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From the “MCHL Season XIII – Pandora’s Theme!” Dept:
Those Are The Mad Notes!

From the “MCHL Season XIII – Pandora’s Theme!” Dept:

It seems that no matter where you look for your news, it's hard to make a persuasive argument that it seems to be pretty much full of every evil released from Pandora's Box (even though it was actually a jar) with no respite in sight unless you're a billionaire. If you're feeling a bit at loose ends in this world of ours, this theme of holding on for the hope that remained in her jar is right up your alley... :)

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19 May 2026
From the “How Hard Does It Really Need To Be? (Part Deux)” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “How Hard Does It Really Need To Be? (Part Deux)” Dept:

Mending a bulb on the Traverse isn’t a simple thing such as lifting the bonnet and swapping a bulb in about a minute. Oh no, GM’s engineers ensured it was far harder and would take much longer. Today, I actually managed to swap a bulb in only ten minutes which is fifty fewer minutes than it usually takes… :)

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17 May 2026
From the “Night of the Living DMV!” Dept:
Harrowing Tales of Customer Service

From the “Night of the Living DMV!” Dept:

After hearing some harrowing tales of dealing with queues at DMV and experiencing them with my kids in the past, I really wasn't all that keen to be stuck in a queue for hours on end to renew my driving licence. Fortunately, DMV has an online alternative... :)

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17 May 2026
From the “You’re Nowt But A Midget!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “You’re Nowt But A Midget!” Dept:

Once again, the House of Commons is proving the old saying from "Yes, Minister" that it's often like a bucket of crabs where the ones on top are constantly being pulled down by the ones on the bottom of the bucket. The past couple of weeks are the clearest proof of how true that is... :)

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14 May 2026
From the “View From The Wrong End Of The Plank!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “View From The Wrong End Of The Plank!” Dept:

Loyalty in the UK government lasts about as long as it takes for someone to get the idea of pinching the top job and moving in Number 10 Downing Street. Sir Keir Starmer seems to be trying to fight off a leadership challenge. Only time will tell if he'll be successful but if history is anything to go by, his chance of staying in post are not so hot!

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12 May 2026
From the “It’s Just Another Day…With A Twist!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “It’s Just Another Day…With A Twist!” Dept:

Special needs softball and tonnes of pictures taken to cull, almost making it through lunch at Olive Garden without incrementing of the year field being detected, and having two Labradoodle terrorists coming to visit. Yep, that's this universe's idea of a "low key birthday"... ;)

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06 May 2026
From the “Fly Like An Eagle!” Dept:
Doing the News

From the “Fly Like An Eagle!” Dept:

My cousin Cindy’s daughter graduated from Union College in TN with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. The direction she is heading for her future isn’t the one that any of us expected after hearing for years that she’d eventually follow a long line of McClerrens into the classroom. Sometimes having faith in the journey isn’t easy. But it is right and good and that is what truly matters! :)

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02 May 2026
From the “MCHL Season XIII – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Classroom!” Dept:
Those Are The Mad Notes!

From the “MCHL Season XIII – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Classroom!” Dept:

My dear cousin Cindy in southern Illinois shared a lovely bit of news that her daughter Courtney has just graduated from Union College in Tennessee with her Bachelor's in Music where the original plan was to teach K-12. But a final examination led to the revelation of the love of "musicology" and that's how she's ended up in Oxford to do her Master's at Ole Miss...and that's how this theme came to pass! :)

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01 May 2026
From the “The Evil Empire Is Up To Their Old Tricks Again!” Dept:
Harrowing Tales of Customer Service

From the “The Evil Empire Is Up To Their Old Tricks Again!” Dept:

That AT&T would unilaterally raise their prices because they can in a realm where "competition" is a complete joke is hardly a surprise. But the way they did it and the conspicuous lack of meaningful notice falls square into the realm of "deceptive trade practices". Now if only we had a Federal Trade Commission that actually cared enough to enforce the law...

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29 Apr 2026
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