Bilbo Bloggins
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TITTL- College Essay Part Deux and Buckle Up, I’m Back
Yes. It’s Wednesday. In teaching some days blend into the next, except for Friday; everyone knows when it’s Friday. Let’s go to the lounge. Reunion Weekend The most important aspect of this week’s entry in the lounge is my impending reunion with my colleagues. I am attending a wedding on Friday in Connecticut, and I…
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Monday Musings – Cats and Dogs Living Together
In Ghostbusters, Bill Murray discusses a potential Armageddon, and he tells the mayor of New York City that, “cats and dogs will be living together.” This is a sign of the end of days as, in my experience, not only do cats and dogs not play well together, neither do Cat People and Dog People.…
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Sports Shorts Saturday – College Collage; No Stoppin’ Verstappen
With my fantasy draft a mere 36 hours away, I am still weeding through all of the advice of the so-called experts. If I trust anyone, it is Matthew Berry, as he seems to play a similar role to Adam Schefter. We get it. The NFL is a conspiracy. I have the 7th pick in…
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Food Follow-Up: Circle Up!
Hello. This was my answer when I was asked to name a song title with the word “hell,” in it. Don’t think about the creepy video. Been entertaining company, so I am still behind, but it is the new era of Labor Day, so I am willing to do so work. Going Out Shout Out…
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Food Focus Friday – A Chunka Cheese
Seems to me that I always have plenty to write about in this category. I guess it is part and parcel to being semi-retired and living in an area rife with restaurants. I have posts about burgers and fast food breakfast choices on the docket, and I probably have another full post on last evening’s…
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TSIT – Depressed and Disproportionate
Today’s quotation comes from arguably our finest president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He offered this gem as a way to combat the Great Depression. Now, I know we are not in the Great Depression, but we are in a period in our history where mental health issues are on the rise, especially among teenagers and young…
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HDH- Hurricanes and Worms
Hello, faithful readers. IDALIA I was preparing for Hurricane Idalia and then awaiting its landfall in South Carolina. Even natives were a little wary as we sat in a local bar on Tuesday with some of the boat owners in the area. We stocked up on ice, Eileen foundour flashlights, we charged our phones, and…
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TITTL – Vaccine for Senioritis.
I am still behind, and currently prepping for a potential hurricane hitting Georgetown. Just an aside – We have issues with offensive sports collectives (nicknames), but we trivialize potentially disastrous weather events. The closest professional sports teams are the Panthers (fine) and the Hurricanes (not fine). I digress. Let’s hit the lounge. SENIORITIS – Anxiety…
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Monday Musings- Pain in the Giant Neck and Nose
I have a giant neck. I also have thick sausage fingers that hinder the pace of my typing. I need a keyboard with keys the size of shoe boxes to effectively type.I acquired these features from my father. The tiny butt and hair that grows out instead of down, I get from my mom. Bring…
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Sunday Suggestions
Yes, it’s Monday, but when you get slapped in the face by a heavy dose of reality, you have to just roll with it. SUMMARY Quick summary: More squirrels have met their maker, my colleagues are beginning their first full week, fast food is good fodder for discussion and the Yankees suck. I, like many,…