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I’m just a 40-something bearded guy trying to get a fresh start.
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I hear her voice in the morning hour – she calls to me

Shawshank, November 23, 2020

Good sleep. Wake up to a different coffee pot. Couldn’t get it to work for 20 minutes. Why doesn’t it just have a frigging on/off button? It has 2 sliders, and 3 buttons. I shouldn’t need a PhD to turned the damned thing on. Excuse me I need to get…

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Life

On the Sunday morning sidewalk – wishing, lord, that I was stoned

Shawshank, November 22, 2020

So on a plus side, I did laundry by myself like a big boy! It’s mostly folded, and hung up. Like a big boy! I did forget to shut off the pellet stove. So I did it as soon as I got home, and then set an alarm to go…

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Book Club: Full Dark, No Stars

Shawshank, November 22, 2020

So here is where our chat about the third short story in the book Full Dark, No Stars – Fair Extension would be, had I read it. And I feel very terrible and guilty about not reading it. This past week has been totally busy and insane. It was my…

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Life

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad – so I had one more for desert

Shawshank, November 22, 2020

It’s Sunday. I allowed myself to sleep in until 7:30 – I maybe could’ve slept longer. It was a good sleep. I needed it. Yesterday was a good day. After a morning of internally freaking out, because I was solo in the store for the first time. At 1 minute…

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Lockup Library

5 books I’m glad I read in 2020

Shawshank, November 21, 2020

2020 was a year to be sure. I had a lot of time to read. A lot. Let’s just leave it at that. I wished that I had written down all the books I read this year, but sadly I didn’t. There’s so many books that affected me, and I…

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Heart breaker, soul shaker – I’ve been told about you

Shawshank, November 21, 2020

Good morning! Happy Saturday! I had some weird dreams last night. Crystal and I were part of the cast of Riverdale. And one of our own was kidnapped, so we infiltrated the enemy compound, which turned out to be an exact replica of the town. It was wicked strange. Today,…

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On This Day

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    • Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
  • 2 years ago...
    • I've been sent to spread the message God blessed Texas
  • 3 years ago...
    • Slam it to the left if you're havin' a good time
  • 4 years ago...
    • Well, I ain't no movie star but I can get behind anything
  • 5 years ago...
    • I'm not a part of a redneck agenda

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