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I had a dream earlier this week (wait – I’m NOT going to recount it to you) that had Pete Miller (R.I.P, buddy) tell me to become the person I should be, rather than stay as I am. It was a good reminder for me – at age 56 one tends to get into a…

Anyone famous die this week (Gordie Howe was 88 – doesn’t count)? No. Any big news happen this week (Clinton as presumptive nominee doesn’t count – has been so for a while)? No. Anything stuck in my craw? No. So it’s a quiet Sunday, with chores and my book awaiting me today. What am I…

Muhammad Ali was the greatest. He was the greatest not only because he was a great fighter, but that he was one of the most personable athletes that ever lived. He was smart, funny, telegenic, and principled. He refused to be drafted and was stripped of the heavyweight title, and although he probably never would…

What a lovely way to begin June – sunny out today with highs around 70 degrees Farenheit (20 C). After the scramble to get my new computer working like my old computer, I’ve built a small backlog of special podcasts that I will be rolling out more regularly this summer. We’ll begin with a new…

It’s Memorial Day – unofficial start of summer, but meant to honor the war dead. I was surprised to learn that this was started in the United States after the Civil War, and not World War I (I assume that all “war-type” holidays are World War I related). So let’s take a few minutes this…

It’s Sunday morning and I am sitting on my deck, looking out at my lawn, which I spent all of yesterday working on. Whew, my wife thought that I was stopping work at noontime yesterday, but I was just taking a half-hour break before returning to work in the afternoon. I started the afternoon work…

So with the inevitable nomination of Donald Trump…too soon? It’s a lazy Sunday – sure, I have a bunch of lawn stuff and other summer prep to do today, as well as shopping, cleaning and laundry, but overall it’s a lazy Sunday, since I can work at my own pace. The skies will be cloudy…

My old computer broke – motherboard issues. I got a new computer and had the old hard drive (mostly) transferred to the new computer, but it took a long time (still semi-unsure why). So I’ve been without a computer for a week. I must say that overall I didn’t miss it as much as I…

Just flew back from California, and boy are my arms…reduced to this level of humor. I am tired, as it took most of the week to get acclimated to the time difference, and now I have to get re-set to this time zone. Sad, isn’t it? Had fun in Napa and Monterey last week –…

When I was young I had a great memory. I was very smart and could remember things so well that I didn’t develop good study habits until late in college. When I was in high school and early college I acted in plays for the high school and a community group. My roles increased until…