Monthly Archives: April 2015

I was going to blog from this place

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

  But this place is closing soon. Instead, I’m sitting in front of the also-closed Heritage Junction museum in MCCloud, charging my phone on the only exposed outlet in town. If I’m not cited for vagrancy, I’m going to hopefully shoot … Continue reading →

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No filters (And blogging from the banks of the McCLoud)

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Sure. It isn’t a huge fish. But it sure does have color. Hat tip to Mike Mercer. It’s his fly (Mercer’s missing link. An absolute TERROR to tie, but I did it).

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On into Friday 

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

As the weekend comes rolling towards us all, I will have the next few days to think about the book idea I’ve carried for years, the general attack plan,  and the cool idea my daughter gave me to help me … Continue reading →

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Stant Litore: The Haunted Edition!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Apparently, my eBay auction of the book has given the author of the actual book himself reason to think I’m a genuinely funny guy. Well, he’s a genuinely great writer. I thank him for the visibility–especially the Facebook torrent that … Continue reading →

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Peripatetic blogging and the start of a novel 

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

  I’ve got a novel in my head. And I’m going to start discussing it in the general, even if I avoid the specifics. A while back, I wondered about the idea of sharing snippets of a novel on the blog. … Continue reading →

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Zombie Bible Book–It’s Now on Ebay

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Because I had to.  Sometimes, there are no easy answers. Bid on it. If you dare.

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Gearing up for the McCloud River

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Just an update for the fly-fishing-minded.  Season opens here on Saturday, and I have managed to protractedly throw off the yoke of soul-sucking bond at work for a couple days commensurate with that time.  I’m sure some other vampiristic, logistical … Continue reading →

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My Amazon purchase: SOMEBODY! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

For the next little while, you will intermittently be hearing about my fascination with author Stant Litore’s  Zombie Bible Series.  And for a minute here, you’re going to hear about it again, although, not exactly the way I had intended … Continue reading →

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Concerning the reverse-psychology of homeliness

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

A few years ago, I started messing around with buying dime-store reading glasses.  I did this mainly because my eyes would intermittently have moments of focal-challenges.  But 95 % of the time, I didn’t really need them. A few years … Continue reading →

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Mr. Big’s Eric Martin weighs in (sort of) on the creative process.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I know two things about Eric Martin.  One is, he is the singer/front man/vocal wonder that came into my consciousness with the advent of their eponymous record in the late eighties. Having been a musician/singer nearly all my life, I … Continue reading →

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