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Monday, June 15, 2026

Whither The Desert?

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That picture above is from Utah. It was taken a little over seven years ago, as we moved from Texas to Oregon, in May of 2019. I shared it o...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Preface To The Desert: Do I Have Any Pictures Of The Desert?

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No, but I have a picture of a palm tree. I know, they're not unique to deserts. But I guess I don't go to many deserts. So why do a ...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Flag Day

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Sunday, June 14, is Flag Day in the United States. But did you know other nations have flags? It's true! Therefore on the Dickenbock Rep...
Friday, June 12, 2026

This Week In Self Help: June 7 9 + 11

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Look! The moon has a halo! I talked about this on one of my radio shows. Which one? Here's what I di this past week, you can guess. On J...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Self Help Radio 060926: Haloes

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Gosh, I don't know what else I can say about haloes that I haven't already said. I had waaay  too many songs about haloes & lots...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Whither Haloes?

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(image from here ) You might think that the idea for a radio show about haloes came from wandering around the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam &...
Sunday, June 07, 2026

Preface To Haloes: A Childhood Memory

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(comic by Easterby ) This is a story I'm sure I've told before but since almost noone reads this blog it's fine if I tell it aga...
Saturday, June 06, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Volcanoes!

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(image from the Wikipedia ) Starting on June 7, 1991, at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, "the first magmatic eruptions took place wi...
Friday, June 05, 2026

This Week In Self Help: May 29 + 31 & June 2

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That's a picture from a long time ago. I think during the early days of the pandemic. A house in our neighborhood that was being renovat...
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Stuart

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Stuart lived with us for about 207 days. Under seven months. His death was shocking & tragic. He had become such an integral part of thi...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

Self Help Radio 060226: Replacement

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Whew! I wasn't replaced! It turns out that no one at KBOO even noticed I was gone! Still, I think it was a good theme with lots of diver...
Monday, June 01, 2026

Whither Replacement?

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(image found here ) Yesterday I got ahead of myself & told you why the theme of this week's show is "replacement." But I...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

Preface To Replacement: Terrible Planning

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(comic by Tommy Siegel ) So. I went away on vacation. I got back on a Saturday. I had two days to put together an episode of Self Help Radio...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Smile Day

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May 31st in National Smile Day. Despite not having any of his original teeth, Dick Dickenbock believes a smile is very important, so we will...
Friday, May 29, 2026

The Past Three Weeks In Self Help

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Since I was away on vacation, I haven't been giving these useless updates. Now that I am back, I'll resume. So sorry about that. Bec...