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$30 Part

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Doug

Let me start by making an assumption, one that is reasonably informed, I’d argue. More than occasionally you get from point A to point B by means other than walking. Nothing wrong with walking. It’s gotten some pretty decent reviews on Yelp recently. I’m going to go out on a limb by declaring that it is probably the most common mode…

What Now?

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Doug

You’ve wanted one as long as you can remember. They aren’t cheap, but you crunched the numbers, pinched the pennies. You toted that barge, lifted that bale. Finally, it’s time to head down to the Porsche dealership, no longer just to kick the tires. I assume Porsche dealership, because of course. You’ve happily accepted the fact that your ’08 Sentra…

New Eyes

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Doug

Most likely, you’ve never heard of “The Adverts”. And that is somewhat believable, although not completely forgivable. I was familiar with their hit song from 1977, if you consider Number 18 in the UK Singles Chart a hit. AHA!, you are not exclaiming, still without a clue about who The Adverts were or what their song was. To end your suspense,…

ACL

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Doug

Yes, these are initials. Initials for what? You might think that you have the answer, but I’m fairly certain that you don’t. Maybe the most obvious, especially among sports fans, is a part of the knee that is prone to fail on the star player from your favorite team at the worst time. The MCL is closely related. Apparently, at…

New Song

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Doug

My wife and I have been members of a handful of churches over the years. For the most part, there have been relatively few dynamics that are met with a lack of enthusiasm, if I may sugarcoat it. Without the sweet glaze, I might call it an unholy derision, as if there is a holy derision. What, pray tell, are…

Hoarders

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Doug

If you watch any amount of television, I’m certain that you have noticed that there is a plethora of so-called reality shows. I say so-called because even if a show is completely non-scripted or edited, which they aren’t, people are in unnatural situations where cameras, lighting, film crews, and other artificial elements are interjected. Put a camera on me and…

My Truth

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Doug

Pack up your Lunchables and juice box and prepare to take a whimsical journey with me to a land of make believe, a veritable utopia of warm fuzzies and positive affirmations. This is a place where everyone is right. It is here that evidence, data, facts, and science are malleable, redefined, or simply ignored. Absent is the tyranny of absolutes; what one says…

Bald Eagles And A Dude On A Unicycle

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Doug

Are you somebody who notices things? I mean, we’re surrounded by things, so the question almost seems rhetorical. We definitely see things, but do we notice them? Are we prone to notice details, shades, degrees, or nuances? Do we even bother to look beyond the quick glance? Sometimes, maybe oftentimes, we don’t have the luxury to stop and see the…

Tuned Out Or Tuned In?

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Doug

We live in an era where seeing somebody wearing on or in ears listening devices is the norm, no longer the exception. And what choices there are! There was a time when the only choice a listener had to consume media on the go was the radio station they wanted to listen to. Every kid wanted a transistor radio, and…

Uncertain Times

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Doug

I can’t ever be sure when these posts are read, if at all. It could even be well into the future, if Supreme Potentate Bill Gates doesn’t remove them from his interweb. As I write this, we are still in the midst, the sort of midst, or never were in the midst, depending on which conspiracy theory floats your boat,…