I left for Kentucky early Wednesday morning and returned late Tuesday night so most of my reading and viewing took place while traveling. I don’t remember watching a movie before or during the trip so it will all be TV and books. TV Before we left I watched mostly reality/game shows with my daughter. We … More My Travel Week in Books, Movies, and TV 6/10/22
I wrote about my experience flying to and from Nashville in Illumination over on Medium. The link is below if you care to read it. I just returned from a trip home to Kentucky to visit family and attend my nephew’s wedding shower. It was the second time I have flown since Covid hit. The … More My ‘Post-Covid’ Travel Experience | by Alan Simpson | ILLUMINATION | Jun, 2022 | Medium
Back when I worked at a place I hated it was always difficult to return from time off. Mondays were hard. It was harder when I returned from a long vacation. It was mainly hard because I was returning to a terrible place working for a terrible person. I have discovered, though, that circumstances can … More Reentry Can Still Be Tough
I spent the last 7 days at my brother’s house in Kentucky. While I was there I spent a little time acting like a tourist. On my first full day there I drove to the county where I grew up. I stopped by my childhood home and took a picture(apparently, they were taking mine as … More Being a Tourist Back Home in Kentucky
Of course FOX decides to reveal the actual schedule while I am away. Not much changed really. I’m happy to see Crime Scene Kitchen will be back at some point. Click the link to TV Line for the details Fox has revealed its fall schedule — WITH premieres dates, to boot. Find out when “9-1-1,” … More FOX Fall Schedule 2022: | TVLine
Last week our washing machine started making really loud noises when shifting cycles. We called a repairman and he told us it wouldn’t make sense for us to have him repair it. We need to buy a new one but can use the loud one for now. Yesterday, my wife and daughter were getting ready … More When Things Don’t Go The Way You Planned
It was another month in which I only read three books. Part of the problem is that I’m up very early so when I try to read later in the day I fall asleep. The other part of the problem is that I am easily distracted by games, social media, and TV. I will be … More My May 2022 in Books
The LDS Temple in DC is open right now for public tours. It will close to the public again next month. We did the tour yesterday. Photos were not allowed inside, but there were several good photo ops outside the temple. You can see more of my. photos here. I wanted to get this picture … More Selfie Culture is Ruining Tourist Attractions
I never have posts scheduled in advance. I usually wake up and decide after my coffee where my writing will go for the day. Today is once again in the shadow of a mass shooting. I’ve written way too many posts in response to shootings. Instead of finding some new way to say the same … More My Way Too Many Responses to Shootings
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