Soldier_Mike's Notebook

Sep 8, 2025 at 12:03am • Edited

He flipped a switch and two of the roomful of monitors went dark.
"Well, that's it - another week-long celebration in the books! Only 51 weeks until we crank it all up again."
"Do you feel alright, dear?"
"Oh, sure. Just give me about a 10 minute nap and I'm good to go. You're still gonna hang that caffeine IV before you go to bed, right?"
"Of course, sweetie, right after I pull maintenance on my combination MB and Trinket Maker. I don't know what I'd do without it!"

Thank you so much, The StoryMaster

and The StoryMistress

for the incredible effort you both put into celebrating our writing home!

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Soldier_Mike

Sep 7, 2025 at 12:34am

Just like the hits of yesteryear, those Anonymous GPs just keep on a-comin'! Thank you!

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Soldier_Mike

Sep 6, 2025 at 12:20pm

That Anonymous is at it again.

Thank you for the GPs!

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Soldier_Mike

Aug 31, 2025 at 9:08pm

I've added a new entry to my book, "MikeWrites' Blog"

:
"Outta my way!"

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Soldier_Mike

Aug 30, 2025 at 5:31pm

YouTube clip of 5 babies dancing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dblKTj3lB6A

Cute as all get out? Yep.
Do they all dance better than I do? Alas, also yep.

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Soldier_Mike

Aug 29, 2025 at 12:48am

It would seem Spider-man and a couple of his fellow cast members have nothing better to do than watch YouTube Shorts (this is not actually a criticism, as I spend a fair amount of time doing that myself).

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e--L9XMZNf0

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citruspocket

Aug 29, 2025 at 4:21am

That is the most low effort "interview" format ever, too

Soldier_Mike

Aug 8, 2025 at 6:39pm • Edited

I had breakfast at one of my local diners the other day, and there was a TSA agent seated in the next booth. I wish I'd thought to ask him if he thought this video is as funny as I think it is.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xMiRs102Fww

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JACE

Aug 9, 2025 at 10:02am

You don't want to wind up in some government 'black' site, do you? These guys have no sense of humor.

Soldier_Mike

Aug 9, 2025 at 11:42am

JACE

- Pretty sure I'm not worth the plane ticket.

Soldier_Mike

Aug 4, 2025 at 3:03pm

Happy birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard and its members, past and present!

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Soldier_Mike

Jul 22, 2025 at 1:40am • Edited

I've been known, on occasion, to borrow Gandalf's line from The Fellowship of the Ring regarding Barliman Butterbur: "He can see through a brick wall in time", which I usually take to mean I'm not often surprised, as I generally notice things going on around me.

That being said... when did the border of the Reply box in the emails start turning tan when you clicked on the field?

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Ned

Jul 22, 2025 at 7:02am

I never noticed until you mentioned it, then I had to check it out to see if you were right. You are. Guess I don't reply to emails enough to have noticed. But I checked with a couple of different themes and it didn't turn tan, it just got darker because it bolded. I think.

Soldier_Mike

Jul 22, 2025 at 12:16pm

Ned

- I get you, Ned. I kick out a fair number of replies, even if it's just a Thanks! or a thumbs-up so, for my own sanity's sake, I'm hoping it's a new feature. I'd feel a bit silly to find out it's been that way all along and I actually never noticed.