| What do us right-minded conservatives and
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| | breathed life into me. And think of the
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| those Beaujolais-drinking,
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| | farts! Too indignant.
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| terrorist-appeasing, Yalta-forfeiting
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| | After the cremation, I got down to
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| liberals have in common? We're all going
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| | business researching the different
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| to die sooner or later. Showing respect
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| | suspension lift kits on the market. I
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| for the dead can come in many forms, but
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| | looked into Fabtech, Superlift,
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| I've figured out how I'm going to pay
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| | Trailmaster and Rancho, but I was weirdly
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| homage to my kith and kin. I'm going to
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| | drawn to the Skyjacker lift kits. It's
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| immortalize them by lifting my Silverado.
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| | hard to explain, but I could almost see
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| Ben Franklin, that crusty old crawdad of
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| | my dad's smiling face in the profile of
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| American Democracy, may have been bright,
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| | the cast iron steering knuckles. The
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| but does that mean that his maxim about
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| | connection I felt was so strong that I
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| death and taxes is unquestionable? Not
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| | even tried to get in touch with someone
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| entirely. Grover Norquist and the other
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| | over at Skyjacker about having some of my
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| patriots down at the Americans for Tax
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| | father's remains injected into the
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| Reform offices are hard at work doing
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| | Platinum 9000 Shocks I was going to get.
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| away with the tyranny of the IRS.
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| | No one seemed to take me seriously. It's
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| However, not even the tag team efforts of
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| | probably for the best, though. Who knows
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| Newt Gingrich and Leo Strauss could
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| | what kind of havoc those little bits of
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| eliminate the natural act of bucket
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| | bones might reek on the wafer valving.
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| kicking. Faced with the unavoidable
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| | The installation took a couple of days,
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| specter of death, the question that all
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| | but that's because I was trying to work
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| of us must ask ourselves is how should we
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| | as reverentially as possible. For the
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| mourn the passing of our loved ones?
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| | finishing touch, I broke out my Dremel
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| Crying is unavoidable at first. I'm not
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| | and etched my dad's name, Ralph, into the
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| ashamed to admit that I bawled an
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| | crossmember. He'd have been damn proud.
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| oil-drum's worth of tears the day that
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| | And on the maiden voyage, I drove my
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| the Gipper left us for that big movie set
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| | mobile memorial over to the lakefront
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| in the sky. But what comes next?
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| | promenade for a couple of laps. Thanks to
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| When my father passed, I couldn't get out
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| | the 5" of extra ground clearance, hopping
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| of bed for three days. I just laid on my
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| | the parking lot curb was child's play.
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| side sobbing and my only nourishment came
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| | Even on the stairs leading down to the
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| from Nutella and Gatorade. One idea kept
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| | walkway, the shocks didn't fade or foam
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| running through my mind as I was holed
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| | out. It was like dad's spirit was
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| up-I couldn't let my pa be forgotten.
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| | buttressing my every maneuver.
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| When I re-emerged, I knew exactly what I
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| | I am a man who thrives on tradition, and
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| could do to immortalize my old man. I
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| | I plan on championing this new custom.
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| would lift my rig in his honor. Sure, I
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| | For example, I really could use some
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| could have donated a marble bench in his
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| | steering stabilizers and a set of desert
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| honor down along the lakefront promenade
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| | tires, and I have a couple of ill aunts
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| where he used to love to stroll. But I
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| | out on the East Coast who I'm sure would
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| couldn't stomach the idea of all those
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| | appreciate being venerated in my chassis.
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| strangers plopping their rears down on
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| | Everyone wins.
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| the everlasting memorial to the man who
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