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Starbuck MacIntyre's Guide to 21st Century Man
Starbuck MacIntyre’s Guide to 21st Century ManBySean CummingsChapter 1 - What is a man? Here’s a test.Open your local newspaper and read a guy’s obiturary. Then readanother - and another after that. Know what you’ll find? Well,it will probably look a lot like this: 
Bloggins - James (Jimmy) 1955-2006 
It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of James(Jimmy) Bloggins on November 2, 2006 at the age of fifty-two
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years. James worked as a journeyman welder through most of hiscareer. He was a very hard worker who raised his profession as awelder to an art form. He was employed in high-rise constructionand worked on eight skyscrapers during the boom in the 1970’s.Even when he was laid off during hard times, he recognized hisresponsibility to his family and worked three jobs to make endsmeet. James was an avid hunter and fisherman and won three smallmouth bass derbys. He also wrote a fishing column for hiscommunity newspaper and was an active volunteer with thescouting movement. His proudest achievement was being a finalistin the National Small Mouth Bass Fishing Championships in 2001,coming in second place. He is survived by his wife Helen, hisdaughters Karen and Lindsay.
 This is an amalgam of about five different obituaries frommy local paper and frankly, it reads like the job historysection of a resume. There’s nothing about who this guy was,what he meant to his family and what his life was about:assuming you actually give a rat’s ass if the guy liked deep andmeaningful things like art and literature. I decided to startthis chapter with an obituary because, as the good guy’s in thatgroovy 70’s rock band “Trooper” used to sing: “were here for agood time, not a long time.” If you read Mr. Bloggins obiturary,you have to ask yourself:
did this guy have a good time?
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Beats me. Isn’t an obituary is something more than a noticeto family and friends that you slap in the classifieds?Shouldn’t it act as a testament to your time on this planet?You’d think so, right? Well... think again. Here’s a woman’sobituary: 
Bloggette - Dorothy Margaret 1954-2006 
Dorothy Margaret Bloggette passed away at the BlogginsvilleHospital on Thursday, November 9, 2006. She is survived by her husband of thirty-four years, Richard Alexander “Al” Bloggette;sons, Donald and Douglas, daughter Myrna Rose, all of Blogginsville and son Wally of Bloggenstown. She also leavesbehind six grandchildren, Willie, Elyse Talia, Treveor, Anthony and Stephanie. Dorothy was born in Blogginsville and graduated from Western High School and Blogginsville College. She was along-term employee of A T & B, Target and Huburt Oilfield Supply. Dorothy was a volunteer for Blogginsville Breast Cancer and Screen Test Society and the Salvation Army. She was a good friend to so many over the years. A Private Family GravesideService will be held followed by a celebration of Dorothy’s Lifeon Monday, November 13, 2006 starting at 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made in Dorothy’s namedirectly to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
Can you spot the differences?
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TreyHarris

This is great - really funny! Will you post all the chapters of your book here?

reply11 / 14 / 2006
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