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Bamboozled - part one

Posted in dogs, e-scrapbook, gardening, humor, nature, pets, rants on March 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I am going to write to you about bamboo, and what is entailed in its removal. This is part of why I’ve been so delinquent recently. Or remiss, at least — time spent with pick and shovel more often leading to collapse in the easychair than tapping a keyboard.
But first, some happy news on the [...]

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the full-on cold-water blast on a hot afternoon

Posted in e-scrapbook, life on March 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Long ago we played a game whereby one kid had the hose with the spray attachment and the other kid tried to capture the sprayer, as he was getting the full blast of cold water.
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The Visit of an Old Friend

Posted in e-scrapbook, life, travel, writing on February 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »

It becomes a question of identity. Live long enough and you get to feel as if you’ve survived numerous incarnations. Do they run parallel with the incarnations of others you know?
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Akron Car Theft & Brake Repair

Posted in commute, culture, e-scrapbook, life, technology, thoughts, travel on January 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »

I’m not sure why this story stays with me. It isn’t just the stealing. I guess it’s that the thieves fixed a damn-near 20-year-old beater.
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Happy Winter Solstice

Posted in animals, beer, culture, e-scrapbook, entertainment, humor, life, love, politics, thoughts on December 21, 2007 | 17 Comments »

I’m going to go have a beer this evening with my friend Brian to celebrate the solstice. We generally get together for a pint this time of year, to note the days beginning to get longer. It’s dark early now, but getting brighter, which sounds pretty good to me.
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The Myth Around the Christmas Myth

Posted in culture, e-scrapbook, life, rants, thoughts, travel on December 13, 2007 | 11 Comments »

Once upon a time sleighs were practical conveyances in wintertime. Horse-drawn wagons were impractical on icy, snowy roads, so it was logical to take a sleigh ride if you were off to visit friends or relatives.
How many people do you know who’ve ever ridden a sleigh for practical reasons? Now sleighs exist for us [...]

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Destinations and homes

Posted in culture, e-scrapbook, life, thoughts, travel on November 16, 2007 | 18 Comments »

ybonesy of redRavine had a post the other day about seatmates on airlines. Toward the end, it reminded me of a coincidence that happened to me once, three years after I moved to San Francisco.
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It’s nice to make new friends

Posted in animals, dogs, e-scrapbook, humor, life, love, pets, travel on November 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »

While visiting Paul and Kathy in Minnesota, good friends I’ve known a long time, I also got to know some new members of the family. Pictured is Leia (with dog tags), who Paul believed was at a height disadvantage in her efforts to get to know me better.

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Surprises, surprises

Posted in Beatles, art, culture, e-scrapbook, life, thoughts, travel, walking on October 22, 2007 | 10 Comments »

I keep meaning to get back to surprises, and derailing myself. Well this is it.
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Little Color, Except for the Personal

Posted in culture, e-scrapbook, life, love, nature, thoughts, travel on October 16, 2007 | 9 Comments »

Okay, a little research would have let me know it wasn’t the best year to visit the Upper Midwest looking for autumn color. The Midwest had a dry spring and summer, then a very stormy September.
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