Month: June 2024
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No Vacancy
Describe one of your favorite moments. When my wife and I were first married I had a night audit job for the local Microtel. One very busy night when we were full I got a very angry customer. He was angry because we were full and didn’t have a “No Vacancy” sign. He was about…
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Notable Events (Follow-Up)
I went to sleep. That’s not notable. Help get my son to his day program. Also Unnotable. Played some mobile games. Typical. I haven’t had my coffee yet. The horror. I watched the cat play with a live mouse. That’s a little out of the ordinary, Let me know if you think any of that…
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Four Minutes
What notable things happened today? It is four minutes after midnight. I post at the very beginning of the day so I can get more views on my prompt answer. Nothing notable has happened in that four minutes.
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The Passions of Mark
What are you passionate about? First and foremost I am passionate about my wife. She is one of the few people that knows me well enough to decide whether or not I’m actually worth the trouble. She consistently decides I am and I love her for that. Second I am passionate about my digital art.…
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Springtime in Wisconsin
What is your favorite season of year? Why? After a long painfully cold and isolating winter I truly appreciate the beginning of spring. The sun is shining more. Everything is coming back to life. My favorite weather is 70 degrees fahrenheit and overcast. That’s spring weather here. Those days remind me of my year in…
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A Mighty Change of Heart
14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts? (Alma 4 Book of Mormon) I have never had a mighty change of heart. Perhaps this is one…
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What is luxury?
I have modern conveniences which I would not want to live without. Our house has electricity, plumbing, refrigeration, and a furnace for the winter. We have a working router and modem that provides the house with Wi-Fi. Two hundred years ago people could not have dreamed of the “luxury” surrounding my life. Places in the…
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My Tagline
If humans had taglines, what would yours be? People do in fact sometimes have taglines. Mandy Patinkin can’t go a day in his life without having to recite, “Hallo, ma name iz Inego Montoya. You keeled ma father. Prepare to die.” Alfred Yankovic is “Weird.” And Richard Nixon had, “I am not a crook.” Just…
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What is best?
What are the most important things needed to live a good life? “To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, to hear the lamentation of their women.” – Conan the Barbarian But seriously folks this is kind of a dumb question. Every single human being on the planet needs clean water, healthy food,…
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Early morning confession
I don’t want to go to sleep. I am a little bit manic and a little bit high. I just gave Magic the last Fancy Feat Flake and a handful of Rocking Lobster Flavor Temptations. She wants more. I can’t blame her I want more. It’s been a rough week but there’s and end in…
Latter Day Sinner 