Not Gonna Happen
A lot of people reject things without even knowing what they’re missing. For instance, sushi. There are certain things that will not go...
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Oct 10, 20214 min read
Words Mean Things
But what DO they mean? Definitions change over the years, as anyone over the age of twenty can attest. Anyone reading this can probably...
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Sep 26, 20213 min read
Camouflage
One of the best innovations in combat is camouflage. If you can keep the enemy from seeing you, they can’t fight you. Even if they know...
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Sep 19, 20213 min read
Not Made For You
Ever watch a foreign-made movie? I don’t really have the patience for it. I don’t know any language enough to follow dialogue unless it’s...
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Sep 12, 20212 min read
Eye of the Needle
I’ve done some embroidery. Nothing too elaborate, but just enough to know I’ll never be really good at it. With my eyesight it’s hard to...
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Sep 5, 20212 min read
LIAR!
I used to lie - a lot. I’d tell lies just to see if I could get away with it. For instance, in college I’d occasionally dress up in suit...
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Aug 29, 20212 min read
"I Miss Him"
There’s someone I know who lost his job. COVID did that to a lot of people. A while later, a coworker was heard saying, “I really miss...
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Aug 22, 20212 min read
Steak
I’m a little on the strange side. Many of you are thinking, “Tell me something I don’t know.” I have a specific example: Before Linda and...
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Aug 15, 20212 min read
Air Conditioner
I do not like heat. Any time the temperature gets above a certain level (in the neighborhood of 75 - plus or minus depending on humidity)...
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Aug 8, 20213 min read
Lost in the Mall
My wife tells me a story about when she was in the mall with her kids and one of them got lost. Six kids, one of them let go of a hand,...
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Aug 1, 20213 min read
The Good Guys
Back in the early days of movies the good guys always wore white hats. In that era of black-and-white film (before color was invented, I...
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Jul 25, 20212 min read
The Prodigal Veteran
One of the things I have a hard time doing is putting myself in the place of other people. You know, trying to imagine what they hear...
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Jul 18, 20213 min read
Punished
Punished I used to love watching TV. Back then it was Star Trek, The Waltons, and too many other shows to even try to list them. Mom and...
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Jul 11, 20213 min read
When I Played MLB
In the days when I played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Bob Eucker was in his last year as a player. His batting average was .200, and in my...
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Jul 4, 20212 min read
As You Wish
As often as I mention movies, you’ve probably already guessed I’ve seen quite a few of them. Another of my favorites is The Princess...
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Jun 27, 20212 min read
The Shower II
One year Linda and I had family coming to visit from Hawaii. At the time there was only one bathroom in our house. So we needed to get...
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Jun 20, 20213 min read
The Sequel
One of my favorite movies is the original Star Wars. The title crawl now calls it Episode IV: A New Hope. Watching the original release...
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Jun 13, 20213 min read
Camping
Anyone who has ever been camping knows it usually rains. When I was a kid there were trips to Taylor Lake where it rained the whole time...
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Jun 6, 20212 min read
Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel Even if you haven’t heard of the prosperity gospel, you’ve probably heard it preached. “Turn to God and everything...
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