This is the last post I will ever write here. I’m done with blogging. I’ve been done for a while, really, but it’s time to shut it down deliberately. If you’re looking for something light or uplifting, this isn’t it. Some readers may find the following distressing and may wish to stop here. This is […]

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When I first read The Hollow Universe by Jono Alderson, I felt something I rarely feel online anymore: Seen. Unsettled. Charged. It wasn’t just that I agreed with it. It was that I recognized it. This wasn’t a warning about a potential future. It was a stark, beautifully phrased confirmation of what I’ve been feeling […]

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There’s no off switch. Sorry, but you are stuck with it on the ON setting forever. Wondering what I’m talking about? Indulge me, while I tell you a little story. Once upon a time, 44 years ago, I frequently hid from the cops. Why? Because I wasn’t alone in my car, driving through the streets […]

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The end of 2024 is fast approaching. It was a hell of a bad year. I’d planned to blog here about life after retirement, but it was far too difficult and painful to even think about, much less write about. I’ve been through more than one person should have to handle in just a few […]

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Nearly two years ago, I wrote a post titled, “Words That Make A Difference“. In it, I divulged that a Smash Mouth song, “All Star”, saved my life. I was battling deep depression and didn’t see any hope for the future or any reason to continue. I quoted one of the lyrics’ lines and how […]

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The human race has failed us. We had a moment of glory when we gave birth to the grand idea of the Internet*. This changed the world in the most significant ways, and for a while there, it felt like it was the greatest gift we could have given ourselves. I remember a slice of […]

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Warning: Everything you read here will sound alarmist and melodramatic. I apologize for that. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t justified. For the last few years, I have wondered how our country has turned into what it is today. How did we become so completely divided, but more than that, how did we turn the […]

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I’ve reached that age where I understand how short our lifetimes really are. Sure, I may live for another 20 years or so, but it’s just as likely I’ll shut my eyes for the last time within a year or two. Who knows? No one, of course, but I feel the end more keenly than […]

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Today’s Bloganuary prompt is: What’s a lie you tell yourself? I don’t tend to lie to myself about things. I’m pretty realistic most of the time. And even when I do try to lie to myself, I know it’s a lie. I know what the reality actually is. But I suppose if I must answer […]

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Today’s Bloganuary prompt is: What fear have you conquered? I drive around the parking lot several times. There’s a spot available not too far out, but it’s in the shadows, so I continue circling until someone under a street lamp leaves. I pull into the spot, gather my things, place my car keys between my […]

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