Category Archives: personal

Dreaming (Redux)

Posted on April 25, 2021 by cdsmiller17

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What is it that everyone does every night, week after week, year after year, but so few of us remember the next morning? What is it that creates a feeling of strangeness when we think about…

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Beware (purportedly) Facebook Ads from China

Posted on April 22, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Ol’ Bait and Switch My wife has taken to on-line shopping during the pandemic. Most of the time, she has no problems with her purchases, especially if they were ordered through Amazon. But recently, she ordered a dog ramp … Continue reading →

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See? It Did Snow Last Night

Posted on April 22, 2021 by cdsmiller17

But it’s only a light dusting.

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Tonight’s Sunset Previews the Coming Snow Clouds

Posted on April 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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And Speaking of the Police…

Posted on April 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Magpie It’s an odd sort of memory. I was driving through Windsor Great Park on my way back to Ascot, where I lived during the week, from my work at Hook & Slate Fixings Ltd in the Slough Industrial Park, … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy! Communists in the State Department

Posted on April 19, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Senator Joe McCarthy Accuses the Government of Treason On the day I was born, Joe McCarthy started his crusade against Communists in the government, Now, obviously, this was a few hours after my birth time of 3:49 am, but the … Continue reading →

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When Parents are Asked to Make an Impossible Decision

Posted on April 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

New Amsterdam (Season 1, Episode 15 “Croaklahoma”) We are slowly getting through season one, and this episode shows the negative impact religion can have on life-and-death decisions: the young parents of a recent heart transplant cannot afford their child’s medication, … Continue reading →

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In Just Seven Years, I’ve Gone from Zero to Nero

Posted on April 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

My WordPress Statistics In one week’s time, I shall be celebrating my seventh anniversary of writing blogs on this platform. I knew the small audience of readers would grow over time, but I wasn’t expecting the huge doubling of numbers … Continue reading →

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Another Piece of Art Rescued from the Dump

Posted on April 16, 2021 by cdsmiller17

He looks like driftwood, but he’s actually plastic. (Susan repainted his body.)

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How I Became a Hypnotherapist (but only in the UK)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Successful Hypnotherapy (1984) After going through my own series of hypnotherapy sessions in 1989, I realized that I, too, could become one. All I had to do was find someone to teach me the methods. (And remember, in those days, … Continue reading →

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