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Washing Machine Repairman By Necessity

Washing Machine Repairman By Necessity

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Washing Machine Repairman I hate wasting money to replace something I could possibly repair myself. Thanks to being cheap—and YouTube—I can repair a Kia, a Nissan, an air conditioning unit, and a clothes dryer. In recent days, I have had to answer the call and become a washing machine repairman. Let me just say, taking a washing machine apart is easy; fixing it, not so much. Certain noises shouldn’t come from washing machines. When my wife went to investigate, she discovered the…

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Collaborator Neither Required Nor Wanted

Collaborator Neither Required Nor Wanted

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Collaborator Not Required “I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties.”–Agatha Christie

Wading Out To The Middle Of The Creek

Wading Out To The Middle Of The Creek

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Wading Out To The Middle Of The Creek I was never a tall child growing up. The coordination necessary for sports was not something I had in abundance, so reading, writing, and drawing kept me busy. Despite that, I loved the outdoors (even if my required sunblock would have kept a vampire alive.) One of my favorite activities—not that I got to do it often—was wading in creeks and catching crawdads. I was 13—maybe 14—years old when ours and another…

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Mistress, Master, Tyrant, And Monster

Mistress, Master, Tyrant, And Monster

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“Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.”–Winston Churchill 

Happy New Year From The Downjotter

Happy New Year From The Downjotter

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Happy new year! I hope you all said farewell to the old year and welcomed the new one in surrounded by family and friends. I also hope no one made any outlandish resolutions. My only resolution is to do a better job of meeting deadlines. (Considering the fact I am half the day late with this greeting doesn’t bode well for the rest of the year, does it?) Regardless of my shortcomings, however, I truly hope you all have a…

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