Category Archives: Social media

Jim Carrey, and the The Clutch That Is Killing Us

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

In the process of writing a book that draws from my own childhood experiences, I’ve been forced to try to relive the technical and informational limitations that define well over half the reason it’s worth using as the setting/plot/backdrop of … Continue reading →

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“Back to the Future,” and the one thing it TRULY DID get right

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

The October 21st, 2015 rubicon crossed by Marty McFly and company was almost completely muted by the faked, gaffed, and photoshopped “pre-hoaxes” that routinely swept FaceBook over the years. When the day finally arrived, I figured something was up, based … Continue reading →

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VLOG: Apparently, Oficina G3 makes me run into other people’s cabins

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

If you’ve been here reading my veritable assaults against normalcy, you would well know my fascination–YEAH EVEN A FANSHIP of–the band Oficina G3.  But, for all points and purposes here, NONE of that matters.  All you need to know is–they … Continue reading →

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The Ritalin Diaries

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

So it appears the video blogging might be a hit.  I’m taking on comments all over the place from people saying “you have a natural gravitas that bespeaks a man encumbered with an intellect few of us could bear upon … Continue reading →

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WordPress REALLY LIKES this trout pic

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I submit to you, the following picture: This is a picture of the Onchorynchis Mykiss Stonei–the McCloud River Rainbow trout. Taken on my April 25th jaunt up the hill. Go ahead. Click on it.  It’s a cool pic. It has … Continue reading →

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Spoilers. You might think you’re immune, but you’re not

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I just had a short conversation with my 15 year-old daughter about a particular book she’s reading. I will refrain from saying what that book is, because I have to discuss a minor event in it–or should I say the … Continue reading →

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Reblogging the self: A question for the WordPress community

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Does anyone here know or understand the re-blogging mechanism when it comes to reaching into the archives of one’s own blog? This is primarily to avoid having write the occasional “greatest hits” post every so often. Early on (almost a year … Continue reading →

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I’ve written stuff so good, I am forced to MENTION IT myself.

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

When magician Ricky Jay performs his playing card throwing act, in which two of the cards are thrown into the exact same spot–literally with no space between them, he berates the audience with that same line I use in my … Continue reading →

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Onward . . . and upward.

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

So . . . I managed to take some “decent” traffic over my ten-point screed about what kind of ne’er-do-well one has to be to get jettisoned from my Facebook brain trust. And by “decent” I mean “not as good … Continue reading →

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Top Ten ways to get defriended from Facebook

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

As it would turn out, my little poll/slash/experiment/foray into the psyche of vox populi yielded a plurality of votes for the Facebook Defriending option. I knew that was going to happen. Here’s why. Raging about my fellow man’s unwavering interest … Continue reading →

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