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How It Works

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Posted on January 12, 2016 by Ed Skinner

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Hugh Skinner, 1807-1866, lived in Barnstaple, England where he listed his profession as glazier in the periodic census; he fitted glass into windows back before you could get one of those little glass cutting tools with tiny industrial diamonds at … Continue reading →

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A New World

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Posted on September 14, 2015 by Ed Skinner

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Every generation remakes their immediate world. Dress, slang, music and social norms all change. Those changes then ripple downstream and the next, next generation builds, or deconstructs and refabricates, on that. After half a century, the 60 years olds say … Continue reading →

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Emergency Tracheotomy Kit

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Posted on July 13, 2015 by Ed Skinner

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Our Dad, a surgeon, always carried this in his pocket “just in case” it might be needed while we were out in our Sunday best together with our grandparents at Britlings Cafeteria in Poplar Plaza or Pappy’s Lobster Shack over … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter’s First 900

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Posted on March 27, 2015 by Ed Skinner

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One of my granddaughters is a college Sophomore who has received a small amount of instruction on handguns, rifles and shotguns. Because she follows instructions, she does quite well when plinking. But shooting in competition with a group and having her … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day Selfie

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Posted on March 19, 2015 by Ed Skinner

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Here’s a “selfie” from St. Patrick’s Day as first posted to FaceBook. The shirt is one of many memorabilia I’ve collected over the years of Bullseye shooting at various clubs sandwiched in with business travels. It’s from the Old Colony … Continue reading →

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Soon It’s Gonna Rain

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Posted on February 28, 2015 by Ed Skinner

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So go the lyrics to a song from The Fantastics. I know because I sang them in a local production many years ago. Acting is but one of my many diversions. Music another. Similarly, Bullseye, ham radio, genealogy and the … Continue reading →

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Ebby

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Posted on January 15, 2015 by Ed Skinner

Ebby was cook on a river towboat. They ran barges on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the work was hard and they ate well. Supplies would be radioed in a couple of hours before passing and then transferred from pilot … Continue reading →

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Cinco

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Posted on December 22, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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Counting today, I have five work days to go until retirement. At work, a “show stopper” was removed from the main effort I need to finish before leaving so I’m suddenly “up to here” with things I can accomplish. Consequently, … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Eight Ball

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Posted on December 17, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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Retirement, as I’ve been reading, is a big change, a really big psychological change as well as a financial change. We’ve been prep’ing the financial side for forty-odd years and, for the past six months, putting on some final touches … Continue reading →

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I Quit

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Posted on December 1, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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Work, that is. I turned in my notice today. As of New Year’s day 2015, I will no longer be a full-time employee. I will be retired. Social Security should deposit our first FRA (Full Retirement Age) check for me … Continue reading →

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