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It sucks
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It sucks

Really, it does. It sucks when someone you love, in this case Mrs. Freeholder, is sick and all you can do is massage her belly…

May 18, 2025
The bad thing about feeling better
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The bad thing about feeling better

Is all those things that you haven’t done are still there, waiting for you. By a series of accidents that can only be the hand…

February 14, 2025
Still here. Just been busy.
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Still here. Just been busy.

Lenin (yes, that Lenin) said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Having just experienced the truth of that…

November 18, 2024
Health Wars Episode V: The Yuck Strikes Back
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Health Wars Episode V: The Yuck Strikes Back

Since I last posted, I’ve gone from feeling better and getting back to it to slowly feeling worse. For the last two days, Mrs. Freeholder…

May 1, 2024May 2, 2024
The Yuck is still yucky but less yucky than it was–plus a teaser
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The Yuck is still yucky but less yucky than it was–plus a teaser

I’m making progress, but it’s slow progress. The NP at the doc-in-a-box declared this stuff to be sinusitis with a side of sinus infection, but…

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024
The Yuck
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The Yuck

It never fails that someone gets some variant of The Yuck at this time of year. This is a banner year for Yuck, as the…

April 19, 2024April 22, 2024
Pardon my absence
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Pardon my absence

I’ve been fighting a(nother) war with the migraines. Winter is usually a bad time, but this winter has been a test. My neurologist and I…

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024
Sorry, it’s been…eventful
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Sorry, it’s been…eventful

For once I thought we’d get through the holiday season without anything more than a minor illness. Yeah, right. We’ve been dealing with an extended…

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024
I thought retirement was supposed to be relaxing?
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I thought retirement was supposed to be relaxing?

It sure hasn’t been for the last two weeks. I’ve got several things I want to write about, but tomorrow is the last of a…

October 29, 2023
I’m losing to the one-armed paper hanger
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I’m losing to the one-armed paper hanger

Yep, I’ve been AWOL. A lot of stuff has been going on. This will almost be a Report from the OP, but it’s going to…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Still not done
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Still not done

I feel like the poor old soul in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, except I’m saying “I’m not done yet!” I have devoted considerable…

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Not dead. Absolutely not dead.
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Not dead. Absolutely not dead.

But I didn’t realize I’d been silent for two weeks. Time flies when you’re busy. I have been working on what I hope you’ll find…

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Mea culpa
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Mea culpa

It’s been stupidly busy. We’ve had a week of “Chamber of Commerce weather”, and I’ve been doing my best to take advantage of it. Throw…

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Still limping along
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Still limping along

Looking at the date, I see it’s a bit over a week since I posted something. Somehow, I haven’t had anything that struck me as…

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

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