As we are in a 'slowish' period at my main job, I'll take a mental stroll in the daylight. Weird, I know. Vacation realistically started on 7/29, 2:30 PM, when I got off of work. The 29th was also my birthday. My birthday, plus the next 12 days, were pretty low-key, for the most part. … Continue reading DAY Walk: Is the ‘Season of Discontent’ Over?
‘Night Walks’: Some Odds and Ends
I have been on a "Boom Bap" music kick, lately. YouTube has at least 9 volumes of music entitled "Return of the Boom Bap". It's simple beats with drums and cymbals (usually on a drum machine), with samples from other, older songs. These tracks are mostly instrumentals, with a late-1990s/early-2000s vibe. I've had them playing … Continue reading ‘Night Walks’: Some Odds and Ends
First Half of 2025
Yeesh! That's the best way that I can describe the vast majority of the first half of 2025. Starting with the health, I got some good news about my a1c and blood sugar. The a1c had dropped from 10.9 in November to 6.4 in April, while the blood sugar had dropped from around 250 to … Continue reading First Half of 2025
‘Derby’ Thoughts
Well, not specifically thoughts on the Kentucky Derby, which happens on Saturday. These are thoughts that I had to put to "paper", so to speak. I have two extra days off, due to the Derby: the city buses take a massive detour away from Churchill Downs, so what would normally be a 25-30 minute trip … Continue reading ‘Derby’ Thoughts
An Early Vacation
-Back to Reading/Audiobooks Soundtrack:- "Tumbleweed" by 9 Lazy 9- "Offal Waffle" (regular version and Emancipator Remix) by Little People- "Solitude" by Moodorama- "Roboshuffle" by Kid Koala It's been an eventful, early vacation for me. I normally try to take a vacation in late December or some time in January, but I was suffering from increasing … Continue reading An Early Vacation
It is Unofficially ‘Summerween’!
It is already in the back half of July (the 19th, as I start this post at 11:45 EDT)! - My birthday is in 10 days! I'm going to see if I can get the following day off, in case I end up staying up/out late. - Well, most of the world came to a … Continue reading It is Unofficially ‘Summerween’!
The End of 2022, Staycation, and… Don’t Break My Stuff, 2023!
I only had one 'official' resolution for 2022, and that was to read 25+ books for the year. Even with me not reading or listening to much in November and December, this resolution was a success: I read 25 books. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2022 was a pretty decent year... but ended in a frustrating huff. I got … Continue reading The End of 2022, Staycation, and… Don’t Break My Stuff, 2023!
I’m Exhausted – And I’m Not Stopping
I'm exhausted, 2016... and it is your fault. I'm exhausted by the constant "Mights" and "Maybes" happening throughout you: 'there "might" be work this week', '[friend/friends] "might" be at [insert event] tomorrow', '"maybe" I'll do this this or that, depending on money or transportation'. I'm too tired to decipher "mights" and "maybes" any more, and I'm tired of using them … Continue reading I’m Exhausted – And I’m Not Stopping
“Inside The Terrordome”: ‘No Gorillas or Presidential Race’ Zone!
When I started a draft of this blog a few days ago, I never would have imagined that I would be adding the following sentence to it this weekend: "Muhammad Ali has passed away." My hometown - Ali's hometown - is still in various degrees of shock, stunned, sadness, and acceptance. Whether you watched boxing or … Continue reading “Inside The Terrordome”: ‘No Gorillas or Presidential Race’ Zone!
“Inside The Terrordome”: ‘Survive And Adapt!’
Surviving the monetary and life sucker punches from January and February... barely: I may need to rethink the design, layout, title (just so there's no unintended copyright infringement with the Public Enemy track this title is based off of), and overall content of "Welcome to the Terrordome". I'd like to keep the personal updates in here; outside of … Continue reading “Inside The Terrordome”: ‘Survive And Adapt!’
The Nexus 