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Here We Go Again
Well the wind is blowin' harder now 50 knots or there about There's white caps on the ocean And I am watchin for water spouts -Jimmy...

Mike Dickey
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Yahweh, St. Anthony, and My Glasses
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." - Buddha Another short one tonight--the extent to...

Mike Dickey
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Trial
"But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people." -Psalm 22: 6 Just finished a two-day trial, and it's not...

Mike Dickey
Sep 18, 20242 min read


First Things
There comes a day, somewhere in the middle of every woman’s life, when Mother Nature herself stands behind us and wraps her arms around...

Mike Dickey
Sep 17, 20243 min read


Blinky and Me
Wasting time in my windowless office when I should be getting ready for trial tomorrow. The view from the veranda this morning was...

Mike Dickey
Sep 16, 20242 min read


Lachrymose
In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till...

Mike Dickey
Sep 15, 20244 min read


The Morning After
"Meet the new boss Same as the old bos s" -The Who For the first time since 2016, curiosity got the best of me, and we watched a...

Mike Dickey
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Trial Prep
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today." - Elbert Hubbard A little after six, and already a busy morning...

Mike Dickey
Sep 10, 20243 min read


Spooky Friday
"Ghosts are all around us. Look for them, and you will find them." - Ruskin Bond 9.6.24 Starting the day an hour later than usual, after...

Mike Dickey
Sep 6, 20242 min read


When to Worry
“A state without the means of some change, is without the means of its own conservation.” ― Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution...

Mike Dickey
Sep 5, 20243 min read


Midweek Meander
"Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret." - Benjamin Disraeli It's 8:08, and I still haven't done anything about the...

Mike Dickey
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Corporate Sleeze
"From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization." - Friedrich Engels I started the day not sure what I'd...

Mike Dickey
Sep 3, 20242 min read


Old Bold Pilots
'There are old pilots And there are bold pilots But there are no old, bold pilots." -Col. Patrick Bowman, USAF 99 combat missions, WW2...

Mike Dickey
Aug 30, 20248 min read


A Happy Distraction
"I felt what I almost always feel when I am watching a ballgame: Just for those two or three hours, there is really no place I would...

Mike Dickey
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Not True
I'm gettin' sick of this universe Ain't gonna get better, it's gonna get worse And the world's gonna sink with the weight of the human...

Mike Dickey
Aug 28, 20243 min read


Who We Say We Are
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is...

Mike Dickey
Aug 27, 20245 min read


Monday
I'd planned on a travelogue from a great weekend with P, but today is shaping up to be pretty delta sierra so I think I'll save the...

Mike Dickey
Aug 26, 20243 min read


Hopey Changey Returns
"Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable." - Voltaire So, another political convention retreats in...

Mike Dickey
Aug 23, 20244 min read


What's the Matter With Florida?
"The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I...

Mike Dickey
Aug 21, 20242 min read


The Three Faces of Willy
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Horace Last night completed our cinematic trifecta of Willie Wonka...

Mike Dickey
Aug 20, 20244 min read
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