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About Cosand

He's a simple enough fellow. He likes movies, comics, radio shows from the 40's, and books. He likes to write and wishes his cat wouldn't shed on his laptop.

Hamilton: Rhyme and Reasons

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Cosand

Well now I’m just like everyone Having finally seen Hamilton. So pardon my discussing a show That all of you saw five years ago. They could have done with looser stitches; In the men’s overly tight britches. The ladies, patriots, … Continue reading →

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Easier Said than Done

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Cosand

“Man cannot tell the whole truth about himself, even if convinced that what he wrote would never be seen by others.” That quote, and all the formatted quotes here, is from Mark Twain’s autobiography (volume one).  Twain knew how hard … Continue reading →

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…And Nothing but the Tooth

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Cosand

We have touched on this before.  I know they mean well, but good intentions can no longer mask the truth.  After thirty-plus years of being subjected to their ways, I must once again be honest and come forward. My dentist … Continue reading →

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Bouncing Back

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Cosand

Many of us have had to find new ways to distract ourselves from the world.  You can only focus on a pandemic so long before it makes your brain explode.  (I’m picturing some sort of ground beef-meets-gelatin goop exploding in … Continue reading →

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Four what its Worth

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Cosand

I did not plan it this way. But fo(u)r the last week or so I have alternated between reading two different things: Superman comics and the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. One is an immigrant from a far off land that … Continue reading →

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Everything New is Old Again

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Cosand

Earlier this month my computer started to sass me.  The icon showed that I was plugged into an outlet, but no charge was being created.  Betrayer.  My battery was no longer functioning at full capacity.  And after only eight years. … Continue reading →

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Say it Forward

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Cosand

I am a connoisseur of stories.  I read a bit, watch a bit, and listen to people chat more than a bit.  That is why customer service agrees with me.  There is always someone to acquire stories from and, in … Continue reading →

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Slowing my Pace in the Race

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Cosand

I am a walker.  That is just one of my traits.  If I marry someone, they will have to be a walker.  Kids?  Yep, they are going on walks too.  Walking helps me to be healthy and sane. What I … Continue reading →

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Walking Among the Fallen

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Cosand

Mornings are when I am at my best.  Nobody wants anything from me.  The traffic sounds, if any, are few and sporadic.   Covid leaves me with no formal church service to attend, so I have no plans on Sundays.  I … Continue reading →

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The Cow-ardly Approach

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Cosand

Walks help me make sense of the world that I live in.  There happens to be a dairy farm roughly a mile away.  It resides at the top of a hill, providing the passersby with a view of mountaintops, blue … Continue reading →

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