John Beasley

@Beaser (391)

United States

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Hi I'm a seasoned guy that completed career in the U.S. military before retiring and becoming an IT Analyst. I'm married with children and grandchildren.

Discussions (64)

John Beasley's Discussions

Leadership

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 4 Jun

Several years ago I was in one of our military services and had just reported into a new base. I was given a check-in sheet and went about finding the different departments, hearing what they did, and introducing myself. I got...

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Friday music quiz

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 20 Oct 23

So, I have a fun little quiz for you. I going to give you the lyrics to some of the music I heard on my drive to work this morning. If you know the lyrics, give me the name of the song and artist / group that released that song....

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This and that .....

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 19 Sep 23

Well, it's been quite a while since I posted anything. A lot has transpired and I'm trying to get myself back into some type of routine. Fitness - I started the month off with a bang and was making myself get out and take a walk...

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Woke up to Sweet Painted Lady

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 25 May 23

So this morning my alarm went off and I went to drag my behind out of bed to get ready for work. I don't know why but it seems like even before I opened my eyes I could hear the lyrics from Elton Johns song Sweet Painted Lady. It...

sweet painted lady

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Medical Insruance

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 22 May 23

I have a headache!! For a couple years now I've endured Glaucoma and cataracts but didn't want to have the surgery due to out of pocket costs. So I've finally kicked the can down the road about as far as it can go and it's pretty...

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Smoked Brisket

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 5 Feb 22

I purchased a PitBoss wood pellet smoker about a month ago and after "practicing" with steak and chicken, I finally took the plunge and smoked three (3) briskets. I bought the briskets at Costco and they averaged $60 each. I...

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The weekend is here!!

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 4 Feb 22

So, here we are finishing the first week in February and it looks like the weather is going to be rather nice here in Florida. At least that's what the weather people are saying. What to do..... I'd say I could go to the beach...

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1st post for 2022

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 28 Jan 22

So, I took some time away at the end of 2021 and finally got around to posting here again. After logging in, I looked around the site a bit and everything looks pretty much the same so I guess I didn't miss anything there. But...

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Long awaited vacation

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 21 Sep 21

Trying to do our due diligence during the COVID pandemic, my wife and I have pretty much been on lockdown. We go to work, shop when we have to, and we've limited out dining out as much as possible without going insane. Unlike many...

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Time for a change

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 3 Sep 21

Hello everyone, I hope this post finds you healthy and enjoying life. I've come to the realization that I need to change things in my life. I feel like I'm spending too much time on the wrong things and not allowing myself to...

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Waste of a vacation day

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 21 Jun 21

Over the weekend my car decided it need a break and broke down so I ended up having it towed to my house and then to the repair shop so that I can get it back on road. I thought I was doing good because it was there first thing...

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1 minute turned into an hour

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 29 Apr 21

Like every other day, the alarm on my phone went off at 5:30 am. I rolled over and hit the snooze to get another 9 minutes of "sleep". Nine minutes later the snooze goes off and I roll over once again to turn the alarm off. I'm...

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I got sucked into a black hole

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 28 Apr 21

Finally getting back to writing here on myLot. I kind of got sucked into a black hole with everything going on. Family, work, and COVID all pulling me in different directions. I was ready to pull my hear out until last night. I...

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Got my gym membership

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 27 Mar 21

A new gym is opening right around the corner from our house and I've been dying to get back in the gym. So last night at 12:01 am they started their 1 day sale of memberships. The sale got you the first month for $1 and a $10...

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This and that....

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 26 Mar 21

Good morning and welcome to Friday. For many it's the end of a week of work, for others it's another week of unemployment, and others are recovering from COVID. So I thought I'd post some random thoughts I had this week: South...

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Time for another round of Grocery Shopping

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 25 Feb 21

Like so many, tomorrow is pay day for me which means it's also time to go grocery shopping again. Sometime this weekend my wife and I will load up our plastic crates and head to Costco, BJ's and probably Publix to get enough food...

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Blue socks

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 28 Jan 21

Isn't it fun how things start to bother us over time... I work in an office and have have a limited color scheme when it comes to my clothes, which my wife hates but that's a whole different story. I have some black, brown, gray...

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Impeachment of former President Trump

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 27 Jan 21

I'm mad and I'm laughing! How could anyone possibly believe that having the Senate as jurors was going to work? They're all tainted by either the direct impact of the insurrection, their political party, or the information that...

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Oh, what do I want to discuss

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 2 Oct 20

It's been a while since I've posted anything so I've been sitting here at the keyboard pondering what I want to discuss. My first thought was politics, but then I just chuckled. It's never really a discussion is it? It starts...

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Uber #2

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 6 Aug 20

Yesterday was another interesting day! Things started off slow and it took about 30 minutes before I got my first ride. But then I got ride after ride, after ride. Almost all of them were short rides of people that were getting...