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Three chords and an empty whiskey bottle away from a country song.
If I were a country singer, I’d totally write a song called, “I Done Been Wronged.” You’ll recall Facebook notified me one week ago that my account had been suspended for violating their Community Standards on Cybersecurity. No other explanation provided. I knew it had to be bullshit, and I was right. Wednesday, I met…
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Blues and Brews
Last Friday, when I tried logging onto Facebook, the following message popped up. Your Facebook account has been suspended. This is because your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our Community Standards on cybersecurity. In short order, I: a) panicked, and 2) filed an appeal. A permanent ban wouldn’t be the end of the world…
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Brick Dust or Blue Bayberry?
Three years ago today, we left South Dakota, arriving in Wisconsin the next day. Happy anniversary to us! I’ve been methodically going through my blog for about two years now, fixing broken links (there are a lot since I’ve changed URLs multiple times), deleting media to free up space, correcting the occasional error, and even…
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Slip sliding away.
Welp, another parental visit is in the books. This one passed in a flash. Probably because they arrived well after dark last Wednesday and were outta here this morning. Pretty short, given that their stays usually exceed a week. Geez, guys, was it something I said?! Actually, it was something their contractor said: “I’ll be…
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Donner, Dahmer, Dexter
If you’ve read me long enough, you know I’m somewhat of a joker. I mean, c’mon, what’s the point in being serious all the time? Life is pretty absurd. Might as well have a little fun, amirite? This attitude explains why one of my favorite pastimes is giving a fake name when I’m waiting for…
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Donuts in the yard.
Back in January, when it was roughly 300 degrees colder and there was snow on the ground, I inadvertently created driveway art. Welp, completely different season – and the John Deere rather than the Hyundai – but same outcome: Looks like I was doing donuts in the yard, huh? It really just illustrates how haphazardly…
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