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Tales of a Senior Geek

Tales of a Senior Geek

By Gary Fisher

Journal Entries and reminiscences of an aging geek.

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Ep012 – A Quick Rant, and Goodbye for Now

Tales of a Senior GeekDec 07, 2020

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Ep012 – A Quick Rant, and Goodbye for Now

Ep012 – A Quick Rant, and Goodbye for Now

Photo: Debbie, Gary and Amanda Fisher
Source: Taken By Janice DiTomasso – November 22, 2018

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Dec 07, 202013:40
Ep011 – Thanksgiving Special

Ep011 – Thanksgiving Special

Photo: Leonard, Grace & Tom Trulove, Carl Fisher - Christmas 1964
Source: Dean Fisher’s Photo Library

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Nov 28, 202005:50
Ep010 – A Six Month Stay in St. Louis and Terror in Yellowstone National Park

Ep010 – A Six Month Stay in St. Louis and Terror in Yellowstone National Park

Photo: Wave Under a Pier (Huntington Beach?) - 1963
Source: Dean Fisher’s Photo Library

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Nov 21, 202010:00
Ep009 – Age 7 - Pollywog Pond and Nearly Killing Myself on My First Bicycle

Ep009 – Age 7 - Pollywog Pond and Nearly Killing Myself on My First Bicycle

Photo: Mom (Joyce Fisher) at Flower Lake in 1963 (I don’t have any pics from the Manhattan Beach house in 1956)
Source: Dean Fisher’s Photo Library

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Nov 14, 202010:14
Ep008 - The One Where I Talk About the 2020 Presidential Election and Where Dad Worked when I Was a Child

Ep008 - The One Where I Talk About the 2020 Presidential Election and Where Dad Worked when I Was a Child

Photo by Unknown photographer: Dad and Mom on a trip to Catalina with friends in 1979.

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Nov 08, 202018:15
Ep007 - The One Where I Talk About the Birth of My Siblings, Mom’s Memories of Her Paternal Grandfather and, for Some Reason, Black Jack Pershing and Pancho Villa

Ep007 - The One Where I Talk About the Birth of My Siblings, Mom’s Memories of Her Paternal Grandfather and, for Some Reason, Black Jack Pershing and Pancho Villa

Photo from the Library of Congress: Pancho Villa, military leader of rebel forces during the Mexican Revolution and considered a bandit by Americans in the wake of the raid on Columbus, New Mexico
https://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2016/07/21/the-expedition-to-capture-pancho-villa/

Listen to me almost belch in the middle of the name of my first hometown!

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Oct 31, 202010:53
Ep006 - The One Where I Talk About Early Memories and How My Paternal Grandfather Made a Living. Also, Pine Block Derby Cars for Some Reason

Ep006 - The One Where I Talk About Early Memories and How My Paternal Grandfather Made a Living. Also, Pine Block Derby Cars for Some Reason

Photo by an unknown family member: Brother and Sister: Mom and Uncle Leonard in Sequoia, September 1962

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Oct 21, 202009:39
Ep005 - The One Where I Talk About My Birth and My Uncomfortable Relationship with Religion

Ep005 - The One Where I Talk About My Birth and My Uncomfortable Relationship with Religion

OK, I don't know why, but this episode keeps getting posted to the "Diary" feed. Here it is, finally in the "Tales" feed. I hope.

Photo by an unknown family member, probably Mom: Me at 5 months old.

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Oct 14, 202010:33
Ep004 - The One Where I Talk About Where My Mother Lived As A Child.

Ep004 - The One Where I Talk About Where My Mother Lived As A Child.

Photo by Dean or Joyce Fisher: Grandma Grace Trulove in Sequoia, September 1962.

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Oct 01, 202006:01
Ep003 - The One Where I Talk About How My Wife Got Her Name

Ep003 - The One Where I Talk About How My Wife Got Her Name

Ep003 - The One Where I Talk About How My Wife Got Her Name.

Photo by Gary Fisher: Debbie on our honeymoon in Mazatlan, Mexico in June, 1980.

Tales of a Senior Geek is available from:
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Sep 19, 202004:58
Ep002 - The One Where I Talk About My Grandmother Fisher and Re-post My Very First Podcast Episode

Ep002 - The One Where I Talk About My Grandmother Fisher and Re-post My Very First Podcast Episode

Photo by Dean Fisher. Flower Lake, 1963

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Sep 12, 202011:25
Episode 1 - The One Where I Talk About Houses I Remember Living In

Episode 1 - The One Where I Talk About Houses I Remember Living In

It turns out the cork star was turquoise blue and white. Not at all what I remember. See the photo I dug up. 

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Sep 06, 202011:51