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.
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Omada after 10 Weeks
I meant to post this back on December 5th as that would be 10 full weeks of Omada. So, anyway… After 10 weeks I am down 10 lbs. I posted a 5 week update and I was down 6-7 lbs … Continue reading
PawPaw’s Vinyl Album of the Month – Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak
This post has Amazon affiliate links but since I’m not making some expected quota I’m about to lose that designation. So whatever. I have a vinyl collection. Hell, I had a really good cassette tape collection too back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged circus magazine, columbia house, cowboy song, Creem, jailbreak, Monza, thin lizzy, vinyl
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It’s been 3 weeks since I talked to you, I’m a bad friend…
Happy Thanksgiving! Oh wait that has come and gone. How’s it been? Me? Not too bad. Work has been 10 hour days including one weekend but I’m employed and payed well. We had to let our 12 year old dog … Continue reading
I’m really bad at this
Blogging. It takes time. I maintained a blog during the early 2000’s, over a decade ago. I wish I had saved it and the content I produced, but in a fit a frustration and ambivalence I nuked it. I was … Continue reading
Omada after 5 weeks
Omada. Does it work? After 5 weeks, which ended on October 31. I am down 6-7 lbs. So the focus that Omada provides is definitely working. The weekly lessons are informational. The occasional coach messages are ok. I respond when … Continue reading
PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week: Too Much Too Soon by the New York Dolls
I’m changing these to every other week as my schedule and what I’ve been doing over on Facebook during October have kept me busy. Once again I find myself typing this after midnight. So this weeks’ vinyl is Too Much … Continue reading
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Tagged Creem, mumps, New York Dolls, puerto rico, too much too soon, vinyl
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NaNoWriMo
To do or not to do… again? National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts November 1 and I’m debating whether to give it another try. This would be try number 5 or 6, I lost count. I know I did not … Continue reading
PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week – Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
Wow, I completely missed this past Sunday posting for this. This weeks album, The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack released in 1975, comes from the summer of 1978. I had just completed my junior year in high school and was … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank-N-Furter, Mo-Ranch, Rocky Horror, Soundtrack, vinyl
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Started my 60th orbit around the Sun
Yep, had a birthday yesterday. Completed 59 orbits around the sun. Happy New year to me. I think its time to start thinking about a bucket list. My father lived to 82, so what does that give me… 23 more … Continue reading
Omada Week 1 Completed
I’ve completed week 1 of this health insurance sponsored weight loss program. Its a program called Omada and its supposed to teach me good eating habits and nutrition while providing a coach and a group of similarly weight challenged individuals … Continue reading
Retirement Ain't Easy 