Author: Mike Cheatham
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Background was always in the background…”to be”
As a younger person, I wanted “to be” many things over time. Like a singer (but I couldn’t sing), a musician (but it never came naturally), a stoner/drifter (at that, I excelled for a while – never meant to be coke/meth/opioid addict; oh well, I survived that too)…but never did…
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Cordell Hull; 3rd place with some luck.
It has been a minute or two since I put down any words about a tournament. But for the two years since I retired as a mfg engineer, I have been telling myself I was going to fix that and talk about my often less than average fishing skills. So….here…
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Avoiding me today…
or…how to avoid cookie dough… The beauty of aging is the knowledge gained. I can finally see myself applying lessons that taught me to be, and to do better. It would be a lie to say I learned from everything I should have, but I see a person I could have…
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The new “Woke” insult…you are a minority!!
I was told yesterday that I am now a minority by a republican MAGA supporter – then they threw in the obligatory “woke”…that isn’t an insult to me by the way. They said it, not because I am a 62 yr old white male and our race is being taken…
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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. …
Topwater Moon 