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And I once rode 50 kilometres hood were garnered from watch- "Gambling" and "addiction' are In the half-hour prior to our frozen in fear because my driver. ing the animated goings-on of No words that are better left dis- . online draft, I had three nervous pal wasmorefocused on incoming Fred and wife Wilma, the neigh» connected. pees and then during it. I was scores on his phone than oncom- bourly Rubbles next door and the Unfortunately they too often trash-talking my friend‘s son‘s ingtmflichkes. rest ofthetown ofBedroclc find each other and addiction fiance. Sowhat doesall ofthis mean? [learned things like: issues of any kind are never a Whodoes that? Most of it is harmless recre- - Male-bonding is important laughing matter. Even worse, every Sunday I did ation. Some of it needs monitor- (what boy my age didn't want to What makes this particular unspeakable things to my chester- ingAll of it isworth pondering. hang at the Water Buffalo Lodge episode intriguing and unexpect- field cushions I'm sure Dr. Phil would bring and weara cool ham. edly poignant is discovering that On Sunday. for God's sake. male ego and the size of one's . The world of work and loseph Barbera's father, theowner I cancelled Thanksgiving, caiones into the conversation at employer~employee relations will of three prosperous barbershops, scared my dog into therapy and some point but like so many things be challenging (Mr, Slate am I abandoned his family after gam~ starting setting my alarm early on nowadays. we have a tendency to right?). bling away the businesses and all BRIAN Wednesday mornings just so I overanalyze. l . Family pets make life more familyassets 1mm could grab a back-up punter off In the meantime, marbles _ rewarding (how many times did Art imitating life. as they say. waivers. anyone? : Dino knock Fred leopard-skin: Hold the laugh track However, when March rolls Who isthis person? over-Iampâ€"shade and coat him in I'm not qualified to make around and the madness of NCAA Suddenly I'm Fred "Bet. Bet, m sauropod saliva?) sweeping statements regarding the basketball intensifies while brack» Bet” Flintstone minus all his mar- Although the Flintstones guide~ nature of addiction generally or ets are busting everywhere. I often bles? Bn’an Tantalum Twitter [0.1m philosophy wasn't infallible the perils of gambling specifically experience multiple personality Is this normal? Am I alone in @kitwwguy. HeaLsoblogsat (turns out babies aren't delivered so I won't. changes this behavior? Do other guys act wwldtwatgigcwm by slow-moving but quick~witted However. I have done some Still lowâ€"stakes. 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