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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

A Moment Of Grace: Part 3.5

I thought this photo was going to be the last. Fortunately, there was grace.

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A Moment Of Grace: Part 3

Grace (noun): (in Christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. My dog is old. Aside from its name (which I doubt I’ve blogged) it earned the … Continue reading

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A Moment Of Grace: Part 2

[Life is hard. There are fits and starts and setbacks on the way to wherever you’re going. Folks who leave the bad times out of their stories create unrealistic ideas. They sow doubt in my mind. I start to wonder … Continue reading

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A Moment Of Grace: Part 1

[I’m not a religious man, but like all wise people I have a spiritual component. This is my story and only mine. If it doesn’t fit with your philosophy that’s none of my business. Skip it if you wish.] “It … Continue reading

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Right Place Wrong Time

When 357 Magnum linked to one of my posts I checked out the place. What luck! I stumbled across one of my favorite songs. It’s a perfect segue into some future posts. Enjoy:

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Coffee Politics: Part 2

On the road I subsist on purchased coffee. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad but it’s always accompanied by condescension. Why? Because otherwise unemployable and utterly uninformed nitwits have an ego problem. They instinctively flock to the only unskilled labor … Continue reading

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Coffee Politics

Yesterday, Starbucks shut down many (8,000+) stores for an orgy of ritualistic self flagellation. Good luck with that! This is just the beginning. Couldn’t happen to nicer people. Their self reinforcing army of scolding nitpickers had it coming! As for … Continue reading

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Things I Don’t Care About

[I have “thoughts” assembled for a future series of posts but on a topic of depth. Today I’ll wisely stay in the shallow end of the pool. Enjoy.] Everyone seems to care deeply about everything. How exhausting! Folks are willing … Continue reading

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Dead Air (Updated)

[Forgive the overwrought title, I was once a DJ and “dead air” was a “very bad thing”.] All hell has broken loose on the homefront and predictably my server chose this moment to have hiccups. If you commented and it … Continue reading

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The Boxes Don’t Touch!

Hat tip to The Feral Irishman.

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