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,...
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Bob Deakin
- May 13
- 3 min
Happy Mother's Day… I Guess
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 off-key. My mother...
Bob Deakin
- May 5
- 2 min
May the Hands-Clasped Walk Be With You
The power of the hands-clasped walk cannot be underestimated. After thousands of years of humans using a hands-clasped walk to sort out...
Bob Deakin
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Reserved Parking: Suspicious People Only
What are they doing in there? We’re all used to seeing parked cars everywhere, but remember when they used to be unoccupied? I’m starting...
Bob Deakin
- Feb 3
- 3 min
How To Be Less of a Jerk with John Coutinho
Leave it to John Coutinho. To remind you, John (JC) illustrated my book, Unruly Mix: Tales of Music, Artists, Misfits, Posers, last year....
Bob Deakin
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Please Enter the One-Time Passcode to Blow Your Vibe
It’s a time and effort thing for me. Two-Factor Authentication is important because the world is full of brilliant hackers who want...
Bob Deakin
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
All Gas Stations Suck
All gas stations suck. Is it written into the business plan of every one of them that you neglect your business and make it look like...
Bob Deakin
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
I Lost My Tranny in the Blue Ridge Mountains Part II
My Virginia experience has been good so far, other than the blown transmission and end of the life of my car 750 miles from home. I find...
Bob Deakin
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
I Lost My Tranny in the Blue Ridge Mountains Part I
I lost my car in the Blue Ridge Mountains this week. It wasn’t my idea, quite the contrary. My transmission decided to off itself...
Bob Deakin
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
It Happened at The Bridgewater Country Fair
It’s coming. The Bridgewater Country Fair. For two years, Covid stood in its way, denying the good folks of Bridgewater their annual rite...
Bob Deakin
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Hello Old Friend
Who would have thought I’d become friends with a lizard? It’s hard to come by true friends in Florida, but I think I’ve found one. I...
Bob Deakin
- Jun 11, 2022
- 3 min
Where’s That Bug?
I keep hearing it buzzing but can’t find it. Occasionally I’ll find a small swarm of wasps outside my window buzzing and bumping against...
Bob Deakin
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Living the Life at the Library
I’ve been more productive than expected at my local Connecticut libraries these past two weeks. I’m up from Florida visiting mom, and...
Bob Deakin
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
All I Smell Now Is Weed
I have fond memories of the smells of New York City. It used to be diesel, urine, and burned pretzels. You can still catch a whiff of...
Bob Deakin
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
52 Blogs in 52 Weeks
Okay I did it. Now what? I posted 52 blog posts in 52 weeks. A few times I wrote them in bunches and I also went a few weeks without...
Bob Deakin
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Driving North of the Border
In a week I’ll be heading north to Connecticut from Florida. Not sure if I’m going to rough it and go non-stop, which will take 20 hours,...
Bob Deakin
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Dial W for Williams
I had to watch Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder last night. I haven’t seen it in decades, and it’s the details I’ve forgotten about...
Bob Deakin
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
Don't Read This Either if You're Under 50
People had to live in the 1970s. I just happen to be one of them. I don’t think of the 70s as a great time, just my childhood. It’s good...
Bob Deakin
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Don’t Read This if You’re Under 50
If you cant identify this actor, don’t read any further. It was the 1970s. When men wore slacks, and women drove station wagons. There...
Bob Deakin
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Ski Dreams
When was the last time I planted my face in snow? I think it was backstage at a Grateful Dead show in the early 90s. Oh wait, it was...
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