"What would you like for your birthday?" I didn't really have much interest in this particular birthday. It's a milestone, the year that you are bombarded with Medicare supplement ads and other unwelcome reminders of achieving "Senior Status". The last time I was excited about being a senior was 1981. We won't go there. The … Continue reading A Bird Brain Birthday
Georgia
Connoisseurus Subaruus or Breakfast is Served
I walked out to the car at the start of my Tuesday morning last week. I was planning on a four-and-a-half-mile walk around Lake Mayer in Chatham County, Georgia. I was also prepping for a trip north to a family wedding, so I planned a haircut and picking up a tux on my to-do list … Continue reading Connoisseurus Subaruus or Breakfast is Served
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The Few, The Proud, The Centenarian Marine
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show any human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. Stephen Grellet I immediately said yes when Jeanne asked … Continue reading The Few, The Proud, The Centenarian Marine
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My Second Week at Home
“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction, that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” Franklin D. Roosevelt Social Distancing continues after a week back in the office. Does anyone have a method for breathing through a mask that does not include fogging your glasses? I came … Continue reading My Second Week at Home
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Eight Days, What To Do?
We have split into two cells at work to keep the numbers down in the office. This allows us to alternate weeks of self-isolation. I work in the Department of Defense, so there is plenty to be done to support Civil Authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also the job of protecting the homeland. … Continue reading Eight Days, What To Do?
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Whamageddon
Author's disclaimer: There is no link or blog trick that will play the song "Last Christmas" by Wham anywhere in this post. I give you my word that, if you are still in the game, you are not taking a risk of being Whammed by reading this post. I swear on my reproduction first edition … Continue reading Whamageddon
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The Cat, My Nemesis
We are rivals for the affection and attention of the same woman. That is where our commonality ends. I am not a "cat person." My feline aversion has everything to do with allergy and very little with to do with animosity. I think Misty, the cat, somehow knows this and is using it to her … Continue reading The Cat, My Nemesis
Michael's Monologue 