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Friday, January 20, 2017

I Don't Even Know His Name

The morning brought to me a need for a Whirlpool Refrigerator maintenance man. My refrigerator was zonked and apparently had been for quite some time. I began carrying out bags of food to the dumpster. All tired and messy, at 10:15 I open the door to the maintenance man. The first thing he said to... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Mines Of Richmond

The dust-laden path ran toward a brook that could not be seen from the hillside. The mines were deep. The shafts plunged dizzily downward, lit only by the flickering carbide lamps worn by the miners on their caps. The men in the cage descended to the bottom of the pit and entered the various tunnels... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Nunamy Business?

Three days and nights of fog. Kind of interesting, but for some reason it makes me not really want to do anything but stare out the window and watch the birdies eating from the seed bell. The seed bell does not ring, it is only shaped like a bell. Either the birdies have not been singing or... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Thoughts On Up-Coming Inauguration

I - Introduction of the POTUS N - Noon Ceremony A - Assume Office U - US Marine Band - “Hail to the Chief” and 21-gun salute G - "Great Balls of Fire" U - Unprecedented Security - Bikers for Trump, "A Wall of Meat" R - Rituals of Celebration A - Attendees????? T - Term Beginning I - Installment O -... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Together We Sing

On Martin Luther King Day for My Seattle Grandsons whose roots came on one side from slave owners of North Carolina, and on the other side from slaves of Alabama. It has been a long road home for all, and many never made it. Sign in to see full entry.

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