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SPECIAL DELIVERY!
As promised, my first set of hardcovers and paperbacks just arrived via UPS. WOW! They’re sitting right here, just as I created them, so...

Mister John
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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PRETTY PICTURE SUNDAY
FIRST I'VE SEEN OF IT My first order of books, a complete set of MISFIT, MISFIT 2, and MISFIT 3 in hardcover and paperback, was set to...

Mister John
Oct 6, 20241 min read
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THE SAND BOX
When I was a kid playing in the sand box surrounded by a fleet of Tonka Trucks, I was in paradise. After playtime was over and Ma...

Mister John
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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GET OFF MA’S LAWN!
Not really, though. Four deer wandered through Ma’s backyard last night. They must’ve spent the night down by the pond, they back in the...

Mister John
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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MADE IT!
In a pocket in my travel vest there are a dozen or so unused boarding passes acquired during my 37-hour odyssey to Ma’s home near Waupaca...

Mister John
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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PRETTY PICTURE SUNDAY
RAIN ... 99 DAYS ... RAIN It started raining midday yesterday, and while it never rained hard, it continued until sunset or so, totaling...

Mister John
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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PUBLISHED AUTHOR
I've been called many things in my life, but perhaps none top what I can call myself today - a published author - as MISFIT, MISFIT 2,...

Mister John
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
"You're more married than most married couples I know, you just don't have the paper," said my Uncle David 16 or so years ago. Sue and I...

Mister John
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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BOMBEROS!
I got a good look at the fires burning in the mountains just east of Vilcabamba yesterday or would've if they hadn't been creating so...

Mister John
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT
I checked my account the other day, searching for something else, but came across this... the first pre-order of one of my books. So I...

Mister John
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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MOTMOT MONDAY
First, I'd like to thank the many of you who reacted to my post on our anniversary. Much appreciated. It's been a rare year in that Sue...

Mister John
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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RAIN? WHAT'S THAT?
I didn't see it rain on the desert plain in Al Ain for six years. Six years. Living on the edge of the Empty Quarter on the Saudi...

Mister John
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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FACE ON MY EGG
With Sue in Canada - it’s like a whole other country, eh? - it’s been up to me to make a Susie McMuffin for breakfast, if I want one. I...

Mister John
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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¿CUÁNTO?
Ecuador isn't as cheap as it once was, but it's still a lot cheaper than some points north of here. I was shocked, a little, to find...

Mister John
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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CANADA DAY
Since today is Canada Day and my wife is Canadian, here you go! Because of Sue, I’ve visited Canada far more than I otherwise would...

Mister John
Jul 2, 20244 min read
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