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Ochi Day
"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens." - Alexander the Great After an uneventful flight from London yesterday,...

Mike Dickey
Oct 28, 20242 min read


London Calling
"My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac Yes, she did My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac She said, "Hey, come here, daddy" I ain't...

Mike Dickey
Oct 25, 20241 min read


It Can't Happen Here
"Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote." "I myself was to experience how easily one is taken in by a...

Mike Dickey
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Travel Plans
"It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive". -Robert Louis Stevenson Having trouble focusing on a big writing project with our...

Mike Dickey
Oct 22, 20241 min read


Erie
"We have met the enemy, and they are ours." -Oliver Hazard Perry A brief post again. P has the day off, which meant rolling out of bed as...

Mike Dickey
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Bad Programming
" Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clark A quick post after roughly two hours of tax...

Mike Dickey
Oct 18, 20244 min read


First Frost
Well the frost is on the pumpkin And the hay is in the barn And pappy's come to rambling on Stumbling around drunk Down on the farm...

Mike Dickey
Oct 17, 20242 min read


One Particular Harbour
"Look in vain for many in-depth studies on the only thing that matters, what it feels like to live in the world you live in. That’s so...

Mike Dickey
Oct 16, 20243 min read


The People v. Donk & Peg
Straight from twelfth grade into junior college Buddy buddy buddy I passed my exam Makin' me a law enforcement person Got me a gun and a...

Mike Dickey
Oct 15, 20244 min read


Navalny
The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against...

Mike Dickey
Oct 14, 20244 min read


Nadine
“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” —Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) A few months ago I read a...

Mike Dickey
Oct 11, 20243 min read


Michael Day
If a hurricane doesn't leave you dead Then it will make your strong Don't try to explain it, just nod your head Breathe in, breathe out,...

Mike Dickey
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Bandwidth, Milton, and Karma
"AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals." - Jerry Falwell...

Mike Dickey
Oct 9, 20244 min read


Tuesday, 8 October
“Toska - noun /ˈtō-skə/ - Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness."No single word in English renders all...

Mike Dickey
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Breaking the Silence
I'm tired of runnin' 'round lookin' for answers to questions that I already know I could build me a castle of memories just to have...

Mike Dickey
Oct 7, 20247 min read


Southbound
Another short one, because we're trying to get out of here and start the long trip back to Wyldswood for cleanup. There are no grocery...

Mike Dickey
Sep 30, 20242 min read
The Morning After
A busy one, but I wanted to take a minute to report that the farm took only minor damage from Hurricane Helene, which came ashore just a...

Mike Dickey
Sep 27, 20241 min read


Helene Thursday
"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster." - Catherine the Great I remember it was about ten in the morning under a...

Mike Dickey
Sep 26, 20242 min read


The Gallant Hood
"Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought." - Thucydides A late start...

Mike Dickey
Sep 25, 20246 min read


Something Wicked This Way Comes
"Of all the things you choose in life, you don't get to choose what your nightmares are. You don't pick them; they pick you." - John...

Mike Dickey
Sep 24, 20244 min read
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