Just Chuck
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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
Author Archives: Just Chuck
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With the 4th of July tomorrow, I just happened to be reading Brad Meltzer’s First Conspiracy book and I’m at the part of the book where the start of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence are introduced. Here … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Hey Hey It’s the Monkees 20 Smash Hits by The Monkees
Before I had ever heard of the Beatles, I already knew who The Monkees were. The band was formed in 1966 originally as a fake TV band (a la Partridge Family) and they came into my living room every Saturday … Continue reading
I Miss Sears
I miss Sears. Every year, as the summer days started getting shorter, Mom would herd my two brothers and I into an old blue Ford four door and make the annual trek to our local Sears store with the singular … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life in General
Tagged gulf credit card, layaway, sears, sears Christmas wish book, wish book
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No Monday Post
WIth Father’s Day activities yesterday and today a work holiday, Juneteenth, I took a break. New post next Monday. Instead, enjoy this song I recorded many many many years ago. Fascination (Ozone Ferd rendition) by Corner Desk Studio on #SoundCloud … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life in General, Music
Tagged fascination, human league, my music, ozone ferd, soundcloud
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Hobbies and Collecting
I have many hobbies and collections. The two sometimes overlap. My hobbies, or whims, rotate depending on my creative state of mind or an external influence such as YouTube or family. It makes it tough to focus and become good … Continue reading
Home is….
Home is where the heart is right? That’s how the saying goes. Doesn’t matter where you are or who you are with, home is where the heart is. I assume we’re talking about my heart. Home is where my mom … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Philosophical
Tagged hattiesburg, home, home is, homebody, mom
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Vinyl of the Month – The Godz by The Godz
You’ve probably never heard of them but The Godz are Rock and Roll Machines and they will tell you why in their song Gotta Keep a Runnin’. They will go so far as to suggest we are all Rock and Roll Machines. … Continue reading
Memorial Day 2023
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. From 1868 to 1970, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged army, army brat, decoration day, granite city army depot, huey, memorial day, parachute, UH-1
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Ode to Dad
My Dad passed away in 2018 due to surgery complications. He was 82. He graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1960 and retired as a Colonel. I miss him. Dad would not come out and admit it but … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life in General
Tagged astronaut, chemistry, chemistry set, childhood, dad, encyclopedia Britannica, Gemini Space Walk, history channel, igneous rocks, learning, pictorial encyclopedia of American history, Revell, St. Louis, St. Louis Science Center, west point, west point military academy
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Well, How Did I Get Here?
When I graduated from High School in 1979, I was expected to go to college. There was no questioning that, and I thank my parents for standing firm on that rule. However, I had no career plan. I had not … Continue reading
