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Of neighbors, and landscaping

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Mark

As long as we’ve lived here, we’ve never really been the sort to chat much with the neighbors. We do…

Posted in Home Repair, House, Play, WeatherTagged #19th century homes, #2025, #home repair, #neighbors, #old houses, #projects, #summertime, #time-off, to-do list
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Extortion is such an ugly word

Posted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Mark

But, sometimes it fits. Especially when it comes to a subject like Microsoft’s current campaign to forcibly upgrade people with…

Posted in Computers, Play, Politics, Rant, TechTagged #choices, #computers, #Linux, #upgrades, #Windoze, commentary
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Welcome back, Bonnie

Posted on August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 by Mark

For the majority of our time here, we’ve had only a couple of mail carriers. First was the guy that…

Posted in House, Minutae, PlayTagged #comings and goings, #daily routine, #postal carrier, #USPS
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Yesterday was a Win

Posted on July 11, 2025September 1, 2025 by Mark

Oftentimes, we have a win and don’t even know it until the next day (or longer). Yesterday was a definite…

Posted in Day Off, WorkTagged #decisions, #time-off, #vacation, #win, #work
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That big ‘ol 6-0

Posted on June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 by Mark

The big 6-0. I guess you could call it a milestone of sorts. Every time I have a birthday, it’s…

Posted in Age & Ageism, Family History, PlayTagged #60, #birthday, #life and living, health and wellness
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Drill?

Posted on June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 by Mark

Work yesterday was moderately interesting at least early in the morning. The store manager is on vacation so the annual…

Posted in WorkTagged #fire drill, #retail, #work, #work shenanigans, retail hilarity
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Tornado?

Posted on June 5, 2025June 15, 2025 by Mark

Honey, this a’int Kansas! Monday night, after a long day at work, I had heard that we had some reportedly…

Posted in House, Play, WeatherTagged #extreme weather, #old houses, tornado
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New Menus

Posted on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 by Mark

When my wife and I were still engaged, and in the process of discussing the nuts and bolts of how…

Posted in Cooking, Healthy Cooking, PlayTagged #cooking, #meal kits, #meal prep, health and wellness
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Spring, Sprang, Sprung

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Mark

Spring arrived a little under a month ago, and we’re well into the transition between Winter and Summer. The trees…

Posted in Finances, Home Repair, Play, SpringTagged #japanese knotweed, #neighbors, #spring, lawn maintenance
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Dunce

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Mark

Omg, I don’t believe how idiotic I can be sometimes. For the past couple of months, I’ve been having issues…

Posted in Computers, Play, TechTagged #Coming Soon Page, #wordpress, dunce, non-elegant solutions
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