 27, 2008 09:26 AM EDT --
( Helping take care of an aging mother who is nearing the throes of dementia. Sometimes I wanna laugh, other times I have but no choice than cry.)
I'm not an ornithologist for Christ's sake, . . .
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October 04, 2007 09:04 AM EDT --
In the driving rain you're driving to end the pain
driven by remorse, gulit and shame
In the driving rain, there you go again
down the road on a dead-end lane
The bottle in your hand a false pretense . . .
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December 13, 2006 08:00 AM EST --
Just yesterday, I was walking to the corner store when I was intercepted by a ragged looking man who smelled like he had slept in the dumpster for a long spell. I'm not quite sure if I had seen this . . .
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January 08, 2008 04:14 PM EST --
I will forever hold the key. . .
At an early age I was given the key. I didn't know which door the key unlocked but I held on to this key throughout my teens, my early adulthood and beyond. Throughout . . .
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December 16, 2006 07:48 AM EST --
I remember when everybody assumed the world was flat and everything that was shipped international got the "flat rate." But much has changed since I exchanged my toga for a pair of Dockers and . . .
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November 29, 2007 02:01 AM EST --
As a few of you who may know me well enough, perhaps you'd understand what I am trying to accomplish... Because of the bounty of circumstances in my life (a few that may be deemed inexplicable) . . .
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November 30, 2007 07:43 AM EST --
In my life I had witnessed so much, and at times, perhaps not enough. Sometimes what I witnessed compelled me to stand taller than I would otherwise; other times, unfortunately, I had but no choice than . . .
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December 28, 2006 09:40 AM EST --
Friday, July 9, 1993
Almost a year now of sobriety, life is good. Temporarily, I am living with Mom and Roger (her long-time boyfriend, although never married --he is like a stepfather . . .
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