It’s Tuesday, September 19, 2017. An interesting day in the world. First of all, terrible disaster has hit our hemisphere here. Another hurricane has been tearing through the Caribean. The loss of property is monumental, one of the worst hurricane season in recorded history. Puerto Rico, St. Croix, other islands in that vicinity. In Mexico, …

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Hi kids. Old, fat, and bald grampa here. You live in amazing times. I think that’s a pretty easy statement for me to make because all times are amazing. There are things changing all around us all of the time, and some of these rates of change get accelerated due to one person o a …

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Hey kids. A simple message for you guys. Love defeats hate. This time your grandmother and I live in is complicated. It’s almost as if all of the racism that racists were keeping bottled up during the Obama administration is bubbling over. I’ve seen and read some of the most disturbing things in my life during …

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Hi kids. Today has been a wonderful day. I turned 54. I had a wonderful breakfast, and great pizza for lunch, and a steak for dinner. Right now I’m kicking back, about 10:00 at night on this fine Saturday, watching “Wonder Woman”. Gracie and Dane were here for awhile, but have since gone to bed. Lisa …

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It’s been an interesting day, kids. One of the things I do from time to time is drive people from Point A to Point B. It gets me out of the house, and I make a little pocket change to buy the occasional doodad. So, earlier tonight, I picked up a bunch of young ladies, …

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Puzzles. Hi kids, Grampa Bob here. What kind of puzzles do you like? I’ve often found myself fascinated by puzzles. Some I love to tackle. Others, I run away as quick as my legs can carry me… but enough about the Rubik’s Cube. There are the old nail puzzles, and other old style “farm” puzzles …

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Hey, how are you doing tonight, my future descendants. I’m sitting here, just kind of kicking back on a Wednesday night, watching a little tube. I’ll be heading upstairs in a few minutes to read a bit more. I’ve found a nifty little application, or maybe a combination of applications that help me deal with …

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Hi kids! Grampa likes snacks. Seriously. As I sit here watching one of my favorite TV shows, “Forged in Fire” your grandmother is making one of the family’s favorite snacks, Chex Mix, with that savory smell that fills the room and knocks me off my feet. And now she’s taken the whole batch and gone …

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Hi kids. Grampa Bob here. Today is September 11, 2017. Today is the 16th anniversary of one of the darkest days in US history. To put things in perspective, I used to teach regularly in New York City, at One Liberty Plaza right across the street from the old World Trade Center towers. I’d teach …

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Hello again, my sometime in the future grandchildren More existential horsecrap from Grampa Bob. I do hope you are reading these missives one day at a time. I have a feeling I might come across as an obtrusive asshole if you are reading these things all on one day, then get stuck trying to feel …

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