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"I could perhaps like others have astonished you with strange improbable tales; but I rather chose to relate plain matter of fact in the simplest manner and style; because my principle design was to inform you, and not to amuse you."

Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels

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November 12, 2025

Odd times? in A small but passable life.

Go figure. Everything is rising in price. Except for cannabis. My once every several months mission out of the park to fetch another half ounce turned into a pleasant surprise when my expected e...


Concerning levels of stupid. Are the levels of stupid infinite? I’ve got nothing else. Except for rain. It finally rained! An inch and a half in my rain gauge. Flooding killed three people i...


There are more ICE agents quitting than signing up. A 30% turnover rate. Main reason? Low morale. That’s why those you see look like Goombas. If you know, you know. I don’t post here that often...


I’ve been reading a few space operas. But now I’ve stumbled into “eco-horror”. At first I thought it meant ecological horror, but soon realized it refers to economic horror. As in total meltdown...


Has anyone heard from Woman in the Moon? She was scheduled for major heart surgery on May 17th.


Who would’ve thought rock and roll would be saved by a trio of Mexican women all born in the twenty-first century? Yeah, I’ve dived down that rabbit hole. That and reading space operas. R...


With all the shit happening in the world the media are obsessed with drones? pleasebealiens


November 10, 2024

14th book. in A small but passable life.

The 14th book of the year read was “The Girl Who Heard Dragons” by Anne McCaffrey. There’s quite a few books she’s written that I’ve not read. I may have to delve further. The next book in the ...


Careful what you wish for it may just come true.


Daughter called this afternoon a little overwhelmed with life at the moment. We talked for a bit. She said something about shopping for business card printing. Mentioned a price of $40-$50 per h...


November 05, 2024

A call. in A small but passable life.

My sis-in-law called this afternoon. It’s been awhile since she’s called. In the meantime my little brother had one of his two bad knees replaced. He has inherited Mom’s arthritis. He is seven y...


November 03, 2024

The plan. in A small but passable life.

    Progress is being made. Daughter has finally built her own business. She went to school for a year. She got certified and received her state license. She has rented a room in a co-op wellnes...


He lost the popular vote in 2016 by three million votes. He lost the popular vote in 2020 by seven million votes. Will he break his own record in 2024? He won the electoral college by twelve tho...


It’s not immigration. It’s not abortion. It’s not the economy. Or anything else. The main issue is, do you really want to hear, hear about, and have this dumbass front and center for the next f...


It’s been a little over a month since I’ve scribbled here. I finished three more books, the last of the pile. I’ve read “Billy Summers” by Stephen King and two more by John Grisham, “The boys Fro...


In June both Daughter and Grandson had their birthdays, a week apart. Grandson is two. Two years without being sick and two years never having been sent to a daycare. I’d say, so far, so good. At...


I haven’t heard my favorite- it! As in, “I believe it is a bit confused.” Or, “It seems a little mentally unstable.” Out of all the horrendous shit going on on this planet, this is the the thing ...


I don’t remember exactly when it was, a year or two or three ago I made some biscuits from scratch. They turned out like little stones. Today I was going through Mom’s spice cabinet and noticed t...


Daughter, Grandson and baby daddy were out here for ten days. I hate to say it but I was kinda glad when the chaos left. No, no, it wasn’t for any reason other than I was losing patience with bab...


Daughter called this morning. She had just passed her licensing exam for her massage therapy training. She is now a Missouri state certified massage therapist. And she has already been hired by w...


And on this day nine years ago was the first of five trips out here to check on Mom or to save her from being kidnapped from the hospital and placed in “rehab”. The fifth trip was May 2017 after ...


Three years ago today I got the call from the stroke center that informed me that Mom had died. She had survived the emergency surgery (the surgeon had called me at 2am to tell me the blockage ha...


I finished reading “Seveneves” by Neil Stephenson and “The House at the End of the World” by Dean Koontz. That makes 19 books read so far this year. The temp today was 88 degrees. A couple of da...


I’ve finished reading the stack of re-reads I’d gathered. And now I’m back to current novels. I’ve just finished reading “Holly” by Stephen King. And that makes seventeen books read so far this y...


It only took 35 minutes, five transfers, and four people but I cancelled whatever it was I’d signed up for. I’m not going to sign up for anything else. I’ll keep on shredding whatever comes in th...


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