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Gravity
Last week I made another concession to gravity. Before we go any further, I want to make it clear that if I'm sitting on the ground, I have no p…
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Legacy
I didn’t have every tool in my shop in the bucket of the loader, but almost. I took a look, sighed, and said, “This seems like a lot of bother f…
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Past
Should there be a statute of limitations on history? It’s something I’ve been thinking about, especially recently, because, you know, Charleston.
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Vacation
I opened my eyes, rolled over, and didn’t look at the clock. After resting a few minutes to give my body a chance to decide if it wanted to slee…
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April 2023
On the road again...
“On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again...” My wife and I do not lead a particularly exciting life. We don’t own a lake cab…
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Tests
I worry about flunking a test. That hasn't always been the case. If Mr. Melby, my algebra teacher, God rest his exasperated soul, was still arou…
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Cork
I like the sound a cork makes when you pull it out of a bottle of Welsh whiskey at the end of a day after I've cranked out 1,100 words of pretty…
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Survival
I told my sister about an article that made me laugh. The author was giving tips to people about going to Iceland in the winter to see the north…
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March 2023
Whack
I saw a photo of a woman whacking a neo-Nazi with her purse, which made me recall the court jesters in Elizabethan England, which made me recall…
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Happy
Today I'm down in my shack, thinking. Which was why I built it, so that’s working out well. It's made of stone and timber, sits below the bank d…
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Ranch
Now I’m worried about a whole new group of people who know I’m a dope. Actually, given the way communication flies around the world, an entire c…
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Self-Aware
My level of self-awareness seems to be increasing and I’m not sure I approve. I’ve spent most of my life not noticing what people think about me…
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