<![CDATA[Virgil Hodges Jr.]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RU_j!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095ece32-9923-4007-ac74-3427a2371f27_472x472.jpegVirgil Hodges Jr.https://bluorangefyre.substack.comSubstackFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:55:53 GMT<![CDATA[The need to take breaks]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/the-need-to-take-breakshttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/the-need-to-take-breaksSun, 05 Apr 2026 11:02:54 GMTI’ve made it a point that some time this year, I am going to take a couple of days to find an AirBNB some place quiet, and relax. No kids, no girlfriend, just me, and I might even turn off my phone. I even moved a map around to try to find some place I haven’t been before, somewhat close, but not going to Ohio or West Virginia. Of course this won’t h…

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]]><![CDATA[Procrastination]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/procrastinationhttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/procrastinationThu, 02 Apr 2026 11:03:27 GMTI’ve gotta be honest, it is hard to try to keep up with this writing schedule. Working full-time, other duties outside of work, and trying to relax. I don’t know, maybe it’s middle age, and I want to be lazy. Or maybe I’m trying to do things like I’m twenty years younger, and my body is reminding my brain that I’m not 26 anymore.

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]]><![CDATA[Resisting the urge]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/resisting-the-urgehttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/resisting-the-urgeSun, 29 Mar 2026 11:02:18 GMTI sat here struggling to come up with something to write about for my fourth entry. But what inspired me was a friend asking a very interesting question of just her male friends. “How do you fight temptation of other women when you’re in a relationship?” For me the answer was easy. When I was married, I knew where I came home to every night. I didn…

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]]><![CDATA[Trust the Process]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/trust-the-processhttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/trust-the-processThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:02:24 GMT“Trust the process.” “Next man up.” “The standard is the standard.” Three quotes that immediately come to mind when I think of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Now, while a lot of Steelers fans were happy to see him go, I was sad to see him go. Had the game passed him by? Possibly. My personal opinion, which I had for years, was that…

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]]><![CDATA[Yin and Yang]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/yin-and-yanghttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/yin-and-yangSun, 22 Mar 2026 11:01:38 GMTHave you ever noticed that when something good happens, almost immediately something bad happens? Or is it just me? For example, in 2010, my first child was born. Barely three weeks later, my Dad passed away. This past week, I found out I was getting a fantastic job. Right when I found out when I was starting, my car’s transmission decided that was…

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]]><![CDATA[Hello World!]]>https://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/hello-worldhttps://bluorangefyre.substack.com/p/hello-worldThu, 19 Mar 2026 11:02:41 GMT*taps air microphone*

Is this thing on?

Well, I guess it is. Hi. I’ve been on the fence about creating a Substack for awhile. To be honest, as someone who first got online when PointCast was still a thing, a 3 GB hard disk drive was considered state of the art, a Cyrix M II processor running at a whopping 333 MHz was considered powerful, 32 MB of RAM seem…

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