Monthly Archives: July 2013

Of Muscle Relaxants and Strange Dreams

Posted on July 31, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Sunday night I unloaded the car from an overnight trip to Bismarck. Per our standard operating procedure when out of town, we stocked up on EVERYTHING. So while I took a lot of weight off the car’s rear axle somewhere … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to the Sweetest Gal in the World

Posted on July 29, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Happy Birthday to my wife: my light, my joy, the beacon that I would drive home to every workday, my sun and stars.

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To Sleep and Perchance Have a Maddening Dream

Posted on July 26, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Last night I swear I dreamed of a perfect movie. It was one of those movies about reporters and the news business, the kind they don’t make any more. Something about a government cover-up unraveling and dammit, the plot worked. … Continue reading →

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No Gatekeeper or Keymaster necessary

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jeroljohnson

To all the knuckle-dragging boys of the geek community, get out of Mom’s basement and show some respect. I say this as someone married to a geek girl and who would be proud to be the father of anyone of … Continue reading →

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In Which I am Drenched with Sweat

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Today was the day I got to work on the yard. The front yard hadn’t been mowed in a week but the back yard hadn’t been since before the 4th of July. The storm that took out our trees happened … Continue reading →

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To Tame a Land

Posted on July 22, 2013 by jeroljohnson

We’ve been away for a number of days and are just catching up with washing clothes, cleaning house, getting attitude from pets. To occupy you, here’s a picture of a small pond in a mountain canyon. You can almost smell … Continue reading →

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This.Is.Caturday.

Posted on July 13, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Daniel and the Hexenbiest like to be outside. They like to be outside a lot. They like to be outside so much they will fall asleep on the back step. Oh, and of course the killing of small things. Hodge, … Continue reading →

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This is Still Not the Future I Dreamed Of

Posted on July 12, 2013 by jeroljohnson

I do not have a flying car, a jetpack, or a BrainPal neural interface. Someone get to work on those things before I die. I am here today to offer an update on the technology status here at Ber Manor. … Continue reading →

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Orson Scott Card and the Fear of the Buttsecks

Posted on July 10, 2013 by jeroljohnson

Orson Scott Card and the Fear of the Buttsecks As one who considers himself a fantasy writer and a very long-time speculative fiction reader, I suppose it behooves me to comment on the idiocy and hypocrisy that is Orson Scott … Continue reading →

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There Be a Storm a-Comin’

Posted on July 7, 2013 by jeroljohnson

On Friday we got hit by a sudden thunderstorm with pelting rain and high winds. The ND Centennial Elm in the back yard got split straight down the trunk, destroying the tree behind it and almost bringing down our power … Continue reading →

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