Category Archives: Philosophical

The Begging-Letter Writer

18 May, 1850 The amount of money he annually diverts from wholesome and useful purposes in the United Kingdom, would be a set-off against the Window Tax.  He is one of the most shameless frauds and impositions of this time.  In … Continue reading

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So Seldom I Hear This

This is so obvious, but I hear it so seldom. I wanted to put it here, because I needed to remember that I am not alone in this thinking. Beau of the Fifth Column, who is correct on so much … Continue reading

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Graig L Hansen – 1957-2022

He began his entry into my life on Valentine’s Day in 1979, when he was an MP at Camp Pendleton, and met my mom that evening in a bar. They hit it off pretty good, and a week or two … Continue reading

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The Post with No Title

Today was a fine old day. After little one finished her classes for the day, I took Dylan to Home Depot in our truck so he could buy stuff too big to fit in his car. We ate a little … Continue reading

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I Suppose 5AM

I think the reason 5AM often turns out to be a good time to write here is because I have had a few minutes alone with my thoughts and feel more peace than during the rest of the day when … Continue reading

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Bonfire Night

When I lived in the UK I became familiar with Bonfire Night, the 5th of November, when the whole country seems to be set ablaze with fireworks, fires in people’s yards, and copious amounts of alcohol, not that the Brits … Continue reading

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Conner O’Mally and The Little People

AS I carried on with Joe Pera’s work, I inevitably found his skits with the Conner O’Mally character. I was bummed about the “How To Make It In USA” series. Deep psychological garb out to the side, I’ll just say … Continue reading

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A Cup of Joe Pera

I forgot to put the garbage out yesterday afternoon, so I ran it out first thig this morning. Here’s where I have to admit that I don’t often get outside so early, and I forgot how beautiful mornings are. There … Continue reading

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Rambling from 1AM to 6AM on the Thought Train

I think it was around 1AM when I woke up this morning. I had to run down to the usual place I like to go that time of day. Only a couple of minutes later, after putting a couple of … Continue reading

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Philosophy

I was having a good talk with one of the boys yesterday, discussing education, and life, and things one can spend one’s time doing. Philosophy as a study came up. I am thinking about what I told him I thought … Continue reading

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