Archive for November, 2006
Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Part 2 of the European leg brought our final five teams to Ukraine on “The Amazing Race.” Birmingham’s Karlyn Harris and Lyn Turk wavered on their alliance with the Cho brothers as they continued to fall behind.
Teams drove tanks and broke ranks in the one leg that spans two continents and three countries. Would the two Six Pack teams follow each other to the bitter end?
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Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Ultimate test of
customer service: Can you
give me change for 10?
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Real poems have lines
like “somber remembrance” and
“enchanted embrace.”
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
- diner’s choice
Tell me all about

the specials, and bring me an

appetizing dish.
- snakes off a plane
World holds its breath as

terror almost strikes again.

Calamity? Tamed.
- noon shall pass
Choice at lunchtime is

extracubicular jaunt

or eating at desk.
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Journey to far-off
places begins with open
and curious mind.
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Day goes much faster
when you’re passed out, unaware
of world around you.
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
One by one, workers
fell victim to sniffles and
local viruses.
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Monday, November 13th, 2006
Hard to stay out of
trouble when you mix it up
with whims and whatnot.
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Monday, November 13th, 2006

First, Conan O’Brien. Then, “The Amazing Race.” Is there any country hotter than Finland?
Five teams — including Lyn Turk and Karlyn Harris of Birmingham — fought their way through mud, mines and mistrust. Would the “Six” Pack finally Finnish in front?
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Monday, November 13th, 2006
Head crammed with to-do
items for two weeks with but
one week to finish.
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Saturday, November 11th, 2006
Smoke rings flutter by
as pungent fire, ashes
see-saw to the death.
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Friday, November 10th, 2006
Playground, cartoons, band,
pillow fights, bedroom eyes and
unstructured free time.
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
Newborn should be here
soon if he ever decides
to un-bellyflop.
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

It’s make-or-break time for the hapless alliance known as the Six Pack on “The Amazing Race.” Birmingham’s Karlyn Harris and Lyn Turk have survived bad finishes, but can they survive their compatriots Team Kentucky and the Cho brothers?
The island-hopping African safari continued as six teams headed to Madagascar (the island, not the animated movie) to further their alliances in unexpected ways. Would a Six Pack team run out of gas?
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Curling photos fade
but cherished times never leave
our oft-broken hearts.
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