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Billy Squier, and the roadside bomb of helpful advice

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the prevaricating tightropes I’ve had to maneuver in my life is the problem of exactly how much/what kind of advice to take in a variety of situations. I say this because advice in the infancy phase of one’s … Continue reading →

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Guy Writing Book About Writer’s Block Just Staring At Screen

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

That would be a great headline. Fortunately, I don’t have that issue very much. Where to begin, however, might a be a bit trickier for me. I do know, I want to employ the oft-used In medias Res bit–that is … Continue reading →

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A brief history of aloofness.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Note: This article first appeared on a completely different blog that I have mothballed. It hardly saw any light. Thus, I redirect. -R.G.(M.O.N) It seems that every few years, I’ll go through a puritanical phase of faux elitism. In the … Continue reading →

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I’m about ready to go all David Copperfield up in here

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

  One thing I have learned by picking up this blogging thing at full cadence and with a committed-and-purchased web address is this: There are a LOT of us out there. If the attention of the average reader and fellow blogger … Continue reading →

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Stuey Takes a Holiday (on writing a book)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I’ve discovered I’m an aberration. Apparently, the old adage about “everybody has a book in them,” applies to me in the exponential. Because I’ve got two or three. And they might be interesting. By that, I mean “two or three … Continue reading →

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Furrowed brows, furled leaders

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the inescapable bipolar fits I have with fly fishing is my either/or conundrum when I decide to hit the water. If I’m headed to main artery of the Sacramento River, there is no either/or; I must simply fish … Continue reading →

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If I live to be an old man, I want to geocache and obfuscate.

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

My father was born in 1918 and grew up in the Depression. He liked messing with stuff. And since the Depression limited one’s ability to acquire pre-packaged “stuff to mess with,” he learned to combine stuff not-meant-to-be-combined to have a … Continue reading →

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Protected: If You Want To See A Master In Action

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

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Ronny Mnemonic (The Gospel Of John Project)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I’ve always been fascinated by astounding feats of memorization. Whether it be card, counting, the playing of a symphonic piece memorized sheet music, or the extended and unaided soliloquy. I’ve always been fascinated by astounding feats of memorization. Whether it … Continue reading →

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(NOTE: This little screed was written circa August of 2012, and managed to ferment in the airtight basement that is FaceBook. It perhaps got more attention than anything else I’ve ever written there.  My hope is you get a laugh … Continue reading →

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ron Giesecke | 6 Comments