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What Six Songs are Hardest to Get Out of Your Head?
I am a truly atrocious singer. But I do really love music – almost all kinds of music. I’m also struck by how some songs just stick in your head and are hard to shake. Some of those songs are great, and some leave you ready to self-lobotomize to try to end the pain. Anyway,…
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These Paws Are Made For Walkin’
Another song title used for a post title, but this time not the Talking Heads. I have to thank Kristen for coming up with the title for this week’s travelogue, and Nancy Sinatra for the wonderful song (although I still argue her best songs are “Somethin’ Stupid” and “Bang Bang”). So… the question once again,…
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What Thoughts Keep You Up At Night?
So I flew up to Minneapolis a while back, and as we prepared to take off, the flight attendants did the safety spiel. It started with the bit about these personal flotation devices underneath our seats. I was flying from Kansas City to Minneapolis – despite the ‘land of 10,000 lakes’ stuff, I’m not crossing…
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The Road House Less Traveled
Those who know me know I have a pretty big man crush on Sam Elliott. I don’t really know the origin of it, but I’ve had the crush for several decades. He’s been in a ton of great films, but Sam Elliott was at his most Sam Elliott in a late 90’s tour de force…
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Take Me To The River
Okay, let’s stick with Talking Heads songs for our title again this week. After all, they were one of the most fun bands ever, so I may try to ride this out a bit further. But if you see a future post entitled “Psycho Killer”, then maybe it’s time to worry, qu’est-ce que c’est? It…
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The Five Best Muppet Side Characters
Amazingly, my last job let me get away with things that I really didn’t figure I could get away with. At one point, I even did a presentation to a conference of their sales folks where I explained what application programming interfaces (APIs) were with the help of a bunch of muppets. It even included…
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We’re on the Road to Nowhere
Well, we are underway! If you’re reading this within the next few days, the answer to “where’s Nico?” is: Gulf Islands National Seashore! It’s been quite a few weeks here in Nico’s world. I officially retired on March 8th – retiring is awesome, but the folks I had a chance to work with over the…
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Five Interesting Things About Being Old Enough to Retire
I am wrapping up my career this Friday. I’m super excited to retire but I will say, I found a lot about my job to be fun – I got to work with some really wonderful folks. The other day, I sent out an email to a bunch of them to say goodbye, and I…
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Professor Crash and the Travel Trailer School of Backasswardness
So in previous posts, I alluded to the fact that I had no idea how to back up a trailer. When Kristen and I bought the trailer back in December, we drove it home and, on a dark, stormy night, I utterly failed to get it backed up onto our driveway. Luckily, my neighbor Tom…
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Nico U.S. Tour 2024
We mentioned in previous posts that we’re heading out on a sixth month trip, starting in March. Our plan is to be on the road in time to be at a good viewing point in the Path of Totality when, on April 8, the last total eclipse to hit the U.S. for the next twenty…
Where’s Nico?
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