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So Long, Bill
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple...

Mike Dickey
Apr 18, 20252 min read


Forced to Live in the Present
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I...

Mike Dickey
Apr 17, 20253 min read


Maybe It's Time
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun When the law break in...

Mike Dickey
Apr 15, 20254 min read


Ten Pounds of Excrement in a Five Pound Bag
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life." - Socrates A brief one this morning because, well, I'm busy. I have a hearing in a little bit,...

Mike Dickey
Apr 14, 20253 min read


Feline Fillibuster
"A 'scream' is always just that - a noise and not music." - Carl Jung Hey there. It's been a few weeks. Anything happen while I was away?...

Mike Dickey
Apr 10, 20253 min read


Let's Hit Pause
"Let's put our heads together And start a new country up Our father's father's father tried Erased the parts he didn't like Let's try to...

Mike Dickey
Feb 20, 20254 min read


A Collection of Losses
"We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this...

Mike Dickey
Feb 19, 20253 min read


Not Your Buddy
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools...

Mike Dickey
Feb 13, 20252 min read


Schadenfreude and Super Bowl
"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election." - Otto von Bismarck Starting the day with a grim smile,...

Mike Dickey
Feb 12, 20253 min read


Autogolpe
"I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline...

Mike Dickey
Feb 11, 20253 min read


The End of a Week
"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday." — Noel Coward Sitting here looking at my poor dictaphone on life...

Mike Dickey
Feb 7, 20252 min read


Horseshoe Republic
"Let's put our heads together and start a new country up Our father's father's father tried, erased the parts he didn't like Let's try to...

Mike Dickey
Feb 6, 20253 min read


Oblivion
A fairly uninspiring view from the bridge on the USS 407. Trial begins for me at the Bay County Courthouse in a little over an hour. I've...

Mike Dickey
Feb 5, 20251 min read


The View From Up Here
"Let me see here Kids, planes, and runway strikes Flashy pimps and family fights Spotted dogs and blood-shot eyes Our space captain...

Mike Dickey
Feb 3, 20253 min read


Last Day
"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!" - J. R. R. Tolkien Six years ago today was a Thursday. I was settled into...

Mike Dickey
Jan 31, 20253 min read


Midair
“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.” ― James Patterson In the midst of...

Mike Dickey
Jan 30, 20254 min read


Spring is in the Air
"O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - Percy Bysshe Shelley Fun fact about these blog posts: you can't save them into a...

Mike Dickey
Jan 29, 20253 min read
Transition Week Continues
"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble." - George Washington Watching it snow out there this gloomy, gusty morning and...

Mike Dickey
Jan 28, 20254 min read


Everything All at Once
“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different...

Mike Dickey
Jan 27, 20253 min read


Leopards Ate My Face
"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He doesn't seem to...

Mike Dickey
Jan 24, 20253 min read
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