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trying "normal"

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I just don't feel like doing the usual format for this post.  Maybe tomorrow.... Today, for the first time since June 11th, I was back in the office.  Wednesdays are supposed to be the day that everyone comes in, but there always seems to be someone who doesn't make it for some reason whether it is a meeting or car problems or maintenance issues or vacation. It went okay Schools are closed now so the commute was commensurately easier - less than an hour each way. The hardest part was folks wanting to talk to me, or rather trying to get me to talk about the past five weeks.  I really didn't have too much to say, which I know seems odd to those who have been reading along, but it is easier to write than it is to speak.  And there were minor annoyances with which to occupy my mind - a request for information on a foreclosure resurfacing after over a year; bossman unable to figure out why he can't connect to the internet or to the PBS server, a spreadsheet where the form...
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one day at a time

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 Today is the 3rd day in the 29th week, the 15th day of the 7th month, the 196th day of 2025, and: Arctic Sea Ice Day Day of Ukrainian Statehood - celebrating their independence from the Soviet Union since 1991.  This day was selected on the day of the christianization of their country in 988  Gummi Worm Day I Love Horses Day National Be a Dork Day National Clean Beauty Day National Give Something Away Day National Pet Fire Safety Day National Respect Canada Day National Tapioca Pudding Day Orange Chicken Day Saint Swithin's Day - the feast day of Saint Swithun, who is the patron saint of Winchester Cathedral.  According to tradition, if it rains on St Swithun's bridge on this day, then it will rain for the next 40 days Social Media Giving Day World Youth Skills Day the moon is waning gibbous and 77% of full and Voyager 1 is ~23h 08m 21s of light travel time from Earth Paarl, South Africa Bing wallpaper of the day Quote of the day : " We all sit in the mud... an...
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today my son would've been 52 years old....

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#SilentSunday 07.13.25

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  The Veins of Heaven Image Credit & Copyright: P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN)
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 Today is the 7th day of the 28th week, the 12th day of the 7th month, the 193rd day of 2025, and: Bald is in Carver Day - celebrating the life of George Washington Carver on the date of the first national monument dedicated to an African American Different Colored Eyes Day Etch A Sketch Day - first produced in July 1960 Grange Day International Cave Day International Day of combating Sand and Dust Storms International Skinny Dip Day National Eat Your Jell-O Day National Michelada Day National Pecan Pie Day  New Conversations Day Night of Nights - in honor of the last commercial Morse message sent in the US in 1999 Orangemen's Day AKA The Twelfth   Paper Bag Day Simplicity Day Quote of the day: " What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? " ...
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Tommy's vision

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 Today is the 6th day of the 28th week, the 11th day of the 7th month, the 193rd day of 2025, and: All American Pet Photo Day Bowdler's Day Collector Car Appreciation Day Free Slurpee Day - AKA 7-11 Day International Essential Oils Day National Blueberry Muffin Day National Cheer up the Lonely Day National French Fry Day National Mojito Day National Motorcycle Day National Rainier Cherries Day National Swimming Pool Day Wayne The Chicken Show  World Kebab Day World Population Day - observed since 1987 when the Day of Five Billion was celebrated Quote of the day : " The act of dying is one of the acts of life " ~ Marcus Aurelius On Friday the 13th,  laying in a hospital bed with his family around him, Tommy was informed that he had lost his 3 1/2 year fight against colorectal cancer.  And to all of our dismay, we realized that there was no way for him to come back home either to his family in Maryland or his family in Nashville. On the evening of Monday the 16th, Tomm...
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TC "Tasha" Polecat

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 Today is the 5th day of the 28th week, the 10th day of the 7th month, the 191st day of 2025, and: Black Women's Equal Pay Day Captain Scarlett Day Chronic Disease Day Clerihew Day Don't Step on a Bee Day Global energy Independence Day Independence Day - the Bahamas from the UK in 1973 National Kitten Day  National Piña Colada Day Nikola Tesla Day Oils & Concentrates Day Pick Blueberries Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day US Energy Independence Day World Body Painting Day Wyoming Statehood Day the moon is full at 4:37 EDT and Voyager 1 is ~23h 07m 37s of light travel time from Earth  Quote of the day : " When I was a child,   I caught a fleeting glimpse;  Out of the corner of my eye.  I turned to look, but it was gone;  I cannot put my finger on it now,  The child is grown, the dream is gone ." ~ Pink Floyd " Comfortably Numb " My son lived a very rich second life.   He wrote, he drew, he was part of the furry community both online...
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