Good morning, Muleteers!
Mixing things up just a bit and taking a little bit of the pressure off myself. You might have noticed that I don’t always manage, or really seldom manage, to get the posts out exactly on Thursday and Sunday, as advertised. Due to my very mercurial schedule, I kind of fill them in whenever I find a window of time free to do so.
So I’m just going to try and allow myself to become a bit more groovy and a bit less regimented. I hope you’ll stay along for the ride. It’ll still be the same slow-talking, mediocre content, but now with the added bonus that it could come at any moment! Seems kinda thrilling, if you ask me.

Anyhowdy, do please leave me your questions in the comments, and I’ll see you soon with more of the musings you’ve come to tolerate.
Love,
Once a week I do a free post like this one, and then a second post with video, most of which is behind the paywall. Share and/or subscribe if you like, otherwise, enjoy the braying, and have a lovely day.
Outside the Box
Hi Nick. John L. from Dutchess County here. You and I are the same age. About a decade ago, during a particularly stressful time in my life, I trained to learn Transcendental Meditation. I practiced actively for years and it was extremely helpful. What are your views on meditation? What do you think qualifies as a meditation? Do you actively practice some form of it? Thank you for doing this. John
New subscrober to your musings. Was wondering if you are a traditionalist regarding bacon or if you have sampled the world of bacon themed/infused/doused products, if so, what's the best? I tend to get bacon related gifts, so scented band-aids, calendars, clothes, food. The most intriguing was bacon jam. It is surprisingly good on crackers. Best bacon recipe I have experienced is a meatloaf covered in bacon layered with onions. Thanks for making me think of that, now I need to go find the recipe. Have a great day.