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Chapter 111 Terminology
I have never had S-Bucks before, besides maybe a time or two a plastic cup filled of water with that weird looking scorpion/octopus thing slapped on the cup. Sure, I have heard of the big store, WHO HAS NOT? But I never really cared to visit the brick and mortar. My daughter, hence, the cups…
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Chapter 110 – The DollarTree
Have you ever judged someone else? Let’s be honest we all have at one point or another in our lives. Whether we meant to or not. Car window rolled down I took in the sights surrounding me, just observing. A beautiful blue sky with marshmallow like clouds floating high above; north and south, or east…
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CHAPTER 109 – Tires OR Tired
A Stroll Scratches, Zip Ties, and Four Wheels. It is called the DRIVE made by Nitro. Nitro sounds bad ass, and it is. The zip ties hold up the basket I break when I fall, which I do a lot. The wheels are rubber and small, yet I want tires like BIGFOOT uses in monster…
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Chapter 108 – The Horizon
Chapter 108 The HORIZON When I was an ‘early’ teenager my mother and stepfather owned a condo in Atlantic Beach, in the Dunescape Villas condo community. There are 8 of the three-story condos along the main road, and all were alphabetized ‘A through H’. They are brown in stature and are on stilts and on…
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Chapter 106 – Prepare to Win& Dream
CHAPTER 106 Prepare to win. & Dream. That is what everyone should do. Dream. No one knows this but it is my great dream (and as I fall asleep every night) is to write a book that you can buy at Barnes & Noble. ALL I DREAM/think about is the title on the front cover. …
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Chapter 150 “MAJIK”
Chapter 105 “Majik” What is it about this Midwestern state that I adore so much? Wisconsin, that is. Ok, so I know you are going to say, “Well duh, the Green Bay Packers.” And you are partially correct. But this state has grown near and dear to my heart from the first day I walked…
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Chapter 104 Acknowledgments
The path does eventually come to an end. Have we overcome some obstacles along the way? Absolutely! But have you enjoyed the ride of reading these chapters? Some books are so good that you cannot put them down while others…go to the box labeled GOODWILL or YARDSALE. The lick of the pointer finger and thumb…
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Chapter 103 20 Legs
One. You are blessed with the opportunity to pick three people (whomever you desire) to sit at your kitchen table with you and ‘break some bread.’ Whom do you choose and why? Most will say lost loved ones, a favorite sports figure, a movie star, or Jesus. If you choose a dead pet; I completely…
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Chapter 102 H.O.P.E. (N.)
The first price of the Apple computer cost $666.66 and Eve ate the apple. Is it (N) egative to think it is coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. I personally do not like the number or the logo, with one bite out of it; yet I use one to text and one to edit. Stay positive because…
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Chapter 101 The Tape Measure
The color we picked is ‘Sporty Blue’ #6522. Who is the poor soul that has to come up with thousands upon thousands of names for paint colors? I hope they are well compensated, at seventy-five dollars a gallon they damn well should be. Two pull up boots, Carhartt pants, a long-sleeved logo shirt printed down…
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Chapter 100 66 inches or five & half feet
The subject titles are both the same, yet one has tread and one paid 20-bucks for me to see it. Was it my birthday or potentially a late arriving Christmas Present that the ‘Arrow Truck’ or brown one delivered late? Not at all, it was a memory. Something more than a hug can do for…
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Chapter-99 Thoughts
Put on the biggest smile and destroy your inner self. Something is broken and no matter how much I try to fix it, I cannot. I simply can no longer. Fighting demons, I can no longer ignore, although these demons are showing me more than I believed possible. The walls of my brain have trapped…
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Chapter 98 – The School Bus
The Death of Innocence. Youth. A simplicity of life with not a care in the world. UNTIL you interacted with the kid on the thing that took you to school. You know the kid with the older brother or sister. We believed in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus too. Although how did we believe…
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CHAPTER-97
Chapter 97. and FAITH A state of fear and emotionally drained. Do not cry! Well, the ‘author’ of these blogs does. I say (author) extremely loosely, and the ‘writer’ has cried a lot since June of 2022. The ‘Home’ sits on Greene Street in Greensboro. Coincidence (similar sounding/spelled names) I do not think so! NOT THE…
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Chapter 96 – Dear Emma,
Whenever you are stressed, anxious, afraid or overwhelmed by all that surrounds you in this crazy world in which we live, always remember whose daughter you are. You are braver than you think and stronger than you may believe you are. You are loved more than you will ever know. Consider this, my hug to…
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Chapter 95 – A Sixth
It is 12:48 am Saturday morning as I begin to write this. The embers in the fireplace are still radiating heat from the time we started the fire at five on Friday evening. The temperature outside says it is 30-degreess. Did you know, the coldest part of the day is typically seven AM? Where are…
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Chapter 93
-Opine I do not deserve your consideration and neither does January the first. It (01/01) Is a rather ridiculous ‘holiday’ in my opinion; much like ‘Hall-Valentines-Mark-Day!’ Maybe it is because I screw up February 14th year after year after year. Christmas is hardly over AND NOW you expect another gift two months later. I am…
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Chapter 92 or 91 Continued
8” X 10” … or so. Its easy to go to bed at night. What is not easy for me is to be awakened by something floating through my brain two or three hours later; yet it happens almost every single night as I lay my head on the pillow. AND I need to write…
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Chapter 91 – One of Two
-Amina Mehmood “it’s ok to cry when there’s too much on your mind – The clouds cry too when things get heavy.” I have no idea who in the world Amina is, but I really like it. (Saying/Quote that is). I, as you have read (maybe) in past blogs have some rather unusual dreams. This…
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Chapter 90
Baby The thrill is gone! You know what the absolute best website on the internet in my opinion is? Ebay. Why? Because you can find a multitude of things that bring you back in time. A time when life was at least to me simpler. Or you can find ‘new to you’ used items. Granted…
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Chapter 89
A break I am tired of being positive 100-percent of the time. By now you have (I think) seen the ‘Life is good t-shirts.’ Well life is not always great and that is ok. Do we have clean water? We do in the majority of the U.S. Ask those in Flint if that statement (clean…
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Chapter 87
Unlocked The Door on The Right or the handle on The Left? Twist and pull on one or the other. You have the choice. A key rests in the palm of your hand that will unlock both, however, once you open one; the other door is closed forever. Right, has an opportunity to wipe away…
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Chapter 88
I AM! I have skipped a chapter (87) to move on to what happened today. Because I realize how truly blessed I am. Today was not, or maybe it WAS about being in ‘The right place at the right time’ and or luck. Luck, we think it only happens to every one-else and not us. …
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Chapter 86
It is Just A Game, or is it? Chapter 86 was going to be dedicated to my other favorite team. BUT it is not. The New York Metropolitans, also known as the Mets, are my second favorite team in sports. What they did in 1986 was magical. I still remember Lenny “Nails” Dykstra, up at…
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Chapter 85
Ummmm. Gutters must be the biggest rip-off and all of what a home has to have and/or offer. An ‘A’ frame roof, the rain matriculates down and goes into an aluminum piece, THAT still drops the water on the ground. UM, why did I pay for new gutters 13 years ago…no clue but I did…
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Chapter 84
George Washington If you had an errand to run you got six, however, if you were really lucky you got eight…QUARTERS that is. ‘THAT’ errand was putting the SIX Georges into the machine, that when you pulled a lever dropped down a pack of smokes. Plastic wrapped with a gold stripe they would rip apart…
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Chapter 83
24-Hours Amazing to watch the flurry of activity behind the counter. Techs go here and there and everywhere. < That almost sounded like the good Doctor…Dr. Seuss that is. I like him (Seuss) a lot I really do. I like how he illustrates and writes too. Other than that, I really do not know…
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Chapter 82
The Answer What will you receive or give each day when you look into the mirror, ask the person you see every day, yourself! For most of us we see ourselves brushing our teeth, but have you ever thought of the inner you and not the exterior; the one non-physical trait you see. We have…
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Chapter 81
Hidden Little kids disguised themselves the other night and went door to door hoping to get a treat or two. Maybe a Reese’s peanut butter cup, a Hershey bar, or a Twix etc. ‘The Good Stuff!’ If you are lucky maybe FULL-SIZE candy! Come to my house and you are getting shitty dollar store candy…
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Chapter 80
FOUR What does it say about your physical or mental wellbeing when you use the word HELP? Not the I’ve fallen down a drain and need a rope kind. But the kind you do not want. Family and outsiders want to engage in the four-letter word, yet I want to say, “Please let it be…
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Chapter 79
Dancing With the Devil. In elementary school it was fascinating to watch how my handwriting had changed and made me feel superior. I liked it so much. The ‘S’ had magical curves. ‘T’s’ were crossed and ‘I’s’ dotted all in glowing fashion. Honestly it was the only thing I was exceptional at; in elementary/junior high…
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Chapter 78
4 Walls, a Door and a Dog. The coffee is brewed, the eggs have been cracked and a new day has begun, back in the day I would have also added the paper was brought in from the driveway. THIS! NO THIS IS NOT HOW MY DAY BEGINS. And (C) The paper is at your…
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Chapter 77
3 E’s Insomnia. The other night you did not realize it, but I did the “Army Walk” up the stairs. 3AM. One right hand on the step-in front of me and the left soon to follow. Moving up and down as the stairs are slowly no longer easy for me. Knees on the walkway up…
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Chapter 76
THE Line Cars drive down the street by the window and you look for help, little do they know what you need inside the home or in your heart or in your mind. This tiny rock we are all on. We all need help in our lives. It might be a car that needs a…
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Chapter 75
Tie Leave a positive impression, don’t just exist. It is not what you wear, however, some judge you on your looks and what your clothes look like. As I deteriorate who gives a flying crap what I put on my body. Let me be me. Is it the look of the person on the outside…
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Chapter 74
60 One more play for the win. Play 60. A relatively small town and a school; tucked away in the beautiful mountains of the Appalachians. An area where ‘Snow-Birds’, like to retreat from the Florida hot summer days only to leave come wintertime. The crowd was ready, ready to be disappointed. Two-seconds to go in…
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Chapter 73
What Happened? Yes, I was going to write another half to chapter 72, but it would have been vindictive, and I might have regretted it down the road or when I woke up the next morning. Technically I am writing this the next morning, but the only people up at this hour are strippers counting…
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72 an 1/2
“Tally” There is a lot when I lay horizontal in bed and question life. Is there something I did, right? Or something I did just to get by with? What does that say about me? The pawn shops. Some of you will get will this blog the other half maybe not so much. Half. You…
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Chapter 71
Chances chosen or stolen The image to me as I look into the mirror what do I see; my best self? If it is AM or PM, it makes no difference as I no longer do. I see different things every day. Am I trying to recount possibly a new narrative, maybe a younger me,…
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Chapter 70
~ It is an unfortunate reality of life, but you keep going and trying. Continue to search for your happy place whatever or wherever that may be. Sometimes we must uproot ourselves to where the next opportunity is and only stay there for so long or however long it may last. Before ‘washing out’ ask…
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Chapter 69
Grey The four-wheels pull into my driveway at 7:30 (on time), not 7:29 or 7:31 every Monday morning. The outside of the car is grey, and the interior is black with flashes of orange around the air vents. The radio is tuned to a variety of stations from country to rock; just not to the…
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Chapter 68
Gibberish The architect and the builder. One I assume wears a fine pressed white button down with a blazer and maybe even a tie. The other overalls, boots and a haggard shirt. Yet without the two working in tandem the structure will not be constructed correctly. One ‘dots all his I’s and crosses his T’s’…
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Chapter 67
MHz Monday through Friday as the sun begins its accent over the horizon and shines into the blinds IT IS THAT Time. With the push of a button laughter fills the room from a small speaker. Not my words spoken; but from four others. I wake up to them as my day begins and most…
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Chapter 66
ME Don’t cry, feel sad and or worry about me. There is a ton I have told you about me in these blogs. My life. I will always be here and near to you. Am I far away? Possibly. Even if I am living in a wheelchair or sleeping my day away in bed; but…
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Chapter 65
Flourish The seed, we have planted, or it might have been another seed that grew we did not plant. Those great big trees we have sat underneath for shade or maybe even kept our home a few degrees or two cooler. The Sequoia (I found another ‘bucket list”) come to mind or maybe it is…
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Chapter 64
A Day Presents are opened from loved ones, as are envelopes addressed to you that arrive in the mailbox. Ranging from those who can’t be with you to celebrate your day or those that live in faraway states. The envelopes might have carried checks and mostly others just had beautiful sentiments with handwritten scrawls that…
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Chapter 63
Pink In the late 70’s a new device hit the market. The VCR. It would change the way we all watched TV. At the time you could set a timer and record all of the shows you would have missed being at work, school or even going to bed before the game was over, during…
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Chapter 62
‘The 5’ These blog posts are NOT written for you to feel sorry for me and what I am going through, I don’t want OR ever want that. I only want you to know how I am feeling in the moment. They are meant to help you enjoy ‘the little things.’ The little things in…
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Chapter 61
Bat Nope, not Joe DiMaggio and the way he swung it (the bat) 56 times straight and made contact with the ball into fair play. It is still a feet not broken as of yet. And odds are it never will be broken. Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor came close, back in the 80’s. I remember…
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Chapter 60
The Road Three hours one way and three hours back, with only one thing…well lots of things missing on the return home. We gave our hugs and waved goodbye and I had to put on my best face and say IT is going to be ok. I cry a lot and am very emotional these…
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Chapter 59
Wind Isn’t it crazy how one moment you can have the sun, maybe with a few clouds and it is a glorious day. 15 minutes later it gets all dark and gloomy, you check the radar only to find out a storm is on the way. With severe wind and a torrential downpour. Tonight, I…
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Chapter 59
Wind Isn’t it crazy how one moment you can have the sun, maybe with a few clouds and it is a glorious day. 15 minutes later it gets all dark and gloomy, you check the radar only to find out a storm is on the way. With severe wind and a torrential downpour. Tonight, I…
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Chapter 58
A New STATE of Mind I remember the day ‘the tin,’ came to be a part of my life, something that would now become an everyday habit. Don’t remember his name as he passed it along, but it was what all the ‘cool’ kids did, and I wanted to be a part of it. Middle…
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Chapter 57
Imagine Not the song by John Lennon, but something we do every day. Imagine this imagine that. Thoughts of having a better car, house, career etc. To me it is a waste of time. It does not hurt to do it (imagine) if it is your thing. But without the hard work; imagination will only…
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Chapter 56
Think Maybe I am just wishful thinking, don’t we all? My ‘old-man’ used to have a saying, “When it rains it pours.” OK, dad great. But to me at the time it made no sense. Sprinkles fall from the sky as well. You know that light rain that is just annoying enough for you to…
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Chapter 55
A hill The truck met us at the entrance as we pulled in. I still to this day remember it vividly. Well, I remember the chain of events I cannot specify whether or not it was a Ford or a Chevy. Who cares it was a friggin’ pickup truck. It was a county issued vehicle…
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Chapter 54
Best. “The Crown.” It is on the band and the face, and not gonna lie, but it is pretty cool to own one. Not everyone can own one. I sure as shit do not own one and guess what that is ok! We are all meant to own what we own. Someone started out on…
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Chapter 53
BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO CHAPTER 52? Well, it sucked and is still a work in progress, like a detour you see in the roadway. Chapter 53 Canvas We all are blessed to be born with our own unique physical characteristics, something in which we display on the outside of our bodies for one another to…
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Chapter 51
Coincidence First off. If you are still reading about me on these BLOGS, I thank you immensely! I don’t mind if you quit. Shit I would quit reading them! Because I am boring to myself. The nature of all of them (blogs) are starting to sound the same. BUT I AM MORE THAN APPRECIATIVE OF…
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Chapter 50
Doctors Ok so show of hands, well I can’t see you reading this but any way how many of you liked school? Oh, don’t get me wrong, I have a few memories that will last a lifetime. Trucks pulling into the parking lot with gun racks in the back windows, putting paper bags on your…
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Chapter 49
Free The shade of the sky changes, and it no longer looks crystal clear blue. The world around us is slowly turning dark. Lights from a bug twinkle. Yellow and green flashes fill up the nighttime sky now. That means one of our days is slowly coming to a close. And then you heard those…
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Chapter 48
Water The human body is filled with percentage wise the same amount of our earth, in which we live. Water. So, is there a reason to explain why when we cry, a little bit of water comes out or a lot? I guess it depends on the circumstances you are living in or experiencing at…
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Chapter 47
Climbing TV News never brought me a lot of enjoyment, BUT when it did. IT DID and I climbed! We cannot leave it, the good and bad times all behind. We can only enjoy the times we had together. I honestly can say I saw Bigfoot thanks to TV News. Some claim they have seen…
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Charter 46
Heights What are you afraid of? Me, I ask myself did I already write something like this (topic) in the past 40-plus chapters? Who knows? My brain is getting worse and is becoming a mess, and I forget things more and more, each and every day. I am afraid you are potentially reading something like…
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Chapter 45
U-Turn “When you get caught between the moon and New York city, the best thing that you can do.” Is make a U-Turn and return to the moon because that place (NYC) is a dump. Honking horns, high rises you’ll never be able to afford and those pain in the asses that clean your windshield…
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Chapter 44
A second chance Four legs and a thick coat, and a bark, that eats the same thing morning and night. How in the world are they so excited, when they hear it (food) drop in the bowl. They eat the same thing day and night, and they love it and her family immensely. Fuck that,…
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Chapter 43
Chainsaw A seed makes a tree sprout, grow up and in thickness as it ascends towards the heavens. It gets and grows older year by year from the nutrients in the soil along with a heavy dose of rain. It is the nature of life. We are all seeds. But the chainsaw, like other medical…
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Chapter 42
Helium Valentines, Birthdays, Anniversary’s etc. If you buy a latex balloon to mark such an occasion filled with helium, those things will almost last a lifetime. From dawn until dusk. And over and over again. It will almost always be afloat in your home or wherever the special occasion took place if you let it.…
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Chapter 41
Primetime The game show ‘Jeopardy!’ with a combination of answers and “What is, what are etc…” for the contestants to collect money was and still is featured Monday through Friday at 7:30 PM eastern time. One of the best, (or at least before streaming/DVRs happened) times to be on the rectangular thing that takes you…
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Chapter 40
1502 What is the difference between a house and a home? Well, that is entirely up to you and your definition. To me a house, is just a shingled roof, windows, shutters and siding or brick shells. We pass by them every day via roadways in our cars that take us from point A to…
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Chapter 39
Powerball The title may entice you to read it. NO, I did not win the big prize and if I did, I would be looking at properties in Atlantic Beach or Tahiti, right now. Not writing a blog. A blog that apparently some of you cannot read; so, odds are you aren’t reading this at…
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Chapter 38
The Moon Who in the hell looked up and saw that magnificent thing in the sky and said, “We are going to send people there!” Why the moon and not the sun? In the late 60’s we did it, Neil Armstrong, did it. The Moon. We landed on an object in the universe. Heck, I…
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Chapter 37
David ‘Choose Your Own Adventure Books.’ Many books I read in the early 80’s and you may have as well. Remember you had the options to go to page 17 or 19, 3 or 5 etc.. Depending on the adventure you wanted to take. And you did all throughout the book. YOU chose the outcome…
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Chapter 36
Text What is it about texts? I remember when they first presented themself, and I thought it was one of the dumbest things on the planet; well, there are other dumb things that are a lot worse. I mean why would someone spend time typing on this ridiculous device. Especially when you had a flip…
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Chapter 35
The Consequence Everything has an outcome, what do they say, ‘Play Stupid Games…Win Stupid Prizes’ make poor decisions in your life, well then do not expect good things to happen and vice versa. I have a head full of noise. Noise that results in making poor decisions. I did it early in life and as…
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Chapter 34
The placard Affixed to our car’s rearview mirror (sometimes) actually never is a tag, it is mostly blue, but it does have a flash of white. I keep it stuck in the glovebox 100-percent of the time, and it is issued from the state of North Carolina. Something that gets you the best parking spot…
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Chapter 33
“No Black Holes, Doesn’t Suck!” A term I used when I was in news my motto was “No Black Holes, Doesn’t Suck!” The first part that of that equation and those that do not understand television production it is like this. For a news story the anchor tosses it to the ‘field’ we have a…
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Chapter 32
The Frame A frame. One not to be confused with that of an A-Frame used in the construction of a home, but one (frame) that holds memories. But are both frames the same? As I look around my edit space, I can count at least 16 frames. They hold memories of happier times, the majority…
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Chapter 31
Sailing Each and every time I hear that word (sailing) I can think of two things, both equally. Come on sing it with me, won’t you? “Sailing…..takes me away To were I’ve always heard it Just a dream and the wind to carry me Soon I will be free.” The other is the boat I…
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Chapter 30
14 Did you know Greensboro ranks 14th NATIONALLY for people who cannot or do not have the means to buy food? My church put out a bulletin today and we are collecting canned foods for those in need calling it “Can do Sundays.” A cute little slogan sounding name but seriously 14th in the nation? …
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Chapter 29
…Off you go What is it about GOING? Going where? An amusement park, a zoo, your favorite restaurant, or work. We go and we need to keep going. We are all like a deck of cards, did we grab the Ace of spades, the 2 card, or the joker? Me I feel as though and…
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Chapter 28
4:14 am We begin each day with a pocket full of time. My time just so happened to start at 4:14am the past two days, and that was the time I started writing this, most of the time I begin typing at 3am, so I kind of slept in. That (4:14) cannot be coincidence, or…
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Chapter 27
Just The News A strip mall anchored by two restaurants, one nationally (maybe) known and one known by the local Triad area residents. If you are looking from the street, one is on the left and the other on the right. The one on the right far exceeds the one on the left. But what…
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Chapter 26
Roles What is it about Dogs? A match made in heaven with their human counterparts. I cannot tell you how much joy they have brought me and how much sadness as well. I don’t know what heaven looks like, but I hope it has dogs. A lot of them. I remember when my girlfriend and…
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Chapter 25
When You Are Not Strong “Lean on Me” Nope not the film but a Bill Withers classic song. Withers is one of the greatest musicians in my lifetime. Now do not get me wrong I love me some GNR, an acronym for Guns and Roses. ‘All along the Watchtower’ is one my favorites too as…
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Chapter 24
The rainbow The end of the rainbow. Remember how they always told you, “Find The End of it and You’ll Grab A Pot of Gold.” Color red descending to violet, a rainbow is an absolute amazing weather phenomenon. Me personally I like snow THAT is my go-to weather phenomenon. They are both caused by water,…
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Chapter 23
23 When you think of the number 23, what or who do you think of? For me it is the greatest basketball player of all time…Michael Jordan also known as “MJ” he had a nickname, but a ‘nickname’ (mentioned in previous posts) that, NO, that is not what would make this man so special. In…
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Chapter 22
“Happy New Year” Ok it is 6 months away but hear me out. We celebrate it every December 31st with champagne, dumb hats, blow things that make an annoying noise and maybe someone to kiss. Adios to the previous year we say to ourselves, “This New Year is GOING to be better!” Better for you…
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Chapter 21
Trouble The problem with trouble is we all get in it. It could be when we are young like when we acted out in elementary school, and you are that one who plays too rough on the playground; maybe you pushed or shoved a fellow student. Or maybe you did not share at “show and…
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Chapter 20
A total loss Have you ever visited a center for towing, recovery, or storage? Me, well I had and have twice. And I did it the other day. Those other vehicles looked like hell. The other day: I thought, “How did anyone walk away from that?” Odds are some did not. I saw cars that…
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Chapter 19
The Purpose We all have a purpose in life. Maybe it is starting a business that sells a service, maybe it is that of a fireman who puts out flames and rescues someone, could even be a grounds keeper at the local country club that keeps the grounds green etc. Maybe it is someone that…
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Chapter 18
The Neighborhood. July the 4th Edition. A community. The personal settings and situations where residents seek to realize common values, socialize youth, and maintain effective social control. “Control”. Don’t we all want control? Whether it be THE WEATHER, or our finances maybe even our situation we are in. The fact is as much as we…
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Chapter 17 – The End
THE END I want to say Thank You if you have made it this far. But the blog is ending. OH, I’ll keep it going forward and you informed as to what my doctors have to say, but I have serious OCD and this has consumed my life 24/7. Many blogs of which I have…
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Chapter 16
Tomorrow Hopefully what happens today will not happen to me tomorrow. Imagine walking down the stairs and lying to yourself, “I got this!” It takes me a long time to get down from our second story home to the first floor. No, I don’t believe tomorrow will be better and I know tomorrow will be…
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Chapter 15
Good Times or Bad Times “Good Times” was a sitcom in the 70’s and I absolutely loved it. But what was so ‘good’ about growing up in public housing? Episodes of Good Times dealt with the characters’ attempts to overcome poverty, living in a high-rise building in some city. Why was that ‘Good?’ They dealt with serious topics…
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Chapter 14
Zzz Have you ever thought about why the “z” is used as a representation for sleeping? No, I’m sure not. Only people with Wayyyy to much time on their hands, think about stupid shit like that. I question a lot of things now a days. Like why is grass green? Why was my number 2…
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Chapter 13
The journal A journal: A record of events is now important to me. Why? It is something I am Processing, something that makes me feel like a fool, something that makes me reflect and something that makes me feel happy and sad. I look back at these chapters and wonder who the hell cares what…
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Chapter 12
“Hof” What is it about nicknames? So why do they call me HOF, I will get to that in a little bit although it does not take a mathematician to figure it out, it is the last three letters of my last name. But what is it about nicknames? Nicknames make me smile. I have…
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Chapter 11
Ingredients I often wonder how the hell someone knew you need 2 eggs for cake mix and 3 eggs for brownie mix or maybe I have it backwards. Half a cup of oil for this and a quarter of a cup of oil for that, and oh yeah if you are cooking it in a…
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Chapter 10
3 Passion is an intense desire or enthusiasm for something. What is your passion? I think about what my passion is and sometimes I do not know. I opened my eyelids today, maybe that is my passion. Or maybe it is The Green Bay Packers. Is my passion something that can be seen or unseen? …
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Chapter 9
Chapter 9 “likes” Why do we “like” something? I really like the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 2LT. I mean that car looks amazing, fun to drive and I will bet the people around you at a stoplight will say, “wow, I like that car!” No, they won’t say that, they will say, “I love…
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Chapter 8
Boots You can tell a lot about a man by the type of shoes a man wears, at least that’s my feeling. Footwear, yup. Why you ask? Because boots represent snow, water, and mud to me the stuff I love or loved. Specialty boots with a good steal toe to me represents a guy who…
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Chapter 7
Space Nasa has perfected it so has the brilliant Elon Musk. But what is space? Space is usually regarded as being completely empty. But this is not true. There are planets and stars. Remember how your schoolteacher used to help you remember the order? MVEMJSUNP. Well at least I do, talk about old, do they…
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Chapter 6
The One “Four out of Five”. The slogan has been around for decades, who is that One dentist that disapproves of that brand of toothpaste? I mean it is toothpaste for GOD sakes! Maybe he/she hopes you get a boat load of cavities and need to come back and back for dental work. Or maybe…
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Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The F Word Can you trust someone who has never said Fuck, me I say no. We have all said things we haven’t meant or been proud of, but if I know me and I think I do, we all say things we mean. If you drink too much you may say way…
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Tears and Laughter We are all on this planet together, so what is your Why and why do we laugh and cry? We all feel the same emotions whether we are happy or sad. Maybe sometimes situationally? Because we are humans and we have feelings, in an emotional state or not. Most…
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Chapter 3
-The why Have you asked yourself, “Why did this happen to me?” A friend once told me “Because only the strong can survive it!” Sometimes I think ok, but other times I think that comment is utter horseshit. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s going to be easy, that’s the trouble with heartbreak. …
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Chapter 2
– The Bucket List Paris, a cruise on a private yacht (like the show my wife watches) “Below Deck”? Not going to lie I watch it sometimes too, but I couldn’t afford the tip let alone the price of the cruise. Maybe it is the Superbowl or the World Series. A trip to…
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Chapter 1
– The Diagnosis I walked at a little over ten months, (apparently early) according to Mom and the “world wide web” by two months. I am sure my balance was off, and I looked for things to hold me up. But I did it! Amazing how things would come full circle 48-and-a-half years later. …