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Richie Kotzen has changed my tone

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

 I just received my new guitar pedal from Tech 21. All I can say is “wow.” I’ll be reviewing it Monday, after I use it live–actually, THAT opportunity may come Friday. This thing is a beast.

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The roller-coaster conundrum

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I’ve no idea how many times in my life I’ve encountered the euphemistic term, “roller-coaster ride,”—as applied to the moments in life that tend to come as alloyed nostalgias and hybrid heartbreaks. You know the tired old bromide, “life is … Continue reading →

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Coming out of hiding

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

It seems the writing bug has hit me yet again, in spite of whatever overwhelming wave of neopessimism undergirded the last post. Okay.  I have dark moments.  Sue me.  So do you.  I just happened to forge some articulate,  wheedling … Continue reading →

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Pessimism, reality, and the very vague gap between the two

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Funny is it not? such a  robust and energetic start I had.  I grant you that. I’m great at that; running off the rails like there’s no tomorrow. I’m actually good at keeping things going, too.  At least if you … Continue reading →

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Get to history class with Doctor Who! And DON’T be TARDIS!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

As parents who took the active and on-purpose step of homeschooling their children, one becomes acutely aware of the creative permutations available in the process; there are brilliant thinkers out there, finding ways to hack the process into something far … Continue reading →

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A Half Dome primer (if you’re going)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One thing is for certain.  Googling about hiking to Half Dome bears little resemblance to being there.  Another thing is for certain: that previous assertion cannot be made into anything more banal than it already is. Banality, however, does not … Continue reading →

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Made it.

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Nuff, said . . . I present: Half Dome.   Off to play with Eric Martin.  Novato.

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Exercise: The six-word horror story

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

A while back, I saw a favorite blogger of mine–someone who does what’s called an “overnight thread” make a brief pass at this subject.  It was an exercise such as this one in which a full story arc can be … Continue reading →

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Social media, attention whores and Robin Williams

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Perhaps this should be where the conversation stops–The Instagram account of Zelda Williams–Robin Williams’ 25-year-old daughter. This social media thread should also perhaps be the final rallying point, guest book, or sympathy card in social media.  But sadly, it is not. … Continue reading →

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And . . . book . . . STARTED!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

A couple of posts ago, I stated that I had the idea for a non-fiction book–to wit: An academic satire; a good-natured Manchurian bloodletting of a humorless subject–but one in which I repair most of the wounds at the end. … Continue reading →

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