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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

15 min readApr 22, 2022

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Puget Sound ferry Seattle to Bainbridge Island at dawn

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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.

14 min readDec 12, 2020

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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.

8 min readAug 25, 2021

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

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

2 min readJul 3, 2021

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Will Excessive Advertising Zap The HubPages Publishing Platform?

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

7 min readApr 8, 2021

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

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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…

6 min readSep 19, 2020

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

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

“The times they are a-changin’”

7 min readJun 16, 2020

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Brian Leekley June 10 2020 in his Bainbridge Island room

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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…

2 min readJun 9, 2020

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teen girl reading a book

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

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

7 min readMay 9, 2020

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

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Cat Enneagram Personality Types Illustrated in Photos

Type 1: The Perfectionist

2 min readApr 3, 2020

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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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