Category Archives: Random

Apparently, Bravery Needs Privacy

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress wants to know the bravest thing I’ve ever done when no one was watching. I’m not sure why private bravery gets extra credit, but apparently heroism now requires an empty room. Continue reading →

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How the Way I Get My News Has Changed

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I still hold many of the same values I was raised with, especially when it comes to faith and family. But one habit has changed dramatically: the way I consume the news. And I’m not convinced the new way is better. Continue reading →

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My Five Favorite Phone Apps — Sort Of

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress wants to know my five favorite apps. The problem is that the apps I use most aren’t necessarily the ones I love. Continue reading →

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The Best Thing I Ever Found… Somewhere

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I’ve never been much of a roadside treasure hunter, but I did once find a Buck knife that I still own and use. Unfortunately, that’s where the details get fuzzy. Continue reading →

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The Kindness of Strangers in a Parking Lot

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

After a sudden fall left me bloodied and disoriented in an Atlantic Beach parking lot, two strangers stayed with me until help arrived. Their kindness has stayed with me ever since. Continue reading →

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If the Salary Was the Same, I’d Be a Writer

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Teaching pays the bills, officiating works as a side hustle, but writing is the thing I’d choose if salary were no longer part of the equation. Continue reading →

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The Story Between the Lines: Twelve Days and the Secret Mission Beneath the Waves

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Two lost nuclear submarines. A classified Navy mission. Twelve days left on the clock. What happened next became one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. Continue reading →

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And This Time I Mean It: My Bourbon Aging Hobby

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Bourbon is fun, tasty and expensive enough on its own. Then I started aging whiskey in a small oak cask, and the hobby became an experiment in oak, time and temptation. Continue reading →

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The Weirdest Coincidence I’ve Ever Experienced

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I wasn’t sure I had an answer to the weirdest coincidence I’ve ever experienced. Then I remembered two airport encounters that somehow led right back to my classroom. Continue reading →

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Two Books I Never Finished — and Still Think About

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Most unfinished books politely disappear from memory. Two did not: The Count of Monte Cristo and Atlas Shrugged—for very different reasons. Continue reading →

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