The View from the Corner

News, updates, humor, homespun wisdom, commentary, idle ramblings, and true stories with a down-home Southern twist. My tribute to Mark Twain, Lewis Grizzard, Cecil A. Rogers (my grandfather), and other great Southern storytellers.

Last 5 Added, Changed, or Updated Articles:

• View from the Corner - Loud Pipes Make Baby Jesus Cry (new May 10, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Overlord Overload (May 04, 2008)
• View from the Corner - The Game is a Foot (Apr 28, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Eye Can't Stand It (Apr 17, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Missed Address (Apr 07, 2008)

All Articles from 2004:

• View from the Corner - April Fool's Resolution (Apr 01, 2004)
• View from the Corner - News from the Corner (Apr 02, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Mr. Can't Fixit (Apr 05, 2004)
• View from the Corner - I Can See Clearly Now, Part 1 (Apr 06, 2004)
• View from the Corner - I Can See Clearly Now, Part 2 (Apr 07, 2004)
• View from the Corner - The Customer is Occasionally Right (Apr 09, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Terrorists with Retirement Plans (Apr 12, 2004)
• View from the Corner - A Search Engine Never Forgets (Apr 13, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Blind Eye in the Sky (Apr 14, 2004)
• View from the Corner - It's Taxing Time in Tennessee (Apr 15, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Speeders (Apr 16, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 1 (Apr 19, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 2 (Apr 20, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 3 (Apr 21, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 4 (Apr 22, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 5 (Apr 23, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Urine Drug Screams, Part 6 (Apr 26, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Takes Two to Travel (Apr 27, 2004)
• View from the Corner - The State of the Internet: 1985-1993 (Apr 28, 2004)
• View from the Corner - One Month Later... (Apr 30, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Death of a Quacker (May 17, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Stupidity is NOT a Protected Disability - Part 1 (May 24, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Stupidity is NOT a Protected Disability - Part 2 (May 31, 2004)
• View from the Corner - The Day I Learned to Hate Cats (Jun 07, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Disaster Relief (Jun 14, 2004)
• View from the Corner - 90 over 70... Degrees (Jun 21, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Why I Hate Hotels (Jun 28, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Jeep on Fire (Jul 05, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Carbon Monoxide - The Breakfast of Champions (Jul 12, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Florida Vacation (Jul 19, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Dreams (1 of 6) (Jul 26, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Desires (2 of 6) (Aug 02, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Derailed (3 of 6) (Aug 09, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Declination (4 of 6) (Aug 16, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Derivation (5 of 6) (Aug 23, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Destiny (6 of 6) (Aug 30, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Cable Modem Depreciated (7 of 6) (Sep 06, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Would you like Service with That? (Sep 13, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Hellular Service Part 1 (Sep 20, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Hellular Service Part 2 (Sep 27, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Star Trek: Hidden Frontier REVIEW (Oct 04, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Star Trek: New Voyages REVIEW (Oct 11, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Star Trek: Starship Exeter REVIEW (Oct 18, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Leet or Lame? (Oct 25, 2004)
• View from the Corner - And You Call Yourself a Scientist! (Nov 01, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Bastard Officer From Hell (Nov 08, 2004)
• View from the Corner - What do you want to re-install today? (Nov 15, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Diabetes and You -- Well, Me. (Nov 22, 2004)
• View from the Corner - What the Hell(tm) is a Cubital Tunnel? (Nov 29, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Nerve Conduction Torture, Er, Test (Dec 06, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Dissing the Discounts (Dec 13, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Eric Alfred "Lord Sabre" Burns Writes Again (Dec 20, 2004)
• View from the Corner - Merry Christmas 2004 (Dec 25, 2004)
• View from the Corner - We Keep Bankers' Flours (Dec 27, 2004)

All Articles from 2005:

• View from the Corner - Happy Near Year's 2005 (Jan 01, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Troy Finally Gets his Vacation (Jan 03, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Under, Over, and Around the Knife (Jan 04, 2005)
• View from the Corner - One-Handed Typing Sucks (Jan 07, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Greeeeg! (Jan 10, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Back to the Hand Doctor (Jan 13, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Of Doors and Doorks (Jan 17, 2005)
• View from the Corner - A Stitch Removal in Time Saves My Sanity (Jan 21, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Double-checking the Checks (Jan 26, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Wonderful World of Backups (Jan 29, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Hand Doctor Redux and Ah Hates Winders (Feb 04, 2005)
• View from the Corner - BIBO (BIOS In, BIOS Out) (Feb 08, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Happy Valentine's Day (Feb 14, 2005)
• View from the Corner - DVD Clubs and Clubbing (Feb 20, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Troy on TV? Well, almost... (Part 1) (Feb 26, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Troy on TV? Well, almost... (Part 2) (Mar 01, 2005)
• View from the Corner - MST3K Fanvid Interview for Suicidegirls.com (Mar 06, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 1 (Mar 10, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 2 (Mar 12, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 3 (Mar 14, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 4 (Mar 16, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 5 (Mar 23, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Dragons - Chapter 6 (Mar 26, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Last Hand Doctor Visit (we hope) (Mar 31, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Road Trips and Space Warps (Apr 05, 2005)
• View from the Corner - 2005 DVD Movie Review (Apr 10, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Blogs within Blogs within Blogs (Apr 16, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Ever More Amazing Randi (Apr 20, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Going Gray/Grey (Apr 23, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Uncle Troy Goes To Jail (Apr 29, 2005)
• View from the Corner - "Well, we can still see the headlights..." (May 04, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dentists and Diapers (May 12, 2005)
• View from the Corner - PLANs within LANs within WLANs within WANs (May 20, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Worst Son in the World (May 26, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Mother's Day Pond (Jun 02, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Greg Tries to Kill Himself (Jun 06, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Memoriable Day Weekend (Jun 13, 2005)
• View from the Corner - My name is Troy... Stop Laughing! (Jun 20, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Windows Sucks (Part 7) (Jun 27, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Greasy Rider (Jul 04, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Power Supply from Hell(tm) Part 1 (Jul 11, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Power Supply from Hell(tm) Part 2 (Jul 18, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Power Supply from Hell(tm) Part 3 (Jul 25, 2005)
• View from the Corner - How to get rid of Skunks (Aug 01, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dad Kills the Lawnmower - Part 1 (Aug 08, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dad Kills the Lawnmower - Part 2 (Aug 15, 2005)
• View from the Corner - I Will Bury... My Doctor (Aug 22, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Dollars and Scents (Aug 29, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Bastard Officer From Hell Walks Again (Sep 05, 2005)
• View from the Corner - The Bastard Officer From Hell Walks Again... Again (Sep 12, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Checking My Wellness Being (Sep 26, 2005)
• View from the Corner - I Deserve A Break From This (Oct 03, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Doctor's Disappointment (Oct 10, 2005)
• View from the Corner - 40,000 Watt Wakeup Call / The Art of Camera Tossing (Oct 17, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Calling for MCI (Part 1) (Oct 24, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Calling for MCI (Part 2) (Oct 31, 2005)
• View from the Corner - National Drunk Writing Night (Nov 07, 2005)
• View from the Corner - If You Sprinkle When You Tinkle (Nov 14, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Adventures in Madness (Nov 21, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Happy Thanksgiving 2005 (Nov 24, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Ensuring My Insurance (Nov 28, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Bastard Officer From Hell Walks (Yet) Again (Dec 05, 2005)
• View from the Corner - And Other Duties As Required (Dec 12, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Trip the Heavy Fantastical (Dec 19, 2005)
• View from the Corner - Put the 'X' back in 'Xmas' (Dec 26, 2005)

All Articles from 2006:

• View from the Corner - New Year Revolutions for 2006 (Jan 02, 2006)
• View from the Corner - UPS from Heaven (Jan 09, 2006)
• View from the Corner - You Want Cannabis With That? (Jan 16, 2006)
• View from the Corner - No, Luke... We Are Your Fathers (Jan 23, 2006)
• View from the Corner - What You Call A Spork (Jan 30, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The Birth of Pr0nStar (Feb 06, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Uncle Troy Goes To Traffic School (Feb 13, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Tennessee Lemon Flaws (Feb 20, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Please Don't Block My Ads (Feb 27, 2006)
• View from the Corner - A Prayer for Kitten (Mar 06, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Shampoo Tastes Bad (Mar 13, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Mad Cow Dis-Ease (Mar 20, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Mad Cow Redux (Mar 27, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Intermediate Underwater Basket Weaving (Apr 03, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Re-stinking the Problem (Apr 10, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Glasses? Glasses? We don't need no stinking glasses! (Apr 17, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Friday is not My Day (Apr 24, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Conoco A No-Go (May 01, 2006)
• View from the Corner - My Name is URL (May 08, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Ten Ren Fen 2006 (May 15, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Bad Debt Recollection (May 22, 2006)
• View from the Corner - This is Good Place for a Check-up (May 29, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Specialist in Annoyance (Jun 05, 2006)
• View from the Corner - In Good Forms (Jun 12, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Dude, Where's My Sidekick? (Jun 19, 2006)
• View from the Corner - See Rock City Kill My Truck (Jun 26, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Flush beats a Straight (Jul 03, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The Spam Says Buon luogo! (Jul 10, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The Next Big Hollywood Movie (Jul 17, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Why I Hate Shareware (Jul 24, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The World's Longest Illegal Yard Sale (Jul 31, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Just Another Movie (Aug 07, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Look at me! I'm an Attention Whore! (Aug 14, 2006)
• View from the Corner - What Burns Me, Part 7 (Aug 21, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Tutoring the Untutorable (Aug 28, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Customer Disservice (Sep 04, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Banky Panky (Sep 11, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Talk Like A Pirate Day (Sep 18, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Travelling with the Kitten (Sep 25, 2006)
• View from the Corner - What Price Gasoline? (Oct 02, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The World According to Kitten (Oct 09, 2006)
• View from the Corner - The World According to Kitten, Part 2 (Oct 16, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Bastard Officer From Hell Goes to Court (Oct 23, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Fall Forward, Spring Back (Oct 30, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Lost in the Pits of Angband (Nov 06, 2006)
• View from the Corner - How to Beat a Speeding Ticket (Nov 13, 2006)
• View from the Corner - BOFH: Trespassers' Bill of Rights (Nov 20, 2006)
• View from the Corner - BOFH: Smokers' Bill of Rights (Nov 27, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Website Development Tools (Dec 04, 2006)
• View from the Corner - BOFH: Illegal Parkers' Bill of Rights (Dec 11, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2006 (Dec 18, 2006)
• View from the Corner - Dear Santa, I can explain... (Dec 25, 2006)

All Articles from 2007:

• View from the Corner - BOFH: Thieves' Bill of Rights (Jan 01, 2007)
• View from the Corner - The Curse of OpenArena (Jan 08, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Red vs Blue vs My Eyeballs (Jan 15, 2007)
• View from the Corner - The Candle Making Class that Wasn't (Jan 22, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Switching to Widescreen (Jan 26, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Switched to Widescreen (Feb 05, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Top 20 Reasons You're Visiting Cheek.Org (Feb 12, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Happy George Washington's Birthday (Observed)! (Feb 19, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Ghost Rider's in the Theater (Feb 26, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Advanced Underwater Basketweaving (Mar 05, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Working Short or Shortly Working? (Mar 12, 2007)
• View from the Corner - 'Spring' Time for Troy (Mar 19, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Spring XTA in a Nutshell (Mar 26, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Income Taxing my Patience (Apr 02, 2007)
• View from the Corner - How did I miss Scrubs? (Apr 09, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Don't Pet the Panther (Apr 16, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Vending Machinations (Apr 23, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Please Respond Within 15 Days (Apr 30, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Bend Over So We Can Service You Better (May 07, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Legend of the Headless Conductor (May 14, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Horsey Racing Solutions (May 21, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Horsey Racing Solutions Service Call (May 28, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Why I Don't Give Blood (Jun 04, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Dragons Is So Stupid (Jun 11, 2007)
• View from the Corner - SATA Sucka (Jun 18, 2007)
• View from the Corner - UPS Gone To Heaven (Jun 25, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Ghost Town In The Sky (Jul 02, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Apparently, It's All My Fault (Jul 09, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Star Trek: Hidden Frontier reREVIEWed (Jul 16, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Exploding Birds and other Amusements (Jul 23, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Still All My fault (Jul 30, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Time Killers of the Serengeti (Aug 06, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Cope Bule (Aug 13, 2007)
• View from the Corner - A Girl Named Troy (Aug 20, 2007)
• View from the Corner - The RNG Hates Me (Aug 27, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Violating Copyrights for Fun and Profit (Sep 03, 2007)
• View from the Corner - A Cleavage Runs Through It (Sep 10, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Something Off about this Day Off (Sep 17, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Gilligan's Differential (Sep 24, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Escape from Gilligan's Differential (Oct 01, 2007)
• View from the Corner - On Breeding Cabbits (Oct 08, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Have Faith, Brother Randi (Oct 15, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Unclaimed Emotional Baggage Center (Oct 22, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Red vs Blue vs Gamestop (Oct 29, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Three State Shopping Spree (Nov 05, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Back in the Doghouse Again (Nov 12, 2007)
• View from the Corner - HMS Golden Lance (Nov 19, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Shucking Our Brains Out (Nov 26, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Enjoy der Blinkenlichten (Dec 03, 2007)
• View from the Corner - A Quick Trip to Town (Dec 10, 2007)
• View from the Corner - How Mystery Science Theater 3000 Saved My Life (Dec 17, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Star Trek: Odyssey REVIEW (Dec 24, 2007)
• View from the Corner - Baby Boo and You (Dec 31, 2007)

All Articles from 2008:

• View from the Corner - Injurious Duty (Jan 07, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Apparently, I'm a Pirate (Jan 14, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Dodgers, Duck Dodgers (Jan 21, 2008)
• View from the Corner - The ReBooting ReBooters of ReBoot (Jan 28, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Speed Crap (Feb 04, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Jurassic Park RiffTrax (Feb 11, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Dueling Dual Cores (Feb 18, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Are you XPerienced? (Feb 25, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Plextor ConvertX and SageTV (Mar 03, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500 and SageTV (Mar 10, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950, HVR-1250, and HVR-1600 (Mar 17, 2008)
• View from the Corner - SiliconDust HDHomeRun and SageTV (Mar 24, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Common Mythconceptions (Mar 31, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Missed Address (Apr 07, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Eye Can't Stand It (Apr 14, 2008)
• View from the Corner - The Game is a Foot (Apr 21, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Overlord Overload (Apr 28, 2008)
• View from the Corner - Loud Pipes Make Baby Jesus Cry (new May 05, 2008)

This page last updated on May 10, 2008 by Troy H. Cheek

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