OK, so it’s Saturday night, June 16, 2018, and life is kind of quiet right now. I’m sure our lives here are much better than the lives so many others face. We are blessed. Sometimes I wonder about dark things, but I break away quickly. It can’t be healthy to dwell on some things too …

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Hey gang, it’s a Friday night in rural Douglas County, and the old fat man is contemplating a dip in the pool. I need to get this cranked out. Two hundred words, and then I’ll watch the stars come out, see what phase the moon is in . Had a little fun today. Went into …

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OK, kids, it’s a Thursday night in rural Douglas County, and my son is relaying a new character backstory to me. This kid really gets into the backstories of the characters he’s creating. I’m a bit jealous. I can’t say I’ve ever put as much thought into the backstory of any character I’ve ever imagined …

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It’s another beautiful night in rural Douglas County, and I’m starting to wonder where the kids hid my red Bluetooth speaker. I’m going to be hitting the pool here as soon as it gets dark, and the old man does like to listen to a little music while he floats. And waits for Greenpeace to …

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Hey gang, fat old Grampa Bob here, trying to bring you the truth about the world as I see it today, this day being the 12th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord 2018. Yeah, maybe that was a little too flowery. LOng day today for me, even with only two students. I’m …

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It’s been a weird day, and I think it’s going t get weirder before it’s all said and done. Monday. I’m at the office, day one of a three-day class in the books. One of my students has already taken the five-day version of this class, so we came to an agreement that she didn’t really …

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It’s a Sunday night in rural Douglas County, and I’m sitting here at the keyboard trying to hammer out a couple of hundred words. It’s been weird, and a little busy. Got up this morning, had a cup of coffee and a few mini apple tarts. Went out to buy a red raspberry bush. Not …

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Hey gang! It’s Saturday night in rural Douglas County. It’s been a long day, with lots of travel for some, a little driving for me, some planting of some brambles (well. hopefully they’ll become brambles someday). I’m kind of wiped out. Lisa and I watched some of the news today. Trump was at the G7 …

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Good evening, kids. Old fat Grampa Bob coming to you live tonight from rural Douglas County, just as we’re beginning the fourth game of the NBA Championship Series, with the Golden State Warriors on the verge of a sweep. I hope the series gets stretched out a little bit. We’ve got a little company this …

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OK, time to whip out about two hundred words and get off the system and go tend to the other stuff that needs to be tended to. It’s Thursday night here, and I should be badgering my son to get the trash out to the road. Maybe it can keep until morning… the trash guys …

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