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A monthly diary of current postings and quick train of thought entries

August 2024

“Advancing the license plate game”

“Pizza Hut for the dinosaurs”

“Looking for a gyro”

“What’s my name?”

Podcasts.

The Essays with Dumb Old Bob

Today, the fourteenth episode of The Essays was released. Two bonus episodes are available as well.

Thirty essays and a poem have been part of things so far. Listeners have come from across the country and around the world. New episodes are released every Monday.

Writing & Publishing with Dumb Old Bob

On Wednesday, September 4th, a new podcast will begin. This one will be about writing. As the title suggests, it will feature content and material about writing and publishing. While several topics will be explored, the primary focus will involve self-publishing.

Writing & Publishing will have new episodes out on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Look for The Essays and Writing & Publishing where you go for podcasts. You can find it on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Pandora, RSS, Deezer, Fountain, Podfriend, Podcast Addict, Podcast Index, Podverse, Audacy and more. Plus, we’re constantly exploring, submitting and working on expanding the network.

Thank you to everyone that has been checking out the podcasts so far. Look forward to having you around as we continue.

Art Vargas

It’s time to really begin things this month, and we’re going to do that with the spectacular Art Vargas. I’ve been working on some projects with Art, and this month we’re releasing two pieces from those efforts.

Two interviews, one for the website and one for the newsletter.

Art was one of the original participants when it comes to interviews on the site. He was kind enough to join me for one slightly more than ten years ago. Ultimately, that piece ended up as part of the first book release, Time Just Drifts Away.

The two of us had a conversation a few months ago and began discussing some thoughts that involved plans for some new and different offerings. These interviews are the first of several works that are in development. You can check out the site’s interview right now…

“Some time with Art Vargas”

I’d like to thank Art for his friendship and participation.

Newsletter should be out no later than next week with the second interview.

Speaking of the newsletter, the rollout for June, July and August stumbled a bit. All three issues just about complete, and all of them will be getting distributed soon. If you aren’t signed up for A Parkside View, send along an email. Or, message us on our social media pages. We’ll get everything set up so you don’t miss out on any more.

Ok… opening swirl of news complete, the sprint is over and Backpackville is a bit cleaned up and presentable… FINALLY…

Yup. Still got some overhauls and refreshes to do, and a full makeover is being kicked about. For now, this is the month where all of the events and productions and efforts and more begin to make a bit of sense and everything, hopefully, seems to begin looking somewhat intertwined.

(Ready for a bit of a look? Awesome… let’s head to the big event for August…)

National Buy Bob’s Book Day

I had hoped to have some releases coinciding with this year’s celebrations, but the plans were a bit overstretched when I decided to work on a trio of titles and arrived at a place where they’re kind of close, definitely not ready, and I still want to release them together. That said…

I did release A Parkside View: Volumes 7 & 8 a few months ago.

So, it’s the Thirteenth Annual in 2024 and a book to promote. Hope you’ll join us. Look for more information about it in the coming days and on our social media pages.

Next on the agenda is podcasts.

The Essays with Dumb Old Bob

We’re steadily moving toward the release of episode number twenty. Grateful for the attention, comments and feedback. The support has been incredible, and I thank you. The news about the podcast is…

Writing & Publishing with Dumb Old Bob

…I’m adding a second podcast. (And the debut is just about a month away.)

I’ll outline a bit more… A LOT more… in the next few days and weeks. Here are the basics…

* As the title suggests, it’s going to be about writing and publishing, with a focus on self-publishing

* Episodes will be released on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

* Episode one, and possibly episode two, are lining up for release on Wednesday, September 4th.

With all of that, I have babbled for far too long. Let’s wrap up the day, point you once again toward Art Vargas, and hit more details in a day or so.

Thanks for stopping in.

“Some time with Art Vargas”

Well… oops.

June was a strange month. July was as well. Few personal matters to take care of, and some projects diverting my attention. All of which is nothing more than me trying to distract you with possible reasons that could lessen the accountability for something I messed up…

Over recent weeks, I took care of getting material and such set for the website. What I didn’t do was take care of actually getting it on the website.

Yup, I set up journal entries and finished new essays. Had everything placed and pages finished. What I didn’t do was upload them. And—something I simply can’t explain—I managed to mess up the process for a few weeks. Noticed the missing material as I settled in today to put together the flip into August.

Again… oops.

So… here’s the Now Playing for June 2024… and here’s Now Playing for July 2024. You didn’t miss a ton of entries, but there are essays and such for you to look over. A Parkside View for June and July will be out very soon. The August edition will be released by mid-month.

If you are receiving the newsletter, thank you for the support and interest. Appreciate it. If you aren’t, let us know and we’ll get you signed up. Every issue contains two essays, and at least one is brand new. Also, we have a special guest joining us for interviews on the site and in the newsletter this month. With those projects, we are returning to providing interview content that will initially only be available in the newsletter. Add on to that additional features and upcoming new stuff, and you are not going to want to miss out.

What has been going well is The Essays with Dumb Old Bob. The new podcast effort has posted more than ten episodes, with episode fourteen arriving next week. It’s available on Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and several other places where you look for podcasts. Check it out today, come back every Monday for new episodes, and tell your friends.

Speaking of Dumb Old Bob…

The Essays began back in late May. And of right now, it has been heard in more than a dozen countries, and I am overwhelmed and grateful for the positive comments I’m receiving.

Next month, we begin a new effort, called Writing & Publishing.

The expected release schedule should end up like this: The Essays will continue to have new episodes every Monday. Beginning in September, Writing & Publishing will have new episodes on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.

“Tesla drivers never smile”