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I’ve set up a Twitter feed for @slow_old_runner. When I do a blog posting, there will be a tweet on my feed. [more …]
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Life Stories
What’s happening in the world and closer to home
Real Estate Taxes Explained
Many residents and I received our Stafford County real estate assessments on February 14, 2022. Immediately following, many exasperated posts appeared on social media on how increases in values were unfair and debilitating. The posts contained many misconceptions and assumptions.[more …]
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Living Wills and Goose Poop
What does it mean when you are thinking about writing your living will and medical directive in the first couple of miles of a run? [more …]
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Sheehy Toyota for Fredericksburg – Service Dept
I’ve owned my 2021 Toyota Corolla for six months and took it in for my first recommended service to Sheehy Toyota of Fredericksburg on January 18, 2022. The entire process from appointment to completion went smoothly. [more …]
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Michael and Son
Michael and Son missed 4 of 7 appointments that needed to be rescheduled. I would say they are as bad as the cable company. But, that would be disparaging to the cable company. If you can tolerate the lack of proactive communications, missed appointments, and customer service reps, you need to explain the situation on every phone call; they are OK to work on your plumbing.[more …]
2022 Would Like a Mulligan
A famous comedian’s routine was titled “Never Challenge Worse.” No matter how bad things were, they always can worse. After 2020, people said, “this was a bad year. It can’t get worse.”. Or, can it?[more …]
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Wegman’s – Carded at 65
As previously reported on a Facebook post, on Christmas Eve, a cashier at Wegman’s asked to see my id to make sure I was old enough to buy beer. The last time I was carded, I was 35.[more …]
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Vaccination Mandates
There is a simple solution to the situation based on personal freedom. It’s part of that life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness clause.[more …]
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