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Author: Rick Thues

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March 29, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #687 April 2, 2022 Some time in the early 1990s i was at a K-mart store. i went to the photo film department to pick up some 110 film cartridges for my Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 camera.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7hgaugoJjw There was no 110 film on the shelves. There were only 35mm film cartridges. i walked over to the music department. There were no vinyl records in the racks. They had all been replaced with CDs (Compact Discs). Had i just stepped through a time portal? Where had the familiar technology gone? It was progress. My camera and my turntable were...
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Regret

March 24, 2022 Uncategorized 4 Comments
Episode #686. March 26, 2022. Having no regrets means testing your mettle at every opportunity.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSEtWt9u-A Regret My wife and I are driving around Maui to Hana. We stop for gas where I speak to the attendant. “Anything interesting up ahead?” I ask. “There’s a waterfall in about 5 miles. People jump off it into a pool. Look for a small sign with a picture of a waterfall.” “Thanks,” I said, paying for the gas. Cruising along the road to Hana I see the sign. “Let’s go to the waterfall,” I say as I make the hard right...
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Language of Pain

March 14, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #685 March 19, 2022 i was gardening in the rock garden when i stepped on a rock.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjP85DQtqE   The sole of my foot said “pain” (ROCK POKING FOOT - LOSING BALANCE) then my ankle said, “crunch” (I’M FOLDED).  As i went down on one knee my hand brushed the aloe. My cuticle yelled so loud that my mouth said, “?#¥@!” i looked at the finger. A red mark scarred the edge of the nail. Blood welled up under the nail. The nail throbbed with my heart and my hand said, “I’m hurt…I’m hurt…I’m hurt… …”  PRES-SURE, PRES-SURE,...
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Pattern Recognition

March 9, 2022 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Episode #684 March 12, 2022 Joe slipped off a mountain path on a bright, cold day in December. Tumbling down the slope he pushed off rocks and crashed into brush and bramble. His head hit a tree trunk and he passed out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkk9fvmHDZs His eyes opened. Pain stabbed and pulsed at his body. It came from his left leg, left hand and forehead. “i’m injured,” he thought. Joe looked at his leg. It looked normal, but hurt at the knee. He moved his left hand in front of his eyes to see what hurt. One of the fingers was bent...
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Refurbish

March 4, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments
Episode #683 March 5, 2022 Refurbishment is a type of maintenance. It is an act of renewal, but also an opportunity for improvement.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqn-7ZkYUYM The steps taken to refurbish are: Demolition. Redesign/remodel. Make and fit replacement parts. Finishing. Clean up. Refurbishment can be as simple as a coat of paint or as thorough as a Phoenix reborn. The Greek mythological Phoenix is a bird that periodically bursts into flames, then rises from the ashes as a reborn creature. This is an act of total demolition. The bird then redesigns itself in the image of its younger self....
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Scammed

February 21, 2022 Uncategorized 4 Comments
Episode #682 February 26, 2022 The cover of my Tent-In-A-Box shed was ripped to shreds in the high winds at my house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IU1ZdDfXTY   The fabric cover of the shed is multilayered rip stop nylon. After three years of use it just could not withstand the elements.  The shed covers my water well-head and needs only to insulate the equipment from the occasional freeze and blowing dirt. It is light weight and easily lifted off the equipment to give well maintenance personnel easy access. i contemplated building a wooden shed with a removable roof. The cost of wood is so...
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