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Got Up Today On The Wrong Side Of Bed, Smack-Dab Into The Wall.

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Mike Slickster

We’re a year now into the pandemic lockdown in the States; and elsewhere around the world, likewise give or take a few weeks. How would we have survived this crisis without the Internet? We would have the same way, I … Continue reading →

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Happy Imbolc and Candlemas in Advance

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Mike Slickster

Groundhog Day is this coming Tuesday, which is supposed to be cloudy in Punxsutawny, Pa., where the official prognosticating rodent lives; so a good chance for not seeing his shadow is on tap. I could go for an early spring, … Continue reading →

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Never-Ending Struggle

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Mike Slickster

As an update to last week’s entry, the Cooper was fixed late-Tuesday afternoon, all except for the interior door handle’s trim, which also covers the adjacent Harmen Kardon sound system’s tweeter. Why’s that? The mechanic damaged it when removing the … Continue reading →

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The Lost Year

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Mike Slickster

Who’d ever have thought at the end of 2019 that the forthcoming year would be truly dystopian? Not me, certainly. I imagined it would be like all the others pertaining to my having bad luck and getting no respect, but … Continue reading →

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Peace, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Mike Slickster

Today, one has to be careful about what they post on the Internet, for nothing is temporary, even if the comments or illustrations are deleted by the poster. Archival websites capture everything and provide dirt on everyone who may have … Continue reading →

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Redundancy 201

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Mike Slickster

Are you tired of my redundant writing about the coronavirus pandemic each week, how nimrods are refusing to wear masks and avoiding social distancing while gathering in large groups? So am I— tired of redundancy in writing, that is. By … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Mike Slickster

Don’t go walking through the woods in the brush while wearing only shorts and sandals. If the ticks, chiggers, black flies, mosquitoes or snakes don’t get you, poison ivy will. Think I would have learned my lesson already but didn’t, … Continue reading →

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The New Normal

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Mike Slickster

Scenes from the Delaware River at Lardner’s Point in Philadelphia, Pa. Got my stimulus check in the mail yesterday. Twelve hundred bucks is a nice chunk of change to use for whatever, but most who received it will be depositing … Continue reading →

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Going Stir Crazy

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Mike Slickster

It’s now into week four of isolation. Thank goodness for the Internet’s ability to instantly communicate with others in real time. Present-day life without the Net and our electronic devices would be incredibly debilitating and lonely for those with no … Continue reading →

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Is It Fall Back Or Fall Flat On Your Face?

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Mike Slickster

As an addendum to recent entries, I’d like to mention that early this morning, the growing season in Andalusia, Pa., and surrounding areas ended for another year. Temps reached below freezing for the first time since last spring, thereby halting … Continue reading →

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