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One American Town: An Interview with Author Donald Connery
It has been 30 years since Kent resident Donald Connery wrote One American Town, the story of a nameless small town, its virtues, its characters, and how it deals with the prospect of change.
Bob Deakin
Apr 38 min read


I’d Love to Be Your LinkedIn Connection: Here’s My Credit Card
It’s the internet, we don’t know each other, and people steal stuff. I wish to at least assume that you are human, or be able to prove it in court that I had reason to believe.
Bob Deakin
Mar 272 min read


My Life Used to Be So Much More Than a Keyword
The erosion of identity and the cruel joke of being human in a quantified world is that my entire life has been reduced to a keyword.
Bob Deakin
Feb 202 min read


Cybersecurity Is Your Own Business
Why do you have 700 emails in your spam folder and 15 in your inbox? Because there are people who want your information.
Bob Deakin
Feb 62 min read


Advice to Authors: Send an Email to the World!
Authors receive more advice than bad golfers as they approach a publish date. My advice to authors: Send an email to the world.
Bob Deakin
Jan 154 min read


Jesse Learns Henry's Law: Everybody Out of the Pool!
Henry’s Law is responsible for raising the pH of a customer’s pool, and Jesse is entrenched in a battle to stop it.
Bob Deakin
Jan 23 min read


How to Make Your Pool Water Glisten and Lights Twinkle Like a Pro
Jesse the pool guy wishes everyone a happy Holiday season as he prepares his client’s pool for a Christmas Eve bash.
Bob Deakin
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Pool Guy Captivated by Michael Bublé Impersonation
Jesse the pool guy was deep into diagnosing an unusual water chemistry problem at the Andrews home on Thursday when the sound of music struck him. He doesn’t hear much music while servicing pools but today was different.
Bob Deakin
Nov 28, 20253 min read


HOA Approaches Pool Guy: No, the Pleasure is All Mine
Jesse the pool guy has his stuff together. He tolerates irrational behavior on the part of HOA members and management companies, who glaringly demonstrate what happens when you have too much time on your hands.
Bob Deakin
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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