Let’s take a few minutes, and dig into the memory archives. Go back to when my drafting tools included a few pencils along with a ruler (a straight edge, not royalty). I didn’t have much world experience, so my efforts were rudimentary.
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This afternoon, we have a second dog on site. The blue-eyed boy from up the road. He’s very well behaved. Almost angelic, with a stealth mode. And although we had no incidents, it helps to remain on high alert, when it comes to open doors.
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If you live with technology (as we all do in the ‘20s), you will have encountered “internittent”. If you haven’t, wait. The nature of that beast.
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Want to feel like you’ve been sidetracked? Sit idly by when one of “your” jobs is handled by your successor. I guess that’s why they try to get the old guy out of the cubicle before shoehorning the new guy into his place.
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Clearly, I do not grasp the fundamentals of having a personal fortune. I read that essay by Stephen Leacock. I counted all my pennies in the sock drawer (question: are pennies still legal tender?) I have carefully avoided the pitfalls of borrowing beyond my means. Still not ready to proclaim that I am independently wealthy.
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Big day for me, in the health system. I was bilaterally jabbed. Actually hoped for a triplateral, but they ran out of available arms. Now, I get to stay close to my comfort zone, with a fresh bottle of pills. Just in case. It should also be noted that none of those odd little hole covers were required, post-jab. Nothing appears to have run out of the punctures (not even air), so I shouldn’t require any reinflation.
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I am not your classic hoarder. I do not keep large volumes of a flammable gas on site, because it plieases me. No, I am someone with less trust in my local electrical grid than before. In fact, less than at any other point in my life.
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bTime for me to make a (mental) list of jobs that used to be easier. You know, back when I could see what I was doing. Muscle memory is over-rated.
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My growing interest in alternative power sources lead me into some twisty passages. No nuclear, here. Rather, I’m going to do an age test. Do you remember pinball machines?
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More than a half century has passed, and I still have a pressing question. What is a tillerman, and why did Cat (Stevens) make that term serve as an album title. Was it the tea? What type of tea, because I really have so many questions.
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