Author Archives: Ron Giesecke

It’s official. I am a fan of Flannery O’Connor

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I believe I’ll make this my shortest post ever with: Nuff said.

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Performing for crowds–and enjoying what I do

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I’ve been performing sleight-of-hand in some professional capacity for nearly 20 years now.  It really doesn’t seem like it. I don’t do it every day anymore, but I’m still perfectly adept at it–and while recent videos would probably convince you … Continue reading →

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Proving my abject uselessness on the weekend

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Not completely worthless.  I have to head out to the Happy Valley Strawberry Festival and hector that masses with my card tricks.  Somehow, for the last few days, I’ve felt like someone took a broomstick and shoved a rolled-up sock … Continue reading →

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I’m Blaming Flannery O’Connor for that last bit of callow humor

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

So I just finished reading Flannery O’Connor’s short story, A View of the Woods.  I need not say any more.  I had no idea that, the image I had in my mind of how O’Connor’s work was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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I should have figured

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

that the visceral nature of a joke that DID SEEM FUNNY TO ME at the time may have actually freaked a few of you out. I apologize for that. That’s why I left in the part about where I sat … Continue reading →

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Fishing near guns is bad

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

There is NO REASON for this kind of fooling around. You don’t have to tell me.

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Fishing

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

   I realize that this video in some way violates the extreme literary track that I’ve been on lately, but I can’t help it. Sometimes you just have to get away, and clear away the cobwebs in your own mind … Continue reading →

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Some days

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

 I love my Nook. 

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 Here again 

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

  i could live here. Seriously.

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Fishing 1, blogging 0

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

It’s just one of those days. By the time I come off the river, I’ll have some substantive thing or two. But for now, I defer to yesterday’s card trick.

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