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Continuing Throat Problems, Odd Cabinet Connections, and OLD – Thoughts from February 1, 2026 – Part 1
On January 22, I had my checkup appointment for my throat. I changed the cough drops I used, but I could still feel something on my vocal cord. The polyp had grown back. I saw that on my last appointment. When the doctor came into the exam room, he asked how my throat was doing.…
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Fugitives, Relocating, and a Possum Named Steve – Thoughts from January 10, 2026
Patti and I are fugitives. If that doesn’t make you interested, I don’t know what will. In case this is the first Thoughts from Life you’ve ever read; I’ll briefly explain the situation. Patti (my wife) and I (me/Brian) have adopted an outside cat (Archie). We would let him come into the house, but we…
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New Year, Cassette Repairs, and Cats Living Together – Thoughts from January 5, 2026
This is my first entry for 2026. After screwing up and writing 2025, I wrote 2026 for the first time this year. I thought about it the other day and figured out I don’t have many opportunities to write the year anywhere. These entries are one of the last places I write out the whole…
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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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