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Pickleball Is the New Timeshare
Who told you in August of 2024 that Pickleball Is the New Racquetball? That would be me.
Bob Deakin
May 93 min read
Crushing It Without the Drama: The Cool Air of the Office Chill
You’ve killed it all week and ready for more. It’s good being you: Crushing it without the drama.
Bob Deakin
Mar 283 min read
Congress Probes Universe's Sluggish Response to Disaster
The House Oversight and Government Reform committee has launched an investigation into recent disaster response efforts by The Universe.
Bob Deakin
Mar 143 min read
Reinventing Yourself in the Mold of the Authentic You
Rejoice in reinventing yourself in the mold of the authentic you
Bob Deakin
Feb 212 min read
Walter Matson Remembers John and Jane Greene: “Two People Who Had Guiding Hands On My Life Journey”
Walter Matson remembers John and Jane Greene growing up in Kent, and was on the founding staff of what became the Kent Good Times Dispatch
Bob Deakin
Jan 105 min read
The Soundtrack of Christmas on Jefferson Avenue
What’s your favorite Christmas memory? A snowy Christmas morning? The year your water heater burst, or the one spent in the emergency room.
Bob Deakin
Dec 20, 20246 min read
YouTube Ads United in Douchebaggery
We are subjected to the whims of YouTube ads united in douchebaggery.
Bob Deakin
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Why Buy a Gas Dryer When I Can Blow Up My House For Free?
An electric dryer is scary enough with its heating element, moving parts, and sketchy ventilation.
Bob Deakin
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Bloody Memories of Friday the 13th Part 2 in Kent, New Preston, and Warren
It was time to film Friday the 13th Part 2 in Kent, New Preston, and Warren, Connecticut, featuring Jason, the horrid goon
Bob Deakin
Oct 11, 20248 min read
Pickleball Is the New Racquetball
Pickleball is the new racquetball, and it’s easier to spell.
Bob Deakin
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Remembering Mike Spooner: The Californian from Massachusetts
By Bob Deakin There was only one Mike Spooner: The Californian from Massachusetts. If you met Mike, you would think he just hopped off a...
Bob Deakin
Aug 23, 20245 min read
John and Jane Greene Created a Legacy With the Kent GTD
Such was the credo of the Good Times Dispatch throughout the 30-year reign of John and Jane Greene.
Bob Deakin
Aug 16, 202412 min read
10th President John Tyler’s Grandson Still Alive 180 Years After Term Ended
By Bob Deakin Harrison Ruffin Tyler has lived a long and prosperous life. A chemical engineer and preservationist, he co-founded...
Bob Deakin
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Soda Jerk Wanted
I can’t believe my eyes. It’s the ad for the job I’ve been waiting a lifetime for: SODA JERK WANTED.
Bob Deakin
May 10, 20245 min read
Would You Paddle Board from The Bahamas to Florida?
Trisha Mitchell of Orlando will paddle board from the Bahamas to Florida to support cystic fibrosis.
Bob Deakin
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Where Did I Put the Xanthan Gum?
Where Did I Put the Xanthan Gum? Molasses? They still make that stuff? I thought that went out with The Beatles.
Bob Deakin
Jan 26, 20243 min read
A Temporary Assistant Breathes New Life Into The Writing Routine
Anyone who knows me knows I’m not a dog person. As a kid, I had problems with unleashed dogs, but you didn't tell anyone.
Bob Deakin
Jan 19, 20244 min read
Growing Up On Christmas Eve
By Bob Deakin Photographs by Joe Dolen Christmas Eve is the time to see your people. The little things don’t matter on this day, the...
Bob Deakin
Dec 22, 20233 min read
I Don’t Want To Be a "Blogger"
By Bob Deakin Is there a more ungraceful word than blog? I write two or more of them each week and I’ve never liked the term. However,...
Bob Deakin
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Happy Mother's Day… I Guess
By Bob Deakin This one’s different. There hasn’t been a Happy Father's Day in Connecticut in a few years, but now Mother’s Day rings...
Bob Deakin
May 13, 20233 min read
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