List: The Curmudgeon Chronicles | Curated by Chris Raymond

Feb 18, 2025
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The Curmudgeon ChroniclesPersonal posts from my perch as a sarcastic, seasoned, senior
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Nothing is Sacred AnymoreWhat food will go extinct next?
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4d ago
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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2025 Was Sold Under False PretensesI demand a refund
Feb 8
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Feb 8
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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I Went to an Art Gallery and Ended Up in OzI decided to venture into DC this weekend to take in a group show at a gallery on New York Avenue. Walking back to the Metro station, I…
Feb 2
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The Haven
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The Boring Side of AdultingNot safe for Instagram
Jan 30
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Jan 30
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Chris Raymond
Swearing a Blue Streak Isn’t Authentic DialogueLet’s bring back polite society, shall we?
Jan 11
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Jan 11
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The Haven
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At least I never had to sing about crapI’ve had boring jobs, like the one involving gluing in magnetic strips in the spines of the books in the sociology department library.
Dec 15, 2024
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Dec 15, 2024
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The Memoirist
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I Hated Those JobsI never intended to have W2s from more than a dozen companies over my working life. That wasn’t the plan when I graduated from high school…
Jun 28, 2024
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Jun 28, 2024
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The Haven
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Sure, We Asked for Your GenderBut we don’t believe what you told us
Sep 24, 2024
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Sep 24, 2024
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The Haven
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Hot Babe Is in the Area and Wants To Show You a Good TimeIf only I was a dumb, desperate, horny man. Or Doug.
Oct 25, 2023
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Oct 25, 2023
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The Haven
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I Have My Own Events for a Senior OlympicsThese days, I might need help getting up on the podium
Jul 26, 2024
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Jul 26, 2024
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The Haven
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You Want My Eyeballs? Pay Me.At least cover the cost of eye drops.
Sep 8, 2024
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Sep 8, 2024
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Chris Raymond
Don’t Turn Everything Into a Big Rigamarole“Judy” was about my age and though she had children and I didn’t, it seems that I was the one who’d kept up with the current lingo, when…
Sep 2, 2024
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Sep 2, 2024
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The Haven
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Welcome to the Bros Know Podcast Where We Talk About Things We Probably Know Nothing AboutBut we look really cool in black shirts
Feb 24, 2024
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Feb 24, 2024
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The Daily Cuppa
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Chris Raymond
My Best April Fool’s Prank EverI got a two-for-one
Apr 1, 2024
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Apr 1, 2024
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Chris Raymond
Who Needs Pricey Supplements When a Daily Brain Work-Out is Free?I’ve come to think of “khaki” and “glyph” as among the most wonderful words in the English language. When I’ve conjured them up during my…
Apr 21, 2024
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Apr 21, 2024
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Stop Assuming Everyone Lives for FollowersSome of us have lives outside social media — and want to keep it that way.
Mar 12, 2024
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Mar 12, 2024
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The Haven
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What Was That Sound I Heard?And other existential NextDoor questions that I feel compelled to make fun of
Feb 7, 2024
Feb 7, 2024
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I’m an Innocent Victim of AI-Based AlgorithmsA personal case study of my Kafkaesque Instagram experience
Jan 27, 2024
Jan 27, 2024
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Bootcamp
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Apparently, worsening your customer experience is the new business modelSending customers to competitors seems like an odd choice
Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Chris Raymond
I’m Not a Crazy Old Lady, But I Want My Coupons Back!How to say you’re a senior citizen without saying you’re a senior citizen
Oct 16, 2023
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Oct 16, 2023
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