Category Archives: Announcement

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2025 by AverageAndy

Wishing everybody out there a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you find the time to gather with family and friends and celebrate the past year. I will be heading out to meet some friends for my annual Night Before Thanksgiving Get-together. Been … Continue reading →

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Take some time to write Thank You notes

Posted on September 11, 2025 by AverageAndy

While watching a Sudoku solve on the Cracking the Cryptic, Simon Anthony mentioned that while recently traveling, he read an article in the NY Times by Glenn Kramon about the benefits of writing Thank You Notes. Not just for gifts, … Continue reading →

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Crazy Train (And more)

Posted on July 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

It took a few days, but I was thinking about what to write about the passing of the “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, on July 22, 2022, at the age of 76. As a few days have passed, and seeing … 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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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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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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2024 Commencement Address by Roger Federer

Posted on July 22, 2024 by AverageAndy

Came across a video or Roger Federer giving the 2024 commencement address at Dartmouth. I thought he did a great job, and found it very inspiring. I hope the students listened and appreciated having Roger give them words of wisdom … Continue reading →

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Finally Made it

Posted on April 21, 2024 by AverageAndy

Found some time and made it to one of my local Starbucks. I was able to access the internet and my WordPress blog from my laptop and will now try and get some of my recent thoughts out here for … Continue reading →

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Sad to hear

Posted on February 9, 2024 by AverageAndy

Was very sad to hear that a friend of ours, David St. Hill passed away suddenly last Friday. Got a text from my wife, and it took a minute for me to process the information. He was around the same age as … Continue reading →

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RIP Judith Bogan (Grammy)

Posted on July 10, 2023 by AverageAndy

My mother-in-law Judith Bogan passed away at her home last week. It wasn’t a total shock, as she had been bed-ridden and suffering from chronic pain for the past few years. Still it was tough on my wife, her brother … Continue reading →

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