Tag: issues

• Things Not Said, No Shoes, and Happy Holidays – Thoughts from December 24, 2024

  

  For Christmas Eve, Patti and I went to our niece and nephew’s house. Patti’s sister, three of her sister’s sons, and an assortment of other people like me were there. Patti’s grandniece (a term I had to look up) was there, which I only mention because she was the adoptive parent of one of Scout’s…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 18, 2025

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• Windshields, Pig Men, and Random Clams – Thoughts from July 16 and 17, 2024

  

  July 16, 2024 I would like to talk about an issue that is of great importance to me. You may already know what I’m going to talk about. Yes, the thing that disturbs me most when I’m driving is having a dirty windshield. We’ve all been there. Bugs die, birds poop, and dirt gathers on…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 10, 2025

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• Anxious Nerd – Thoughts from August 28 to September 8, 2022

  

  August 28, 2022 I think I used to be more of a nerd, but now I’m just a recovering nerd. Reading back on my Thoughts papers tells me how much of a nerd I was. I talked about working on computers and other nerdy technical issues I was dealing with. Today, my nerdiest issues are…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 26, 2023

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