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Spokane Thru Seattle, a Pensioner’s Snowy Misadventures

Snow, ice, and shortsightedness got me into dire predicaments, and kind strangers helped me

Apr 22, 2022

Puget Sound ferry Seattle to Bainbridge Island at dawn

Apr 22, 2022

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Is the United States Government Too Big?

Is the oft heard complaint that the US government is too big valid? No and yes. Some parts are too big; some parts are too small.

Dec 12, 2020

Is the United States Government Too Big?

Dec 12, 2020

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Thirty over Fifty

Finding a Solution to My Excessive Napping Problem

It seems to be working. Sit less. Move more. Elevate legs often. The other guesses I tried didn’t succeed.

Aug 25, 2021

Brian Leekley lying on his back on his bed with his feet and legs elevated

Aug 25, 2021

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In my 20s AND 30s, I worked a lot of minimum-wage, dead-end jobs.

Jul 3, 2021

Jul 3, 2021

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ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

Will Excessive Advertising Zap The HubPages Publishing Platform?

And why I’m moving most of my HubPages articles, edited and updated, to Medium

Apr 8, 2021

“Times Square never shined so bright” by Nicolai Berntsen on Unsplash

Apr 8, 2021

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The Boy Scout Oath and Law, A Grownup’s Interpretation

As I neared, attained, and lived adulthood, I didn’t so much disregard, or rebel against, the rules and mores I learned in childhood as…

Sep 19, 2020

The Boy Scout Oath and Law, A Grownup’s Interpretation

Sep 19, 2020

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May 30, 2020, I Go to a Dinner Party for My 78th Birthday

“The times they are a-changin’”

Jun 16, 2020

Brian Leekley June 10 2020 in his Bainbridge Island room

Jun 16, 2020

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Teaching Eager Reading

This anecdote began as an attempt to respond to the article “What To Do When 60% Of 12 Year Olds Can’t Read Or Write” by Joy Stevens. The…

Jun 9, 2020

teen girl reading a book

Jun 9, 2020

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On Simon Sinek’s book “Start with Why”: an Appreciation

with a personal reflection: “Everyone Needs a ‘Why’?”

May 9, 2020

Simon Sinek at Travis Air Force Base with his book Start with Why

May 9, 2020

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Cat Enneagram Personality Types Illustrated in Photos

Type 1: The Perfectionist

Apr 3, 2020

Cat Enneagram Personality Types Illustrated in Photos

Apr 3, 2020

Brian Leekley

Brian Leekley

Born in 1942. Had an antiquarian bookseller career. Avocation creative writing. Unitarian Universalist, raised Catholic. Support Movement for a People’s Party.

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