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From the “View From The Wrong End Of The Plank!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “View From The Wrong End Of The Plank!” Dept:

Loyalty in the UK government lasts about as long as it takes for someone to get the idea of pinching the top job and moving in Number 10 Downing Street. Sir Keir Starmer seems to be trying to fight of a leadership challenge. Only time will tell if he'll be successful but if history is anything to go by, his chance of staying in post are not so hot!

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12 May 2026
From the “It’s Just Another Day…With A Twist!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “It’s Just Another Day…With A Twist!” Dept:

Special needs softball and tonnes of pictures taken to cull, almost making it through lunch at Olive Garden without incrementing of the year field being detected, and having two Labradoodle terrorists coming to visit. Yep, that's this universe's idea of a "low key birthday"... ;)

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06 May 2026
From the “Fly Like An Eagle!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “Fly Like An Eagle!” Dept:

My cousin Cindy’s daughter graduated from Union College in TN with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. The direction she is heading for her future isn’t the one that any of us expected after hearing for years that she’d eventually follow a long line of McClerrens into the classroom. Sometimes having faith in the journey isn’t easy. But it is right and good and that is what truly matters! :)

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02 May 2026
From the “MCHL Season XIII – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Classroom!” Dept:
Those Are The Mad Notes!

From the “MCHL Season XIII – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Classroom!” Dept:

My dear cousin Cindy in southern Illinois shared a lovely bit of news that her daughter Courtney has just graduated from Union College in Tennessee with her Bachelor's in Music where the original plan was to teach K-12. But a final examination led to the revelation of the love of "musicology" and that's how she's ended up in Oxford to do her Master's at Ole Miss...and that's how this theme came to pass! :)

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01 May 2026
From the “The Evil Empire Is Up To Their Old Tricks Again!” Dept:
Harrowing Tales of Customer Service

From the “The Evil Empire Is Up To Their Old Tricks Again!” Dept:

That AT&T would unilaterally raise their prices because they can in a realm where "competition" is a complete joke is hardly a surprise. But the way they did it and the conspicuous lack of meaningful notice falls square into the realm of "deceptive trade practices". Now if only we had a Federal Trade Commission that actually cared enough to enforce the law...

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29 Apr 2026
From the “I Think I’ve Figured Out Who The HOA Management Company’s Accountant Is…” Dept:
Harrowing Tales of Customer Service

From the “I Think I’ve Figured Out Who The HOA Management Company’s Accountant Is…” Dept:

There's a reason why the relationship between me and the HOA's pet management company works best when I don't have to deal with them other than firing off an annual check in their general direction once a year and then hoping they'll leave me the hell alone to live in peace. Sadly, their dodgy accounting ensured this would not be one of those years... :(

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24 Mar 2026
From the “MCHL Season XII – Don’t Look Back!” Dept:
Those Are The Mad Notes!

From the “MCHL Season XII – Don’t Look Back!” Dept:

Boston may be a rather dirty word to diehard fans of the Carolina Hurricanes (former Hartford Whalers who were stuck between the Tri-State area and Boston!) but in the world of music, there are very few rock bands that could ever match their talent.

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10 Mar 2026
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