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  • Trying Out: Podcasting (Week 35)

    Trying Out: The Humble Story Teller (Week Thirty-Five) My friend, and a grand orator, passed away on his one hundred and eighth birthday.  I like to tell stories.  I like…

  • Trying Out: Protesting (Week 34)

    Trying Out: Protesting Downtown (Week Thirty-Four) Many things I have heard about protests made it seem a bit much for my tastes. In college, what was going to be a…

  • Trying Out: The Local Mosque (Week 33)

    Trying Out: Idris Mosque (Week Thirty-Three) I had a brief course on world religions during my Social Studies class.  Hearing about a thing from a teacher is one thing.  Hearing…

  • Trying Out: Skydiving (Week 31)

    Trying Out: Plummeting thousands of feet and not dying (Week Thirty-One) It is silly to suggest that I am brave enough to jump out of a plane.  It courts death,…

  • Trying Out: Catching Up (Weeks 29, 30, and 32)

    I know it is time to catch up.  And not every event deserves its own entry.  Thus, we shall attack the last month or so on three fronts. Actively Listening…

  • Trying Out: Decorating (Week 28)

    Trying Out: Poster Time (Week Twenty-Eight) I am not a great decorator.  I have no plants sprucing things up, I really do not dust, and the dresser I have is…

  • Trying Out: Nuthin’ (Week 27)

    Trying Out: Doin’ zilch.  (Week Twenty-Seven) What did I do different this week? Nuthin’. I had a cat I had very little affection for.  I had a job that was…

  • Trying Out: Cat Adoption (Week 26)

    Trying Out: New Cat Time (Week Twenty-Six) As I have told several people in the last few weeks, I am a cataholic.  And I refuse to seek treatment. So, a…

  • Trying Out: The Long Catnap (Week 25b)

    Trying Out: Putting Mylar Down (Week Twenty-Five-b) This was hardly something I wanted on my to-do list.  It was certainly on my, “I do not feel like doing this” list. …

  • Trying Out: Acupuncture (Week 25)

    Trying Out: Getting Poked by Dozens of Tiny Needles (Week Twenty-Five) I was raised in a rather meat and potatoes world.  You want to be healthy?  Go for a run. …