One may think that with The Spouse at his Mom’s and me back at the ranch alone, it would be very quiet. Not the case. Why?
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This past weekend, I drove my Spouse to his Mom’s house. She lives about 250 miles away, all by herself in the only house she has known for some 68 years. Via frequent phone calls, she had been signaling to us that she was not well, but what we found was…
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A very unwelcome last-gasp of winter visited us on the first day of astronomical Spring here in these parts: a major winter storm. From the hyperventilating of the TV weather weasels remarking about a “record-breaking event!” (pant, pant, pant), even the B-I-C* couldn’t exceed their excitement during his usual early morning twitter shitstorm he’s known for.

Spouse and I took it…
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I was searching as usual for a topic to write about on this blog when an email arrived to inform me that…
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I was delighted to have a very productive Saturday, topped off by calling a successful auction for my VFD’s annual event. Suited and booted in black dressy Lucchese crocodile belly boots, I helped to raise over $26,500 for the fire department’s ongoing needs.

However, as soon as the auction part of the dinner was over, and right before the DJ began playing music for dancing, I bid my farewells. Why? …
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Yes, it’s me again. That guy who attends meetings of local legislative committee and budget hearings. That guy whose arms are loaded with paper, files, and facts. That guy who is focused and determined to hold elected leaders accountable.

Yep, that guy in those jeans and boots, here again to…
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I have been blogging now for over ten years, so regular readers are aware that I do not fit stereotypes (gay or straight.) That is, I am my own man and I do not embrace or exhibit the typical behaviors of either a gay or straight man. This blog conveys that I am my own man, comfortable in my own skin, and not comfortable when…
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I am trying to keep my self-promise to work on weight-loss. Two steps forward, one step back.

My forward-moving steps have been in hiking boots and bare feet. (Huh?)
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Whilst taking a trip down memory lane with The Spouse, we were looking at a photo album that I put together of our first of six trips to Australia. That trip was in February-March, 1996. Man, images of us as a couple of leatherdudes at the Sydney Mardi Gras brought back a lot of memories. But what was more interesting and inspiring to me was…
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I mentioned on this blog the other day that my spouse’s battle with toxic effects on his limbic system due to the long-term illness from which he suffered made our Valentine’s Day rather difficult.

The Spouse regretted that, and made up for it by…
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