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    Life Hack #1

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    January 19, 2025

    A lot of people seem to be addicted to that brown, liquid substance… and no, I’m not talking about hash oil. I’m talking about something much more legal that has its origins in Ethiopia. That wet, brown stuff has been called java, joe, rocket fuel, morning mud, or simply, coffee.…

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    Life Hacks

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    January 19, 2025

    We all love them, don’t we? Those handy little tidbits of information or procedures that someone else is passing along to help make our lives easier, commonly referred to as “Life Hacks.” I can’t imagine many “life” hacks coming from a child or teenager, unless that person is a genius…

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    The Usual Suspects

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    January 18, 2025

    Around the beginning of October, 2023, I decided that I was going to go to the pound (what us older folks used to call the County Animal Shelter here in these parts) and pick up two (2, the number after 1) kittens to adopt. I had already pre-selected the ones…

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    I love animals…

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    January 13, 2025

    … really, I do. This post is not about animals, it’s about their humans. At what point did it become socially acceptable to just march one’s dog right through the front door of the grocery store? For gawds sake people, we have rules about sanitary habits for a reason. Grocery…

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    If a tree were to fall…

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    January 11, 2025

    … in an uninhabited forest, does it make any sound? We could go a step further and ask if Schrödinger’s cat is both alive and dead in the box, but that’s a topic for another blog. As a single, pondering guy walking around the inside of my home alone, I’m…

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    The book…

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    January 9, 2025

    Within my head I have the concepts and basic storyline of a science-fiction novel that I want to write. They’ve been rattling around in my brain for several years now. I’m not getting any younger, so I’ve finally taken some initial stabs at putting my thoughts and ideas down on…

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    Armchair Travel

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    January 8, 2025

    Simple writing this evening, but several photos… These are some of the places in the world that I would love to see in real life, but in reality will probably never be able to go visit. If you’ve been to one or more of them, maybe leave a comment below…

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  • America, philosophy, relationships, sexuality, social injustice, war

    Woe is me…

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    January 7, 2025

    (personal disclaimer, up front… I am not bigoted or racist toward ANY people or people groups… I’m just calling things “as I see them” in this post) When did Western Civilization, at least that portion of the civilization living within the United States of America, become a society with such…

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    Writing and reading blogs is so passé, or is it?

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    January 7, 2025

    It seems like less people are actually writing blogs these days, and instead posting video blogs on one of the popular outlets or another (I am intentionally not naming them). It seems that less people are reading blogs these days as well. It will be a real shame when one…

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    Happier? New Year…🎉

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    January 1, 2025

    I don’t make resolutions. I think I tried it a few times in my 30s or 40s, but I could never keep them so I tossed out the whole idea. If I somehow find the willpower to do some of the things I really need to do (lose a little…

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Greetings… and welcome to the ponderings of a man in his “later years,” whose mind has been questioning things throughout his entire existence. Please enjoy your stay while you’re here and add your two cents if you feel so inclined.

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