Category Archives: Reading? Ugh!

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“Like That!” Very Good Entertainment Show in Dernovkia!

Posted on September 17, 2020 by rossmurray1

[Theme Song: Accordions, bouzouki and synthesized drums play an upbeat song. Title flashes on the screen in white block letters: “LIKE THAT!”] VLAD: Hello, people! BIANCA:  Everyone, hello! VLAD: Bianca-a-a? BIANCA: Vla-a-a-a-d? TOGETHER: HELLO! VLAD: Ha-ha-ha! We are good greeters. … Continue reading →

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Over-achieving, under-prepared and loving it

Posted on September 10, 2020 by rossmurray1

Friday evening, Deb and I had settled around our campfire, which had generated a lot of smoke but been stubborn to start (coincidentally, how I’d also describe our early dating days). We had set up our old tent, which was … Continue reading →

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Yakety Yak (Buy a Kayak)

Posted on August 20, 2020 by rossmurray1

All we wanted, my wife and I, was to while away some summer afternoons on a lake or a river, paddling along, far from our worldly cares and COVID and cats. We just wanted a couple of kayaks. Who knew … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Man with a Hose

Posted on June 25, 2020 by rossmurray1

My general attitude towards lawn care is that I have a lawn and I don’t care. If ever we were to succumb to those phone pitches offering to gas and purge the weeds out of our lawn, the truck would … Continue reading →

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My Totally 80s Pandemic

Posted on June 18, 2020 by rossmurray1

At the start of the pandemic, we watched all eight Harry Potter films over consecutive nights. The pandemic, unfortunately, outlasted the marathon. What next? When Deb and the children moved on to “Game of Thrones,” I watched a single episode … Continue reading →

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