Hello! And welcome to "This Old Dump". I'm your host, master carpenter Bob Ourman. This week, we're restoring a charming 1920s ranch home to its original design and upgrading it with a second and third story, a finished basement, a wraparound porch, four corner turrets, an elaborate fountain installation, and my signature addition of a … Continue reading This Old Dump
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Tinker Tailor Ourman Spy
My name is Ourman. James Ourman. I'm a secret agent for British Foreign Intelligence. I have a license to kill and I've personally stopped dozens of brutal dictatorships and anti-democratic movements around the world. But you mustn't tell anyone. It must remain between you and I. "Whatever you say, sir. Here's your change. Next please. … Continue reading Tinker Tailor Ourman Spy
The Genie
My name is Dr. Buckminster Ourman, Ph.D., MA, BFA, MS, JD, LLC, TP, WC, MGM, WTO, IDIOT, pronounced "Ourman". I'm the Anders Flanders-Sanders Professor of Comparative Correlation at Flotsam University. I was relaxing one Sunday morning with my coffee and a copy of the Big City Tribune Gazette Times Post News Sun Journal. Having read … Continue reading The Genie
William Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, Brought to You by Chevrolet
Act 2, Scene 1 JOHN OF GAUNT, nearing death, speaks with the DUKE OF YORK. JOHN OF GAUNT Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus expiring do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires soon burn out themselves; But if the burn of athlete’s foot persists, … Continue reading William Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, Brought to You by Chevrolet
The Mystery of the Mysterious Twin Mystery
It all began with the universe exploding out of nothingness in a phenomenon known as the Big Bang. 13.8 billion years later, I was walking to the post office to mail my pet giraffe to the vet. It seemed to have broken its neck as I folded it into the crate so the vet seemed … Continue reading The Mystery of the Mysterious Twin Mystery
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