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OV is thrilled to give the "New Kid On The Block" award to Women's Lifestyle Magazine. OV began appearing in this great publication in September, 2007. So far, no lawsuits. Welcome to the OV family, Women's Lifestyle, and an oversized thank-you to River's Edge Photography, the devilishly charming sponsors of OV in Women's Lifestyle.Grand Haven, Michigan is a lovely resort town on Lake Michigan. Nice restaurants, sandy beaches, and a humor columnist with the intellectual wherewithal of a Ham 'n Cheese Hot Pocket. Have a laugh or two every week, courtesy of Obstructed View and The Grand Haven Tribune. You'll usually find OV right between syndicated columnists Mark Shields and Dear Abby, much to the chagrin of syndicated columnists Mark Shields and Dear Abby. Most of the time we'll be in the Monday edition, but if Martians invade on Sunday night, odds are pretty good we're getting bumped to Tuesday. Apparently, photos of invading Martians take up a lot of space.
The Humor Column
Obstructed View is a humor column - at least it is when people are reading it and laughing. It appears on a regular basis in the many fine publications that have been handsomely displayed on the right. It has also appeared in several other wonderful publications, many of them huddled politely behind this colon:
• AmericanWay Magazine
• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• South Bend Tribune
• Phoenix Magazine
• Your Home Indoors & Out
• America West Magazine
• The Public Record
• Citizen Poke
• Blossom Review
• Herald-Palladium
As luck would have it, a few Obstructed Views are also appearing right below this sentence. Fancy that.
Mathematical Meltdown
My friends tell me I'm detached and vague because of violence on television. My neighbor says it's because of global warming. I think it's because of the story problem.
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Motorhome Madness: Dads in the Crossfire
As any dad will tell you, there is nothing quite like a ten-hour drive with the family to solidify the theory that leaving home is seldom a good idea. From the world's largest house of cards to the 500-pound man-eating clam, cross-country travel is a freak show punctuated by toothless gas station attendants and roadside diners serving "Pork Chops" for dinner and "Fat Sam's Surprise" for dessert.
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The Road to Happiness is Paved with Alpacas
Once again the peace train has left me standing at the station with an unpunched ticket. Whenever anything new and enjoyable comes along, I'm always the last to know. First it was inter-league play, which I accidentally discovered one night during a Cardinals-Royals game on ESPN: I thought I had slipped through a wormhole and ended up at the 1985 World Series.
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