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Continue reading →: …Mightier than the sword!We turned our first pens today. I may have created a monster! After we were done, Sarah disappeared and when I asked where she went, Austin and Adrianne said, “upstairs”. Truth was, she went back to the garage and got her second set of wood blanks on the lathe and…
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Continue reading →: The pen is…We’re trying our hand at something new…again… 😝 Sometimes, it seems like we try every new idea that we come across. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though. I read somewhere that new ideas keep you young. That must explain why people still say to me, “you don’t look 40!…
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Continue reading →: Word-nerdEvery morning on the way to work, I listen to the weather and news articles that are curated for me. In between some of these things are advertisements. Yesterday I heard an advertisement for a company called Moink. At first, I thought I misheard it until today when the ad…
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Continue reading →: Time to take actionI’m so angry right now and there’s not a thing I can do about it…or is there? I got home from work to find out that the Governor of Virginia is increasing restrictions in the Hampton Roads area due to the reported rate of COVID-19. Now bars have to close…
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Continue reading →: Hungry man!I was so hungry today I finished my lunch in less than ten minutes. Conveniently, there was no one around to have to watch me eat. Afterwards, I said, “man, I must have been hungry! That salad went down like a fat kid on roller skates!” Not picking on fat…
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Continue reading →: Dancing machineThis has been Sarah’s sixth year of dancing Her recital (normally on Father’s Day at the high school auditorium) was rescheduled to an outdoor park because of COVID-19. We went and it was hot, and not just the dancing! 🤣 One thing is certain, we’re very proud of her and…
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Continue reading →: HamiltonIf you haven’t seen it yet, go watch it. Future you will thank both of us. Love the characterization of King George played by Josh Groff. Thought the one reprise of his song was fitting for event that have been happening to me lately. At least I can say I…
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Continue reading →: Stick a fork in me…Well…I finally did it. I made a decision and the decision is to move on with life. I submitted my paperwork to transfer to fleet reserves. This time next year, I’ll be out of the Navy and doing something else. My actual retirement date is 9/30/2021, but with terminal leave,…
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Continue reading →: Hobbies are bad habits to breakA week or so ago, I decided to clean out the garage. We went through, figured out what needed to go to storage and what was going to stay. We put all the camping gear, sports equipment, and extra kitchen gadets into storage. I did some rearranging of the shelving…
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