OK, it’s Friday in rural Douglas County, and the old man is trying to crank out two hundred words in the span of about fifteen minutes, then it’s off to the shower to get ready for an honors banquet for the Self Fellows, of which my eldest daughter is a part. Went into Micro Center …

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It’s Thursday night now. I am a little worried. My big computer isn’t coming on. Something popped when I hit the power button. This is not good. I’ll have to run it into the computer shop and have them look at it. I do hate being without one of my primary systems, especially that beat …

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Seems the earlier I get my daily blog entry done, the more I can enjoy the rest of the day. I get up in the morning, and, as part of trying to create new habits (better habits), I get into my routine. My routine is pretty basic, and I’m getting better at making certain aspects of …

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Ah, the news… I sometimes love reading the news of the day, diving into stories about heroism, people standing up for what’s right, folks coming together for a good cause. Today, there’s still a little bit of that, but I’m still taken aback at the volume of abject crap that some people mistake for legitimate news. …

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Coming at you live from Leawood today, friends. I took a look at all of the stuff Lisa and I have going on after work this week, and it was pretty easy to see that it would be quite appropriate for me to crank out my blog entries during the work day while my students …

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OK, it’s Sunday night here in rural Douglas County. Dane and I got a bit of an early start today, heading over to Topeka to resume a longtime campaign with some friends. When I was Dane’s age, I was introduced to the game Dungeons and Dragons by my younger brother’s baseball coach. I had seen …

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Hey, gang, it’s been a long day here in rural Douglas County.  Lots of stuff going on, and I’m glad things have wound down so I can get back to just being grumpy old curmudgeonly me. Gracie had some friends over today as part of her first meeting of the “Future Grandparents of America” club. They …

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Hey kids, old fat grampa Bob here, throwing down a little script before I call it a night. It was kind of funny. I was putting away some clothes just a few moments ago, and right after I got done, Lisa comes into the bedroom, ready for the night, and she asks me if I …

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Good day, whoever you might be reading this missive, this slice of my brain that tries to get onto the page before something coagulates. Today has been a bit on the uninteresting side. Took care of some reading early in the day, ran my car in to have it serviced while I grabbed a bite …

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Hey, future progeny, what’s shakin’? Old grampa Bob here just recapping a little of what will one day become ancient history. Growing up, there weren’t a lot of science fiction options on TV. Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Six Million Dollar Man, and a few other shows of arguable import. Lost in Space was …

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