Monthly Archives: October 2014

Adventures and Travels

Posted on October 29, 2014 by jeroljohnson

I’m going to be offline for the next four or five days. There may be strange adventure involved or perhaps just a break from what we’ve been dealing with the past few weeks. But I’ll tell you one thing, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Early and Late Fall

Posted on October 27, 2014 by jeroljohnson

The tree in the center of this photo was covered in russet leaves a couple days ago and it was beautiful. Temperatures last week ranged between the 70s and 60s during the daytime and it was lovely. Today it’s in … Continue reading →

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Things I Don’t Have to Think About Today

Posted on October 24, 2014 by jeroljohnson

Things I Don’t Have to Think About Today. Some very horrible people in the nerdverse are acting very horribly, as is their wont. These frightened little man-children are trying to cloak their misogyny as ethics in gaming journalism (which is … Continue reading →

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Dirt Under My Fingernails

Posted on October 23, 2014 by jeroljohnson

This fall I’ve been helping my cousin, The Singing Farmer, moving machinery and trucks around for harvest. This has been a strange year for farmers. The planting season was very late, well into June. When our big hail storm hit … Continue reading →

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Daniel and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on October 17, 2014 by jeroljohnson

It’s in the mid-forties today and the cats had a horrible time deciding whether to be inside or outside. In theory, they were desperate to go out. We’ve been gone for a couple days and they had severe cabin fever. … Continue reading →

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Uniformity

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jeroljohnson

I’ve never had a job where I had to wear a uniform. But a post by Carmen Esposito on the AVClub, an article on Medium.com, and the subsequent thread about the topic on Metafilter got me thinking about these things. … Continue reading →

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Suspension and Displacement

Posted on October 10, 2014 by jeroljohnson

I’m kind of foundering today. My attention span has been a little shakier than normal this week, my time has been siphoned off on things other than writing, and even today, when I have had a big block of uninterrupted … Continue reading →

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Master has given Dobby a sock

Posted on October 8, 2014 by jeroljohnson

My wife has given me the gift of warm tootsies. Ever since I’ve been free of wearing a cast/boot on my foot I have been wearing these black sandals with a Velcro strap across the top. They’re two sizes too … Continue reading →

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Some Times the Grumpy Old Man in Me Comes Out

Posted on October 8, 2014 by jeroljohnson
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The Beers of Winter are Coming

Posted on October 6, 2014 by jeroljohnson

Back when I made my big beer buy in August I laid in a fair amount of dark beers in addition to my usual IPAs. This weekend was nothing but below average temperatures, wind, and overcast skies. That’s the perfect … Continue reading →

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