I had five heart attacks last night during the Steelers-Baltimore game. I’m fine now.

Steelers-Ravens. Yinzers versus Ratbirds. Their multi-year MVP QB against our multi-year MVP QB. And trust me, my blood pressure bounced up and down more often than the percolator on an old coffee pot. Let’s see. First score by Baltimore. Then we got stuck in a series of 3-and-outs. Then Baltimore snagged a field goal. Then…

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Dynamic Shadowing at the Pharmacy

Another day, another trip to the local pharmacy to update my medications. It’s already been a miserable week; what with a local snowstorm knocking out power in my neighborhood; one of my diabetes medicines suddenly needing a new type of insurance approval; and a few other pounds of Earth dumped upon the back of my…

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Easy New Year’s Resolutions for 2026

Yawn. What time is it? (checks watch) Oh, come on. It’s too early. Gotta go back for another 40 winks. Nope. Let’s get moving. Blog post won’t write itself. This is Chuck-powered, not AI-powered. 2025 had its ups and downs, for sure. Near the end of the year, however, it turned into a chaotic mess.…

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The Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – NOW IT’S DONE!

Remember that covered bridge latch hook project i worked on for the better part of a year? You know … this one?? Technically, all the stitching and hooking and yarning that took all year is complete. But I still had to take care of one small feature. I had to reinforce the sides. And that…

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