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DTW
"I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation." -W. Somerset Maugham When your day...

Mike Dickey
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Pondering the Universe from the Sky Club
"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." -Bertrand...

Mike Dickey
Jun 17, 20243 min read


Blessedly, It's the Weekend
"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday." -Noel Coward Started the day watching the bait boat behind the condo as...

Mike Dickey
Jun 14, 20243 min read


Comfortably Numb
"Learning essential stuff is as much a discipline as going to the gym or sticking to a diet, and an excellent antidote for the modern...

Mike Dickey
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Lone Star Vignettes
"My family isn't really all that different from anyone else's. Well, maybe they're a bit more entertaining." -David Sedaris Saturday the...

Mike Dickey
Jun 11, 20246 min read
EfM Disease
I took down a post and moved it to drafts last night late because it struck me as a little too salty description of things here in Plano...

Mike Dickey
Jun 10, 20244 min read


The Agony of Defeat
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill A rare Saturday entry, making up for...

Mike Dickey
Jun 8, 20246 min read


Wandering
"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." -Martin Buber My second day coming through the front door of...

Mike Dickey
Jun 6, 20242 min read


The Internet is for Porn
The internet is for porn! The internet is for porn! The internet is for porn! Me up all night honking me Horn to porn, porn, porn!...

Mike Dickey
Jun 5, 20241 min read


Zeal of a Convert
"The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are...

Mike Dickey
Jun 4, 20243 min read


Melancholy Monday
Monday, Monday, can´t trust that day Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Oh Monday mornin´ you gave me no warnin´ of...

Mike Dickey
Jun 3, 20243 min read


Rule of Law 1, DJT 0
Way behind today after the lovely Miss P had me assembling patio furniture all morning. Without commenting on the outcome, this is a big...

Mike Dickey
May 31, 20241 min read


The Summer of Our Discontent
"There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it...

Mike Dickey
May 30, 20243 min read


Wednesday Meander
“Belief is when someone else does the thinking.” — Buckminster Fuller A brief one today because, well, I need to write a brief. Or at...

Mike Dickey
May 29, 20244 min read


A Hole in the Water
"Now then, Pooh," said Christopher Robin, "where's your boat?" "I ought to say," explained Pooh as they walked down to the shore of the...

Mike Dickey
May 28, 20245 min read


Local History
"I rejoice sincerely in the progress of your canal, and envy your location in a state wise enough to see that the common interest is...

Mike Dickey
May 24, 20244 min read


The Color of the Sky in Your World
“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” ―Daniel Patrick Moynihan Greeted this morning with the...

Mike Dickey
May 23, 20244 min read


Back from the Dead
"To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit." -Enoch Powell After taking a break since April 2nd (it's now 22 May),...

Mike Dickey
May 22, 20245 min read


3.9
I ran across an amazing artifact from a big day in my life, on Facebook of all places. Gary was the supervisor of flying at Langley AFB...

Mike Dickey
Apr 2, 20244 min read


The Quiet Spot
"So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing." -T. S. Eliot Our view this morning is my favorite among the vistas...

Mike Dickey
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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