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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.
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GREAT DAY FOR THE BIRDS
There wasn’t a bird in sight when I went out around noon to feed my feathered friends. It took a while. I had to clean some feeders. It’s one of my least favorite jobs, but unavoidable if you feed birds…. Read More ›
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SPARROW BABIES RAPIDLY GROWING
The baby sparrows and their mom was like watching a Disney wildlife movie, but I had to add my own dialogue.
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THUNDER OUTSIDE AND THE SKY IS YELLOWISH WHITE
Share Your World 7th June 2023 I’m assuming rain is on the way. Thunder has been rolling for the past hour and a bit, though no rain yet. I has rained every day for the past three days, but we had… Read More ›
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NEVER BUYING THAT AGAIN!
5 Things I Don’t Buy Anymore Like others, I had to make a distinction between things I haven’t bought in a long time because they aren’t the kind of things one buys frequently and things I know I won’t buy… Read More ›
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WEATHERED WOOD
CFFC: Weathered Wood It seemed for a while that all the weathered wood photos I had were full of birds. Birds are very good at weathering wood. Then, I finally I found a few things that aren’t all birdy. Phew!
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MEDIA WAR STORIES EPISODE 17 – STAR TREK & MORE!
Sorry to be so late this week, but we had interrupt Tom’s editing to put together an interview tape for Garry to do, so … But, it’s a good’un! Star Trek and so much more. This episode Garry and Tom… Read More ›
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WHAT SHOULD I READ?
Blogging Insights 3.0 # 12 — Reading I think we all learn to write or discover we want to write by reading. I can’t imagine any other way to discover you want to write. But the question of what to… Read More ›
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LOST AND LOVING IT
These are old photos during a period when I didn’t own a good camera. It was one of those few intervals when I had nothing but an inexpensive slightly-better-than a throwaway camera. I’ve said it before and I’m sure I… Read More ›
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JUNE FLOWERS
FOTD – June 5 – June Garden Usually by now the garden is blossoming like mad. It looks like will will have both roses and daylilies, but not yet. Why are they so late? I don’t know. Maybe it’s the erratic… Read More ›
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THE END AT THE END
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while. Garry and I are in an age group where our friends, colleagues, and family all have some kind of physical issue. It may be minor, something requiring medication. Easily controlled…. Read More ›
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Like Bookends
We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
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THREE VIEWS, ONE ORIGINAL
1-TO-3 PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE – JUNE 2023 I keep trying out this challenge to see if I can find a design that I like better or at least as much as the original. I like the black and white well… Read More ›
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END OF MAY 2023 – LAST PHOTOS
Last on the Card – May 2023 What is unique about this is that these pictures are actually from 4 years ago, but were never downloaded. I had completely forgotten these photos were ever taken. So what a surprise when I… Read More ›
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DECK FLOWERS
FOTD – June 2 – Deck Flowers Now that we are three years into growing flowers on our deck, I’m beginning to learn what grows well there. The answer is petunias, begonias and lantana. Since we had to cut down… Read More ›
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DIVING INTO THE DEEP, DARK WEB
Fandango’s Provocative Question #216 How safe is any material — of any kind — anywhere on the internet? Deep web, dark web, good old regular web, the World Wide Web is broad. Beyond its width, it goes deep. I always thought… Read More ›
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THE CHANGING SEASONS, MAY 2023
The Changing Seasons, May 2023 It has been strange month in many ways. But it has been a strange year. We are coming into June, so that’s almost half a year gone. It doesn’t feel like half a year. It doesn’t… Read More ›
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CURSE OF THE LEISURE CLASS.
Once upon a lifetime ago, I worked hard. I don’t know if you could call it overworked. I never felt I had more work than I could do — if only they would let me get to it instead of… Read More ›
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JUST ONE COLOR – MORE OR LESS
CFFC: Colorful Monochromes I was unsure of the percentages, but all of these are predominantly one color or a mix of colors, like autumn foliage. The first picture is not black and white. It looks that way, but it was… Read More ›
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HOLLYWOOD WILL CALL, SOMEDAY (BUT IT BETTER BE SOON)
My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales… Read More ›
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MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 16
A DAY EARLY AND FUNNIER THAN EVER
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 