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Friday, August 5, 2011

Adventures in Techno-World

I may have mentioned that I bought a new 'puter. A Mac. Plugged it in on Tuesday after visiting Blogit, thinking I'd be able to hook up to the web and get back to the old neighborhood by the end of the day. Wrong! By the time I unplugged Ol' Betsy and moved the components to the dining room table, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A bit about the work of poets...

Beauty, Harmony, Peace And Light Such was the stuff of poetry, I thought. Appreciation of the glories of nature, the wonders of the world, love in all its permutations and complications. Then I read a warrior poet -- railing in fury against injustices, ranting about man's inhumanity to man, of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Big whoop!

This is a fine kettle of fish, Washington, when you break into programming on all networks to announce you're finally thinking about actually earning your paychecks. Too bad this baby step forward isn't in the spirit of caring, of dedication to the greater good. The lot of you are dragging your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Gnats, a short short story

As they made their way along Main, Joe stopped to light his notcig, unable to kick the puffer habit even though no kind of smokable stuff was available on or off the street. Harmless water vapor, the ads said. Mint fresh. Who knows what mint actually smells like, Art wondered to himself. He snorted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Mouse trapped

I was started on a very diverting little story about a minute ago. It was a story of a young career girl named Ruby who left home at fifteen in search of freedom and decent clothes. It seems she was a country girl with a dada who taught her the ways of men when she was twelve. By the age of fifteen,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Tea Party? Government Shutdown? Holy Crap!

I've been thinking a lot lately about these things. Check that! Not thinking. There's no logical analysis going on here. What I'm doing is spazzing running in circles freaking out! And the hot weather isn't helping my fevered brain... My thought process has gone circular with what-ifs, the sky is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Pants on fire.. (or something)

Reading through the day's Facebook posts on Monday. Came across a post by my older daughter, Amy in Decatur. She wrote that she's staying in a motel because her house burned on Friday. I read the post in a state of disbelief and dismay. Facebook? She shared that news with her bros and sisters, not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The old swimming hole...

Mill Creek was a glacier-fed stream that was part of the Mt. St. Helens (?) watershed, it became wider and deeper as it got to the lower elevations, until it got large enough to float logs during spring snow runoff. Sometime in the late 1800s, a lumber company -- possibly Weyerhauser -- built a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Mann v Ford

On HBO, a documentary produced by Robert Redford. Google Mann vs Ford and look at the videos for yourself. It seems Ford Motor Co. built a car assembly factory in the vicinity of this small town in New Jersey, and from 1967-1971 they dumped scrap metals and waste by-products on a hill near the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Promise of a treat...

Got out before breakfast yesterday, before the ungodly heat made it so morbidly unpleasant. Stopped at the market for some veggies and staples, knowing my destination was Borders. I planned to buy a pound of Seattle's Best coffee beans and have one last latte at the coffee shop there before they... Sign in to see full entry.

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