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Friday, May 29, 2026

I've been stewing on this for a while...

The Last Riddle What is it, my Precious that tickles and teases but isn't coughses and isn't sneezes? What is it grumbles and mutters and groans and never ever leaves us alone? What is it nags and weeps and pleads and never stops even when we feeds? What is it, Precious? What gnaws and gnaws and always gnaws like a beast in a wicked hard trap's cold jaws its own poor sad, poor bleeding paws? It's empty, all emptiness, that cannot be filled and never sleeps and can never be killed! Riddle me,... Sign in to see full entry.

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grey Thursday...

I've not seen so many grey days in a row in Colorado in maybe ever! Not complaining, mind you... enjoying every drop of rain! Today will be clouds and blue patches, maybe some rain, too. Charlie is in Denver for the weekend, attending the FanExpo with the Denver Alliance LARPers. I might have gone--but too much driving in confusing places and way too much walking, and right now, just too much time away from home and Pixie. Not much else to journal today, even the week has been not very... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 22, 2026

bad luck, good luck...

The bad luck was dumping some soup, in a moment of clumsiness, onto my laptop. Then, the computer guy telling me there's no fixin' it--it's done, finished, kaput! The good luck was being able to replace it with a new laptop, definite up-grade! And that transferring the info from the old one's hard drive to the new one only took a couple of hours! Bad luck would have been it taking much longer, and so not being available until next Tuesday! Further good luck was finding it relatively... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Stormy thoughts

Chilly and rainy today--all the rains and significant snows up in the mountains have made a dent in the droughty conditions, I'm glad to say. Our TAPS' post yesterday got me thinking about my tornado plan... Not that right here where the Rockies meet the Great Plains is prone to tornados, but it could happen. I'd go to the closet of the downstairs back room and have some shelf-stable foods in there, and water, and Pixie in her carrier. The downstairs is half underground and outside the window of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Waking up, washing up

The lilac blooms have passed from white to brown, all the trees are leafed out, Mother's Day has come and gone, and here it is snowing again. Last week, 80s. This week--freeze warning. Yep, this is Colorado! Yesterday was all kind of mindless and inert: recovery from the strenuous weekend, but today I feel much more here and ready to accomplish something. Probably something along the lines of housekeeping. Things from the weekend to put away, things that have been awaiting attention for longer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 18, 2026

Another weekend survived!

So nice to sit in my comfy chair, warm kitty cuddled up beside me, after sleeping in my own double bed only a few steps from my own bathroom and a few more to my own kitchen... Sleep was difficult with many wakings through the two nights at the event campground: twin-sized bunks, an out-door hike to the bath-house... no food in the bunkhouse, and the kitchen a long walk up-hill... And all at about 2000 ft altitude higher than home and in bear-country. On the other hand--at night the stars were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Movie recommendation!

We went to see The Hail Mary Project today. Both Charlie and I liked it very much! If you aren't at all into science fiction, it might not be for you, but it's really more about people, and it has a great sense of humor all the way through. It's not another good guys/bad guys story: the antagonist is microscopic critter that eats stars and the inevitable alien is a charmer! Meanwhile, the real world here is getting into the 80s this week They say... Hoping some clouds will bring rain and other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Thinking back...

Thinking all the way back to the literal first human mother: Mitochondrial Eve. She was an actual, specific female, the only one whose particular genetics is within every human being in the world, past, present, and future. Every human on earth is descended from this one early human mother. Don't ask me how the science goes that works it out, my thinking apparatus doesn't keep all the details in order, but a search on-line can get you there if you want to know. An easier concept, related, is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

FYI -- Our Kabu...

...is still readying herself for her upcoming travels. Word is, she's off-line for now, but will be back once settled again. ❤️ Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday squabbles!

And here we are, back to spring again! 75 F predicted for this afternoon with cloudy skies. This morning, lying awake, there arose a ruckus outside, enough that both Pixie and I perked up and had to go have a look. Apparently, a magpie, a squirrel, and a dove were arguing over something possibly edible on the ground, or discussing the political climate, or maybe they were trying to get a band together... They all took off in different directions when an audience showed up. But you can imagine... Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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