Hey, kids, let me tell you what the old man did today. I drove all over northeast Kansas looking for a spot to watch this eclipse that happened today. The weather did not cooperate. I drove through some rain as I headed up to Hiawatha, Kansas, and then turned back east because traffic was squirrelly. …
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Aug 20
Day 19,696
Science has played an important role in shaping my life. I have always been interested in the method, the various scientific disciplines, and how important science is in pursuit of the truth. We live in a strange time right now relative to the acceptance of science in our lives. It’s almost like people are cherry-picking the …
Aug 19
Day 19,695
Another few moments with my grandkids. I am a flawed human being. That doesn’t mean I’m not a good human being. We are all flawed. Some of us a more flawed than others. I am picky about some of the weirdest things, paper and pens as an example. I can be a little OCD about …
Aug 18
Day 19,694
Hello once again to the grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other descendants I will likely never know about… What’s shakin’? Interesting moves on the political side. The White House canned a guy, Steve Bannon, as a chief strategist to the President. He may have been one of the primary movers and shakers in this administration’s rather neutral …
Aug 17
Day 19,693
Hi, my grandchildren and grandchildren. Today is August 17, 2017. Here in the United States, there is this guy named Trump that thinks that Nazis and Nazi protestors have the same degree of culpability. We have an ongoing debate about something that we really shouldn’t be debating about – whether we put statues in parks …
Aug 16
Day 19,692
OK, more notes to the grandchildren and great grandchildren that I don’t have yet. Today is August 16, 2017. Next month I will turn 54. It’s weird getting older. There are parts of my spirit that still feel like a teenager. I would still be playing sports if I could, and I might even think …
Aug 15
Day 19,691
Hey, grandchildren and other unknown descendants, Grampa Bob here. Well, let me tell you, your Gramma Lisa and I might be living in one of the most dangerous and ridiculous times in US History. (This is the part where I imagine having some young person in front of me interviewing me for some 6th grade …
Aug 14
Day 19,690
I deal with guilt. I guess it’s part of the human condition. I am a sinner, I make mistakes, and I’ve done things and said things that have hurt people that I care about. Step one is recognizing the issue, right? I thought I had a funny idea. I came up with a domain name …
Aug 13
Day 19,689
I’ve been a bad boy. It’s been a good weekend around Casa del Bobster. Had an open house, might generate a legit offer or two, and I got a few things done. One of things I did was share a few jokes, and make up a few new ones for the internet population that follow me …
Aug 12
Day 19,688
OK. So, we’re a little more than 7 months into Donnie Two Scoops administration. In regard to North Korea, we are threatening nuclear war, which could lead to thousands, tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of Korean lives. Don’t sweat it, America. There’s really no chance that a Korean ICBM is going to reach the …