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Masks and COVID19 prevention. It is a topic of great debate. Many believe this simple personal protective equipment device to be the key salvation that will knock down the virus if only every single person would wear a mask in public. Do this and many believe that the virus would be beaten. There is anotherContinue reading “A Filter By Any Other Name”

Omaha claims fame to bringing the culinary delight known as the Reuben sandwich to the world. If you are not familiar with this sandwich it consists of a healthy heaping of shaved corned beef meat, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing on rye bread. Typically, it is a grilled sandwich served hot. As aContinue reading “Reuben, Meet Rachel”

Man of a certain age. According to the Oxford English Dictionary this term describes a person who is no longer young, yet not quite old. An in-between time of life, if you will. The term has been around for over 300 years. The first known use of the expression in the English language was 1709.Continue reading “Man Of A Certain Age”

Chapter Two – Shock and Awe “…and why am I asking you Gunner? Shocked, and in awe, Kirk scans the small bathroom looking for damage. Outside of a little dust he sees nothing to be alarmed about. However, stepping into the main Mother-In-Law addition there is a significant crack in the ceiling. The placement ofContinue reading “Disturbance In The Force: Chapter 2 – Shock and Awe”

A popular joke is that the 19 in COVID19 is the number of pounds most people will gain while spending more time isolating at home or if they must quarantine. While we are concentrating on healthier food choices and smaller helpings with regular exercise, we still love a guilty edible pleasure from time to time.Continue reading “Dog’s Best Friend”

Something to consider. Attempting to or succeeding in burying an opposing thought or word may in reality be planting seeds. Unintended consequences should always be a planning item. Something to consider indeed.

Chapter 1 – A Dog Day Morning Kirk Gage is jolted from a light slumber by the sound of his German shepherd dog Gunner barking. He reaches to his right to shut off the C pap machine, slides out of bed, quickly dons a pair of well-worn sweatpants from the top of his dresser andContinue reading “Disturbance In The Force: Chapter 1 – A Dog Day Morning”

Guest Blogger – Russell Clark a former workmate from Adelaide, SA, Australia. Corona, blah blah blah. Politics and elections, blah blah blah. Weather, blah blah blah. All the insanity in the world and you people are still a massive bunch of wankers. If this past year has done anything, it’s taught us how fragile lifeContinue reading “2020 Musings From Down Under”

Clichés; athletes are allegedly trained to use them. We gave 110% effort today. I kept my eye on the ball. We took our swings. You can’t win them all. We brought our A-game today… In the movie Bull Durham, the grizzled old catcher played by Kevin Costner taught Tim Robbins character several clichés before heContinue reading “Never Look A Gift Horse…”

Football, like most everything else in 2020 is VERY different this season. Maybe it is because I’ve limited my football viewing to YouTube highlight reels of B1G conference games and the NFL. Football without fans is…well…boring. It’s like watching a scrimmage. Granted a high-end TV production of a scrimmage, but still it has all theContinue reading “There’s No Place Like Home Field Advantage”