Author: Mike Cheatham
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Wars – Witches – and searches; house, internet and for help
Prelude in three parts…I believe there is a point to be made…but, bear with me. _____________ “On Halloween morning, 1938, Orson Welles awoke to find himself the most talked about man in America. The night before, Welles and his Mercury Theatre on the Air had performed a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’s The…
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Conquering Waterloo…I mean Walmart
Ok. I went to the Walmart to pick up some stuff. I put on regular pants, and shoes…still not comfortable with pajama pants and fuzzy slippers yet…and traveled over to get a few groceries and maybe hit up some after Christmas sales. I hate Christmas, but since I am retired now,…
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The hill to the Capitol is HUGE!
(in many ways) I guess I didn’t remember how many steps there were, it really doesn’t look like that many, from Charlotte Avenue to the Tennessee State Capitol building. But my old legs reminded me that I ain’t quite as young as I think and choosing the cheapest parking does at…
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my calendar page for January 23, 2024
Some may know that Joy and I took a trip to New Orleans to listen to the Dalai Lama speak several years ago; because I love the simplicity of his words and thoughts. It was wonderful to listen to this man who has seen so many changes and challenges throughout…
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2024…ok, at least one more day…
Goodbye 2023. This time last year, I was just home from my second heart attack of December 2022, and it would be a few months before I really got my feet back under me….but here I am. Truly happy when I open my eyes, truly happy. I snuck by for another…
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Clarksville Tornado Cleanup …personal perspective.
From our house, we could see the dark line of the tornado move across Clarksville, without understanding the impact it was having on families in our community. We knew what was happening on the weather reports, and had to assume that things were not good, but couldn’t imagine that reality. …
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Surveys, Polls…too cold to fish
Statistically, a representative sampling can predict a full population…mathematically speaking it is true…but that is if there is no bias introduced into the equation. I know the +/- allowed for error should account for that in a “real and unbiased” survey, but do those exist today? We all read survey…
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Murfreesboro Nissan…tried to hate ’em…
I retired and my wife is still working to keep me in a lifestyle I have become accustomed to…well, that’s my story anyway. So, when she decided we should get new “retirement” vehicles, who am I to argue? Now it only started with a new truck to be honest, but in…
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Tennessee me…
There are those few seconds when the dust is rising against the heat of a summer day (you can feel it, taste it) and the first drops of rain that try to beat it back down…when humidity threatens to stop your breathing and the sun moves behind the clouds. A…
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I need a favor – (or A Tale of Two Heart Attacks) – you decide
I really thought being a retired, kept man was going to be much easier than it is proving to be. I mean kept; I assumed that didn’t entail dishes, laundry, cooking, cleaning. It was going to be a breeze for me. I was going to be back in the kayak…
Topwater Moon 