Author: Brian Kirwan
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Thinking About Quest – Thoughts from July 16, 2023
I’ve become the guy who brings down the room by talking about Quest going blind. I can’t really talk about anything else because it’s the only thing on my mind. She just turned thirteen years old and I don’t know if she’s going to make it to fourteen. I tell people her age and they…
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Fantasy, Reality, and the Unreal – Thoughts from July 12 and 15, 2023
July 12, 2023 Listen up, people. I’ve got something to say. Just kidding. If I had something to say, I would just say it. I don’t like it when people introduce what they’re going to say. Patti does this quite often. She says, “I’m going to tell you something, but you have to promise not…
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Water Damage, Tree Removal, and Video Issues – Thoughts from July 8, 2023
The other day, Patti and I noticed wet spots on our carpet in the den. We had problems with water leaking before, so we knew something was leaking. It’s the only time in my life when I wished it was a cat urinating. I checked the water heater and, sure enough, it was leaking and…
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Explosive Birthday Aftermath – Thoughts from July 2 and 4, 2023
July 2, 2023 As birthdays go, this is one of the most recent ones. That’s right, I’m the big five three today. Because I exhausted all my vacation time in Jamaica, I couldn’t take today off. I’m at work, but it’s not so bad. My place of work is where people come on their vacations.…
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American Disfunctional Family – Thoughts from June 25 and 30, 2023
June 25, 2023 I’ve been back to work for two days now. I’m still feeling tired, itchy, puffy, and not quite back to normal. The one thing I didn’t miss while on vacation was my difficulty breathing at home. In bed, my office, and while watching TV, I’m surrounded by fur in the form of…
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Goodbye Jamaica, Hello Miami Airport – Thoughts from June 21 and 22, 2023
June 21, 2023 Our last day here in Jamaica is here. We got up at 7:00 this morning. Tonight, we have to be in bed by 8:00 pm because we have to wake up at 4:00 am tomorrow. We have to have our luggage outside our room by 5:30 am and be out of our…
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Jamaican Dreams, Crackers, and Endings – Thoughts from June 19 and 20, 2023
June 19, 2023 As I woke up in Jamaica this morning, I remembered two dreams. They seemed like one long dream, but I realized they were two separate dreams. The best titles for them would be Lazy Zombies and Flying Hamster Friend. I wrote them down so I could eventually develop them as stories. Perhaps…
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Our Hermit Crab, Peacock, and Rooster Friends – Thoughts from June 16 to 18, 2023
June 16, 2023 It’s Friday and I think we all know what that means. Usually, it means grocery shopping at home, but today it’s vacation shopping. Patti is looking for a bag for the cat sitter and guardian of our girls while we’re here in paradise. We lost water this morning before we could shower.…
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Operation Jamaican Vacation: The Anniversary Part – Thoughts from June 13 to 15, 2023
June 13, 2023 Day two of operation Jamaican vacation, but it feels like day one. We were too tired to vacation yesterday. I had a dream where I was petting a seal. This was probably from me missing Luna laying on top of me and our daily rubbing exercise. I rub her and she tries…
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Jamaica, Here We Come – Thoughts from June 11 and 12, 2023
June 11, 2023 Here we sit in the LAX airport. It’s about 9:30 pm and our flight is at about 11:30 pm. Who is this “we” you speak of? This might be your question if this is your first ever Thoughts paper you’ve read from this Brian guy. Brian is one of the we and…
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