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The Typewriter

I first saw the typewriter when I rolled up the door of the shed. That small shed with the gabled roof and T-111 exterior had been there since the mid-1990s. My father built it with two sections. One was for his workshop and the other was intended to be my mother’s sewing room. I’m not … Continue reading The Typewriter →

Bill Dollins gis 2026-04-222026-04-23 4 Minutes

Happy New Year to Me

As the man said, "Life moves pretty fast." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbR7axof1wk At the start of the year, I had a planned eye surgery that sidelined me for a couple of weeks and then kept me somewhat limited after that. During that recovery, I was further sidelined by a respiratory illness. Five days after getting the all-clear from … Continue reading Happy New Year to Me →

Bill Dollins gis 2025-05-142025-05-14 3 Minutes

100 Days

Tomorrow will officially end my streak of 100 consecutive days of running at least one mile per day. Most days, I've tried to make it at least three, but there have been a few "streak savers" in there. The most memorable one is when I ran a mile circling our parking bay during a thunderstorm … Continue reading 100 Days →

Bill Dollins running, where did that come from? 2022-09-062022-09-06 2 Minutes

Life and How to Live It

I finished my MBA work this week. Grades won't post until next week, which means my completion won't be finalized until next month sometime, but I am done. Approximately 18 months of graduate level work done all online, mostly during a pandemic, has come to an end. I have learned a lot that I will … Continue reading Life and How to Live It →

Bill Dollins where did that come from? 2022-06-222022-06-24 3 Minutes

A Programming Life

To say that programming saved my life would be overly dramatic. Given that I started programming at an age where most of us are prone to drama based on the ebbs and flows of hormones, a dramatic reading of my first forays into programming would be forgivable. But, while programming didn't save my life, it … Continue reading A Programming Life →

Bill Dollins career 2022-05-032023-12-15 5 Minutes

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