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No, it's not a coincidence that I have been a lifelong learner. It was a family trait starting at least with my paternal grandfather, who taught himself to play several instruments and to carve and make intricate ship carvings. My Dad was a marine engineer, and the sort of creative methods of self-tuition on the …
I've read a good bit of Science Fiction and Fantasy over the years. And while I've never gotten insomnia waiting for the next installment of a trilogy, I have grown expectant of how things will resolve. But recently I've noticed that after a really engaging short series, the words seem to roll endlessly. What was …
The Nip Me: Who'd have suspected? Catnip as an invasive weed? Beam me up, Scotty! There's no logic to this...whatever happened to the little plants that sat off in a corner of the garden patiently waiting for a harvest, or a cat to roll on them? You know a few sparks as the nip took …
A banker recently described possible layoffs as reductions in "lower value, human capital", and the Tech Bro's seem to lack much empathy with the social and economic issues their businesses will unleash with the potential AI disruptions. The feeling I get is that one way or the other it's not going to be a picnic. …
Former petty office first class John O'Toole loved to get in little digs at me. He remembered when I was " not the sharpest tool in the kit." In short, he remembered when I was an addled brain sailor whose sea locker and sea bag always needed a good tossing and cleanup before inspections.
Five thousand steps? No, my preplanned target is for six, but I almost always go over. And recently I've been in the seven- and eight-grand range. But thanks to the arthritis in the feet, those halcyon days of going for hikes of many miles are in the Rear view mirror. You say, "But step counting …
Having served the public as a government employee for many years, I learned early on that when a member of the public verbally assaulted you red-faced and energetically, you worked hard to maintain a polite demeanor. Frankly, turning all red-faced and dumping on their negative vibes was a sure path to fast unemployment. I found …
(teachers of martial arts). It was a memorable evening because Sensei's teacher was visiting us from Japan, and we wanted everything perfect.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed corporations. - Thomas Jefferson Have you checked the funding sources for your favorite candidate recently? A week or two ago, I was at a Pride event in a nearby town, and …
Believe it or not, the television was not too old when I was a little kid in New York City. In the years before going to school, I'd spend the evening watching cowboy shows where the hero, like Gene Autry, would wrap up the half-hour segment with a gunfight and take all the bad guys …
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