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Hosting Christmas Eve and Remote Controlled Gift Frenzies – Thoughts from December 30, 2025
Patti and I hosted Christmas Eve, but we couldn’t do it at our house because our kitchen and the rest of the house are not usable. I planned to work on the kitchen on my four days off from work, but rain prevented it. We had our hosting night at Patti’s sister’s house. It’s much…
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Triggered Traps and Monster Wreaths – Thoughts from December 13 and 17, 2025
December 13, 2025 For those of you who were waiting on an update to the trap in our yard, I have the first happening since we put it out and filled it with apple cores. To catch up, our outside cat, Archie, was having his food eaten by one of the animals in our backyard.…
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Restrooms, Doing Nothing, and Annoying Habits – Thoughts from December 10, 2025
It’s been a while since I wrote about just my thoughts. This thought takes us back to the restroom. It’s based on a little bit of actual events, but it’s more of a general thinking around the restroom. Humans have been using restrooms for a relatively brief time in human history. I guess it shouldn’t…
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Stealing Archie’s Food, Relocating Animals, and Happy Endings – Thoughts from December 9, 2025
This Thoughts from Life is going to take us into the lives of five cats. Four of the cats are indoor cats and one is an outdoor cat. The inside cats are Scout, Willow, Luna, and Beatrix. Scout is the mom of the other three. They are all female cats. The outside cat is Archie.…
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Jury Duty, Early Mornings, and Golden Tickets – Thoughts from December 7, 2025
In November, I got a jury duty summons. It was for Tuesday, December 2. The good news was I didn’t have to report until noon. For someone who works at night, this takes planning to get there at that time. I normally get up at 11:00 am, but that day I got up at 9:00…
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