OK, time to get this thing done. Almost let another day slip by without making a post, and that cannot stand. A couple of points. I wish idiot male politicians would stop trying to define rape. They sound stupid. You get some jackhammer out of Utah arguing that sex without the consent with a sleeping …

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Having (had?) a pretty solid Valentine’s Day. Got up early to see the boy ff, he’s heading to Washington, DC with his Future City team to participate in the national competition. Both of my daughters are over at the high school for the winter formal, Gracie with her boyfriend, Bonnie with half a dozen friends …

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Missed a couple of days this week. Backsliding. I need to learn to do better. This has been a pretty crazy week. Certification exams, kids activities, and lots of running around. I really don;t have any excuses. Hell, I even have my browser configured to open right to my blog page, and last night I …

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Ugh, Life caught up to me yesterday. Spent the day studying new material, and later in the day I was caught up in the maelstrom of life, running kids around and attending extracurricular events… namely JV and Varsity girls’ basketball games. I missed my mark. Can’t do a thing about yesterday now, but I can …

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An aspect of my chosen career that I love is the fact that it changes so quickly and regularly. There is always something new to learn. This week I am prepping, as well as working on a coupe of new certifications. I need to spend a little more time with Windows 10. I have a …

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OK, so a full week has passed. Yesterday I posted when I really didn’t want to post anything, just feeling completely unmotivated and physically ill. I got up, and made a little effort. Not the greatest effort, nothing to write home about, but I got it done. One habit. I’ve spent a week trying to …

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Trying to create better habits means doing some things when you don’t really want to do. I’ve felt better. I think it was something I ate, and this has resulted in way too much time in the “reading” room. Smoked some meat today, three pork butts and two racks of ribs. That seems to have …

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6 straight days of adding an entry to my blog. I’m hoping this is the beginning of a better habit. I guess the most adequate description of my writing style is “stream of thought”, with the occasional censoring of my thoughts just to keep this thing PG at best. Trust me, if I were to …

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Started off the day listening to one of my favorite jazz guitar players, Tuck Andress, the guitar half of the jazz duo Tuck & Patti. Listening to his cover of Carlos Santana’s ‘Europa’ is transcendent. Then I roll over and catch an old video of Stanley Jordan (!) performing a cover of Stairway to Heaven. …

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Nice generic title, dontcha think? “Blog Entry”… about as vacuous a title as any wannabe blogger could ever come up with. I’m here in my classroom thinking about the day ahead of me, shortly after 8:00 AM. Yesterday we finished the day with a lab, but I didn’t really give folks adequae time to complete …

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