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Day 21,998

Evie Day 267 Good morning! Happy Friday to everybody, today is 8 December 2023. I took a moment to check my day count, and I’m on the verge of day 22000. The average person lives between 28500 and 30000 days, so if I’m lucky, I’ll reach that first 28500 milestone on September 26, 2041. OK, …

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Day 21,997

Evie Day 266 Good morning, and I wish you all a happy Thursday. Today is 7 December 2023. A day that will live in infamy. And not just because a couple of old friends were born on this day. Growing up, I remember my grandmother telling me the story about Pearl Harbor. My dad was …

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Day 21,996

Evie Day 265 Good morning, and a happy hump day to you all! It is Wednesday, 6 December 2023. Wow… writer’s block. OK, a recap. Yesterday was a pretty good day. Gracie (my youngest daughter) came over for a bit with Evie. Gracie was taking care of some things around here, preparing for the holidays …

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Day 21,995

Evie Day 264 Good morning, and a happy Tuesday to you all. Today is 5 December 2023. Yesterday was a special day in our family. My niece gave birth to a baby boy, my brother became a grandfather, and my mom became a great-grandmother for the second time. All are well. My class is off …

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Day 21,994

Evie Day 263 Good morning, and a happy Monday to you. Today is 4 December 2023. I’ll be back in my virtual classroom in a couple of hours to teach cloud solutions architecture. 4 days on Central Time this week, back on Eastern Time next week for another security course, then rounding out the calendar …

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Day 21,991

Evie Day 260 Hi. It’s me again. Today is Friday, 1 December 2023. Yeah, December. It’s kind of crazy how fast the days, weeks, and months seem to be passing at this point in my life. It’s a math thing, right? Every day we live is a less significant fraction of our lives. Today will …

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Day 21,990

Evie 259 Good morning, and a happy and prosperous Thursday to you all. Today is the last day of the month, 30 November 2023. I’ve been pondering my health a little more lately, probably triggered by the traumatic experience of turning 60 this last September. I think about age-related issues, such as cognitive decline, hypertension, …

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Day 21,989

Evie Day 258 Hi everybody! Today is Wednesday, 29 November 2023. November is slipping by pretty quickly. Time seems to go by much faster when one stays busy, and this month I have been rather busy, and that doesn’t appear to be changing as we move into December. My class is going well this week, …

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Day 21,988

Evie Day 257 Hi everybody! It is another glorious Taco Tuesday, 28 November 2023. I started my class yesterday, with a pretty good turnout. One of the challenges this time of year is getting folks to show up on the first day of class. It’s fairly regular to have a couple of folks not show …

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Day 21,987

Evie Day 256 Good morning, and a happy Monday to you. Today is 27 November 2023. I’ve got the news on, and the primary topic is the release of some of the October 7 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. There have been a number of hostages released, a number of them women in …

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