Life and Other Odds & Ends Archives - Rick DeStefanis https://rickdestefanis.com/category/life-and-other-odds-ends/ Author | Copyright © 2026 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://rickdestefanis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-WordHunter-Logo-32x32.png Life and Other Odds & Ends Archives - Rick DeStefanis https://rickdestefanis.com/category/life-and-other-odds-ends/ 32 32 JUNE 2026 https://rickdestefanis.com/june-2026/ https://rickdestefanis.com/june-2026/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:03:06 +0000 https://rickdestefanis.com/?p=5843 The Vietnam War Memorial, the Next Book, and Squirrel Allergies Hey Y’all, betcha cain’t do this here! Just kidding. Birthday Greetings…I mean…mine…. So, here’s the latest from the world of the ungracefully ageing. That’s right. I’m going down kicking and screaming—none of that noble puffery about old soldiers fading away. Don’t get me wrong. I […]

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]]> https://rickdestefanis.com/june-2026/feed/ 0 A Memorial Day Comment https://rickdestefanis.com/a-memorial-day-comment/ https://rickdestefanis.com/a-memorial-day-comment/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 20:41:12 +0000 https://rickdestefanis.com/?p=5838 I saw some recent posts on the internet saying veteran support was going out of style and honoring veterans was a dying trend, especially for the younger generations—never thought of myself as a “trend,” but they might be onto something. We are dying. The World War II vets are mostly gone, and the Korean and […]

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]]> https://rickdestefanis.com/a-memorial-day-comment/feed/ 0 New knees, Books, etc. https://rickdestefanis.com/new-knees-books-etc/ https://rickdestefanis.com/new-knees-books-etc/#respond Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:20:39 +0000 https://rickdestefanis.com/?p=5678   June Newsletter Greetings to my faithful readers, fellow veterans, and anyone willing to share a few minutes of their time with me. This newsletter/blog post will update you on my writing efforts and other matters relating to my books. I apologize for not writing sooner or more often, but another knee replacement (the glory of […]

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]]> https://rickdestefanis.com/new-knees-books-etc/feed/ 0 God Pokes https://rickdestefanis.com/god-pokes/ https://rickdestefanis.com/god-pokes/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:27:19 +0000 https://rickdestefanis.com/?p=5432 I’ve never been much of a Bible thumper—always kept my relationship with God on a somewhat personal basis. And if you’re a Marx or Nietzsche fan you probably don’t want to read this, but in the past couple weeks, God has poked me several times—not in a bad way, but he has gotten my attention. […]

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]]> https://rickdestefanis.com/god-pokes/feed/ 2 Kill a Cow–Save the Planet! https://rickdestefanis.com/kill-a-cow-save-the-planet/ https://rickdestefanis.com/kill-a-cow-save-the-planet/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:02:11 +0000 https://rickdestefanis.com/?p=5403 I try to focus my posts on odds and ends, entertaining asides, stuff about writing, positive things, whatever, but seldom do I delve into politics. This will be a first for my Author’s blog right here at www.rickdestefanis.com. With this post, I’m stepping off into some deep stuff all the way up to my eyeballs. […]

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