Note to readers: This is a review of my personal journal from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer more than a decade ago. I have done my best not to edit or censor what I wrote then. Time moves on, I learn things, and I no longer feel the same. Part of the joy of…
Kafka and Earnhardt walk into a bar
· What one Knoxvillian had to do to get a COVID vaccine ·
“It’s been a difficult year for all of us,” I said to the Tennessee National Guard sergeant. “I’m not going to say what my political views are,” I continued, “but regardless of the blame, it’s been a hard year for all Americans.” We dallied there, he and I, waiting for the fifteen minutes that the…
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The quest for a Dan Kappus world headquarters remains underway. As I wrote, I believe that I will be able to live in housing that better reflects my preferences and/or significantly reduce my housing costs by leaving Nashville. Housing costs in Nashville have become a lot higher relative to other places since I moved here….
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Housing/World Headquarters Manifesto
· Looking for the perfect for-now home ·
This is version 1.0 of this document. I’m still figuring it out. Introduction I continue to be engaged with the idea of moving away from the Nashville area in search of housing that better reflects my interests. Housing in the Nashville area is significantly more expensive than housing in some of the other places where…
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Dear Christopher, Your mother asked me to write you postcards as I travel. She plans to give you geography lessons to enrich what they already have taught you in elementary school. I have written these. In addition to the history and geography of San Diego, the Imperial Valley, the Algodones Sand Dunes, the Colorado River,…
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Due to a recent vacancy, the Dan Kappus Organization (Dank Org) is now accepting applications for the position of “Girlfriend” and/or “Partner.” This is the entry-level appointment in a career ladder with promotion potential to the “Spouse” and “Life mate” job series at full performance level. Basic requirements for consideration include: Have recent experience with…
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Once upon a time, I set out to garden with a friend. She was fairly insistent on using some of the techniques in “The Square Foot Garden.” However, neither of us really knew much about gardening. My experience was limited to working on corn farms, watching gardeners in various places, and putting in a half-assed…
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Thoughts on the holiday season
· The War on Christmas is over! Commercialism won. ·
It’s Commercial Christmastide. The irony of being overweight, bearded, but not full of yuletide mirth is not completely lost on me. I’ve had 40 years to fall in love with the month of December. My failure to do so is a great annual annoyance for me. My feelings about this time of year are ambivalent….
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Trump finally said something I agree with. He said he’d make it a priority to get rid of or reform temporary worker visa programs.
