Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanks to all here, to my family, my friends.
I can only offer my condolences to those whose family gatherings have become strained, or where a seat at the table is empty because of duty overseas or other exigencies. I am thankful for the last year's bounty of family visits, new friends, new adopted pets, new marriages, and even the poignant...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
My gosh, how could I forget Jaques Hauseman
aka John Houseman, "Professor Kingsfield" of "Paper Chase" (won an Oscar). But wait, thre's more: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002144/bio He was there and he did that. (Never "been there/done that").
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
So Abuelita how's it feel to be a celebrity!
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/35821.php Way to go!
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"Good sleeping weather" they say.
Autumn has finally come fully to my area. The first true rain since March has been falling off an on since Friday, and this Sunday morning before sunrise, a dozen miles from a large city, five from a freeway and three from an arterial railway in this state, two blocks off a busy throughfare and on a...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Well, just a "progress" note.
Let's see: 1. Going to take some certification courses in adult education to set up my retirement job...which may be my "moonlight job" to let us catch back up with shrinking retirement funds, then supplement the shrunken benefits. 2. Daughter is pursuing her basic college degree at a community...
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Monday, October 20, 2008
I've created an alcoholic.
Every morning, when I step out my door he's in my backyard, moving from the plane tree to a seat under the redbud. He's disheveled, garrulous, verbally abusive, warning off all comers that "this spot is MINE!!!". His eyes are beady, and his nose is like a bird's long beak. Then he starts the...
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
EMTLIFE post for today..."Why did that go well" and our culture of blame
Yup. Consider a cultural blind spot here.. We need to stop and check what went wrong or could have gone better, but do we ever stop and ask ourselves (in a non-neurotic a'la Woody Allen fashion) "Why in blazes did that go right?". Have you ever tried that? It makes people paranoid! And it can scare...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The preventative for this whole mess:
Force whomever qualifies a borrower for a loan to be responsible for that loan, to the extent of 100% of their real total net worth, and an annual 30% tithe for the rest of their lives or 'til the loans are paid off. Let NO ONE sell a loan to another.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
With Gustav bearing down, remember: Don't be a S.U.V.
(Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer) As you may remember, I had the privilige of attending a national level prepardness and response conference Sept'06, including disaster response people from many states and with presentors from Florida and the mayor of Baton Rouge (who was incensed that his city...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Does anyone whistle anymore?
I find myself whistling as I walk around at work, whistling as I wash dishes, and I just thought about the fact that I never hear anyone else whistle. Not aimless toneless exhalations or those shrieking two-finger shepherd's whistles, but playing a song by yourself with both hands busy and no...
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