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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


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
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