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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2023 Resolution Review – is there a prize for completion?
We are 4 months into the year, 1/3 of the way on this 2023 journey, and it’s time for a 2023 Resolution Review. It’s that time of the year where I review what nonsense I came up with in January … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life in General, Music, Philosophical, writing
Tagged journal, new years resolution, novel writing, record album, recording, resolution, weight loss
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Vinyl of the Month – Wired by Jeff Beck
It was a sad day when I heard that Jeff Beck had passed away. Literally a guitar Superstar. Was I a fan? I would have to say not really. I did not go out and buy his latest albums or … Continue reading
Posted in Album of the month, Life in General, Music
Tagged 1979, 8-track, 8-track player, Album of the month, alcoholism, best friends, blow by blow, drug addiction, DWI, high school, jeff beck, Mo-Ranch, texas state penitentiary, University of Southern Mississippi, USM, vinyl, wired
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Work-Life Balancing Act
I guess it was the pandemic that triggered a change in my perspective on work-life balance. I, thankfully, did not lose anyone close to me during that time but my middle son ended up in ICU with Covid in June … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life in General, Philosophical
Tagged covid, diabetes, dilbert, quiet quitting, work-life balance
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Free Comic Book Day
2 weeks from today people, Free Comic Book Day, May 6, 2023. Comics have gotten expensive so any time they’re free is a good thing.
Hello Friend, it’s me. I’m sorry
I really do neglect this blog. I am keeping my journal up but this blog… Currently listening to The Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks album as I typed this. Maybe I should start reviewing comic books I get … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life in General, writing
Tagged hip surgery, low carb, memoir, never mind the bollocks, sex pistols, USA, weight loss
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Vinyl of the Month – Rock City by Riot
Riot, not to be confused with Quiet Riot, was a band from New York that formed in 1975. They put out their first album Rock City in late 1977. I saw Riot in a skating rink in Copperas Cove Texas … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, circus magazine, copperas cove, Fire Down Under, Narita, Overdrive, riot, Rock city, texas, vinyl
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More Flash Fiction
About 13 or 14 years ago I learned of the Elmira web site and my Great-Great Grandfather Hiram’s grave. I had known my Great-Great Grandfather was a Confederate soldier and he had died in a prison up North. That was … Continue reading
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Tagged confederate, Elimra, Elmira Prison Camp, flash fiction, grandfather, grave 2558, mississippi, new york
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Vinyl of the Month – Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution
I didn’t start out a Prince fan. I think the first time I heard of him was a video of Little Red Corvette on MTv. (Remember when MTv played music videos? Now it’s a shitty reality TV channel.) I didn’t … Continue reading
Flash Fiction
Flash fiction is a genre of fiction, defined as a very short story. While there is no set word count that separates flash fiction from more traditional short stories, flash fiction stories can be as short as a few words. … Continue reading
