The Beginning At Last

Author: Kevin

  • NTT Challenge: 04/04/24 Edition

    NTT Challenge: 04/04/24 Edition

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    Hello and good evening, all! Apologies for the very, very late edition! I’m still adjusting to the new work schedule, and have not quite found my groove yet. Normally, I would run through the roll call, but as I am already very late, I am going to jump right into the proceedings. Please forgive this…

  • WTH Wednesday: 04/10

    WTH Wednesday: 04/10

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    Good day to all and welcome to Wednesday! We’ve hit the halfway mark once again. Hopefully you’ve all made it through relatively unscathed. I, for one, did not. 😄 I got my first official “war wound” at work yesterday. I was working in an tightly enclosed silo, and at one point, backed into a piece…

  • Why Just One?

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    Screw you, WP. I’ll list as many as I want. 😋 The Agoge A few weeks back, I started a little personal experiment to get back in shape, to become more mindful, and to reinvigorate my reading and writing habits. While it’s not been perfected yet, it has been an improvement, and I will continue…

  • Over The Top Tuesday (04/09/24)

    Over The Top Tuesday (04/09/24)

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    Good morning, and happy post-eclipse Tuesday! Not gonna lie, it looked a lot like an overcast day from where I was standing. 😄 If anyone did see the full effect, I hope it was cool and you enjoyed it! Not much new here. Doing the work thing today, and then off for a couple days.…

  • Hit the Iron, Baby!

    Hit the Iron, Baby!

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    In the interest of keeping it PG, I’ll just say my favorite way to workout is good old fashioned iron. 😄 While I do enjoy push-ups and other calisthenics, my favorite things will be barbells and dumbbells. Something about picking up heavy shit just speaks to my inner gorilla. Call me a meathead if you…

  • Just A Metallic Monday

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    A get your ass to work day. No, it’s not Sunday. It’s not your fricken fun day. And now you’re on the run day. It’s just a metallic Monday. Good morning, all. Hope everyone’s week is off to a grand start! Big eclipse day and all that good stuff. I’ll be at work when it…

  • Bond or the Barbarian

    Bond or the Barbarian

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    I don’t know that there is any one particular book I could or would pick, but I can narrow it down to a couple series. The Ian Fleming James Bond books I saw the James Bond movies way before I read any of the books. Over the years, I have picked up a variety of…

  • What Do You Remember?

    What Do You Remember?

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    No Theme Thursday I remember hugging my family goodbye, not knowing what awaited me. I remember sitting on the tarmac in the dead of night. I remember seeing a Budweiser vending machine in Germany and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I remember the first time my feet touched the desert sand and thinking…

  • Six Song Sunday: 04/07/24

    Six Song Sunday: 04/07/24

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    Time for another edition of Six Song Sunday, where I toss out a few tunes that either you may not know, or have not heard in a mighty long time. “Everything You Do (You’re Sexing Me)” – Fiona and Kip Winger Fiona was a moderately successful singer in the mid to late 80s, and Kip…

  • SLDS Challenge 04/12/24

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    It is time once again for another round of Susan’s SLDS Challenge! I think I am mad at her again. This week’s prompt seems like a real pain in the ass. And that prompt would be: Crafting a False Identity Damn it, really? This madwoman is out to get me, I swear 😄 So, anyhow,…

  • You’re not afraid of the dark, are you?

    You’re not afraid of the dark, are you?

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    Yeah, yeah, I know…Everyone figures I’ll pick King Kong, right? Nah. Too easy. I’d pick Riddick from Pitch Black, Chronicles of, etc. Why, you ask? Well, two reasons. One, he’s a pretty badass dude, and two, believe it or not, I’ve been told many, many times that I resemble the man, Vin Diesel, himself. And…

  • Sometimes I Wonder

    Sometimes I Wonder

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    No Theme Thursday entry. Sometimes I wonder What’s beyond that horizon? Sometimes I wonder Is there more out there? Sometimes I wonder What could I have done better? Sometimes I wonder Would it even matter? Sometimes I wonder Were we chasing an impossible dream? Sometimes I wonder Did she find what she was looking for?…

  • Saturday Summary, And…

    Saturday Summary, And…

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    A bit of a rant. We’ll start with the summary. So, this week was mostly ups with a few minor hiccups. Started the new job Tuesday, and overall, it went well. Everyone thus far has been very cool and seems to like the place. Even the grouchy employees acknowledge that the place is pretty good,…

  • Re: Pets

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    Since I’ve been up for about 20 hours straight, this is gonna be a quick one. I don’t know that there’s a best or worst pet. I guess it’s up to the individual and their preferences. I like, and have owned, cats, dogs and rabbits. They are all fantastic pets. Goodnight, WordPress friends. I am…

  • Freefall Frontal Assault Friday

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    So badass we don’t bother opening the parachutes. By the time most of y’all read this, I should be at, or at least on my way to, work to make up the day I missed yesterday. I want to salvage what I can from that little debacle, so I’m going all in, this means war,…

  • You Cannot Be Serious!

    You Cannot Be Serious!

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    Asking a gorilla who just came off a very long stretch going way too far above and beyond what job he’d do for free is like asking a drowning man if he’d like a glass of water. It’s called “work” instead of “fun” for a reason. 😄 Me laughing if someone asked me to work…

  • Day Damn Three: Sick AF

    Day Damn Three: Sick AF

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    Well, my first two days went pretty well. Woke up this morning and felt a little off. Took me awhile to get my ass moving to get ready for work. By the time I got there, I started feeling hot, and about 35 minutes later, I was nauseous as hell. As much as I didn’t…

  • No Theme Thursday: 04/04/24

    No Theme Thursday: 04/04/24

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    Good day to all and welcome to this week’s edition of No Theme Thursday! We had another fantastic week prior with lots of great entries as always. Looking forward to even more this week! Please have your entries posted by Tuesday 04/09/24, and I will do my best to get them all posted ASAP! Please…

  • Going Ape Over The Olympics

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    Ironically, as much as I love winter, some of my favorite Olympic sports are in the summer. Go figure. I like Wrestling. Judo is pretty cool. Boxing is most excellent, despite the typically horrendous judging. I totally enjoy Weightlifting. But I do love the winter sports too, and one of my favorites has to be……

  • Run for Mayorilla

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    I don’t know which community they mean. The one I live in or the WP community? Let’s assume the WP community since that’s more fun and I kinda live here anyhow. What would I do? Why, I would run for Mayor, of course! Yes, my friends and fellow bloggers! I am announcing my candidacy for…

  • NTT Challenge: 03/28/24 Edition

    NTT Challenge: 03/28/24 Edition

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    Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s NTT 03/28/24 Edition! I will be cutting right to the chase this week, and please accept my apologies in advance for the rush job. I am adjusting to this new routine, and it’s quite hectic for me at the moment. I would like to welcome Jenny from Breaking…

  • Day Damn One Done

    Day Damn One Done

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    Good evening, all! this is going to be short and sweet, as I am trying to get caught up on a ton of shit 😄 So, I survived the first day. 👍 Everyone seems really cool and laid back. Much different vibe than my previous gig. Everyone that is there seems to legit like the…

  • Deleted Daily Tuesday

    Deleted Daily Tuesday

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    I’m taking a pass on today’s daily prompt. That’s a topic I don’t wish to revisit, thanks. Instead, I am going to hijack it and use it for my own selfish purposes. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday. I’ll be off to the new job today! Looking at 3-4 days of rain and/or snow, so…

  • Metallic Mayhem Monday

    Metallic Mayhem Monday

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    Good day, all. Hope everyone’s Monday is going as well as it can so far. It’s fairly quiet around these parts. Mostly just hanging out and preparing for my return to the workforce tomorrow. Getting all my stuff together, picking up food, etc. Also prepping for a few inches of possible snow later this week.…

  • Just Another Day

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    I swear to the gorilla gods, we just answered this is Bloganuary 😄 But, I digress… First, there’s that whole “waking up” nonsense. At some point, usually fairly quickly, there’s coffee involved. I’ll usually put on some music and take a few minutes to get my head right. For the past little while, I would…