Monthly Archives: December 2024

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (Days 18 – 26)

Posted on December 26, 2024 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody enjoyed their Christmas / Chanaka and got to spend some time with friends and family Writing every day is much harder than I thought, especially if you throw in Christmas on a Wednesday. I’m going to try and … Continue reading →

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12/17/2025

Posted on December 17, 2024 by AverageAndy

Just a quick update today The Survivor 47 Season Finale is tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing who outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted everybody to claim the title of Sole Survivor I practice Transcendental Meditation (TM). Below is some news and link … Continue reading →

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Weekends are tough (14, 15, 16)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by AverageAndy

Where did the time go? As I wrote last Friday, I was on a role and was looking forward to continuing to write here each day of December. The next thing I know its Monday morning, and I have not … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th (So Scarry)

Posted on December 13, 2024 by AverageAndy

I owe you something from yesterday and today (Friday the 13th). I hope that by letting you know I plan to write every day, I can put pressure on myself to do it. I have missed a few days, but … Continue reading →

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12/11/2024

Posted on December 11, 2024 by AverageAndy

I just finished watching the first part of the 2-part Survivor Finale. Andy and Genevieve were voted off, leaving a final four of Rachel, Sam, Sue, and Teeny. It’s been an excellent season, and the 4 players left deserver to … Continue reading →

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Day 10

Posted on December 10, 2024 by AverageAndy

As promised, I re-watched Tim Urban’s TED Talk on procrastination. He excels at explaining complex concepts through simple explanations and drawings. I highly recommend checking out his website, “Wait But Why,” for his unique take on various topics. I also … Continue reading →

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Seven, Eight, Nine

Posted on December 9, 2024 by AverageAndy

Realizing I have some sort of phobia about writing to this blog from home. Both Satuday and Sunday, I told myself I would find time to write, and both days, I came up with excuses — Don’t want to write … Continue reading →

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Day 6

Posted on December 6, 2024 by AverageAndy

One of the advantages of being unemployed is the free time you finally have to get things done that you kept putting off. On the other hand, one of the disadvantages is the feeling of dread having to start working … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Day 5

Posted on December 5, 2024 by AverageAndy

The world is crazy — A person gets gunned down in the middle of Manhattan in New York City, and people are celebrating and saying he deserves this because of his job. While I simply ignore all the yahoos on … Continue reading →

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31 Days of December

Posted on December 4, 2024 by AverageAndy

Going to try and write something each day during the month of December. Since today is already the 4th, you will get 4 things today. 1. Big win for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Richmond last Saturday. This team is … Continue reading →

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