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Thursday, February 12, 2026

A message to the people - and candidates - of Rockingham County, North Carolina

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I'm going to come out and say it: It is absolutely shameful what is happening right now in Rockingham County politics. Regardless of dis...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Final thoughts about this year's Super Bowl halftime show

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It really shouldn't have been any surprise, that the Bad Bunny performance would be so ridden with vile content (in whatever language it...
Sunday, February 08, 2026

The Super Bowl halftime show that I watched tonight

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I refused to watch the official Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.  Seeing a grown man in a dress who has burned the American fla...
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Saturday, February 07, 2026

Weird items in the news: honey additive, expanding bread, and a World War I shell lodged in a man's buttocks

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Lots of crazy stuff in the news this past week.  I've been sharing them with friends on Facebook, where they have engendered no small am...
Thursday, February 05, 2026

When God speaks: Ten years later...

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It occurred to me today, while at a school working with a group of special needs kids, that this week is an anniversary of sorts for me. It ...
Sunday, February 01, 2026

What if Andy Kaufman really did fake his own death?

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I swear, the craziness  that pops so seemingly randomly across my synapses sometimes... For whatever reason, this afternoon I found myself t...
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Friday, January 30, 2026

John Carpenter's The Thing has been added to the National Film Registry

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  This is great!!  One of my favorite movies of all time.  In fact, I watched it this past weekend as the ice was beginning to fall.  It...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Remembering STS-51-L: The final flight of the Challenger

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Forty years ago today came the end of the childhood of my generation. The space shuttle Challenger  was blown to bits shortly after liftoff,...
Monday, January 26, 2026

The first (and last?) winter storm of the season is behind us

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I feel kind of foolish now.  In preparation for what was being declared a disaster of massive proportions, I stocked up on a dozen cans of d...
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Another person dead in Minneapolis. Here's what happened...

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Okay, I just took a look at the videos of what happened to one Alex Pretti yesterday in Minneapolis.  Pretti being the latest person to peri...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

The first trailer for Masters of the Universe promises big, dumb, and FUN!

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Hot dang!  I have  to see this when it comes out.   Masters of the Universe  looks to be the most funnest movie that I would have beheld in ...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Where Tammy and I were nine years ago...

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This photo popped up in my Facebook memories this morning and I thought it was worth sharing for its overwhelming cuteness value: This was i...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Weather forecast as of 4:30 pm EST:

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Major winter storm event forecast to hit the eastern seaboard on Saturday and Sunday, four days from now. I'm hearing all kinds of wild ...
Friday, January 16, 2026

The Winds of Never? The musings of a GRRMbler (will we EVER see this book?)

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The Hollywood Reporter has posted a new and thorough interview with George R.R. Martin , that will be of immense interest to his many fans. ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Rest in peace Scott Adams

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  The very sad news is breaking this morning that Scott Adams , the brilliant cartoonist who drew the comic strip Dilbert  for several decad...

There is now an "Autistic Barbie" doll. So that got me thinking...

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This week toy maker Mattel  has introduced the world to "Autistic Barbie" .  The latest in a line of the classic doll's attemp...
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