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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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MORE MUMS, OTHER STUFF TOO
FOTD – September 25 – More Mums Periodically, because I don’t have access to a lot of places where they grow flowers (wrong climate), I find myself taking pictures of one same item. Repeatedly. And they are just a little different… Read More ›
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THE BIG TRADE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #136 This question clearly has dubious origins. If I was forced? Forced by whom? Is Trump at it AGAIN? Maybe it’s all because of the immigrants! That must be it. Immigrants. Dude. Were I for some obscure reason… Read More ›
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WITH AN “O” IN THE MIDDLE
CMMC – September needs an “O” in the middle of the word I feel like I’m being a lawyer when I ask, but “Where’s the middle?” when talking about a word that might be several syllables long. Does this mean any… Read More ›
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HALF OF ANYTHING
CBWC: Half of Anything I took this first picture this morning while the coffee was brewing. I had forgotten that this challenge was waiting. Some part of my brain must have remembered because I decided this needed to be done in… Read More ›
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RED BLOOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOTD – September 23 – Chrysanthemums I bought them a week ago. They were covered with buds, but no flowers were blooming. Since then, each day there have been more flowers. There are many more buds — and I bought a… Read More ›
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GARDEN BIRDS AND SURVIVAL
This morning I read an article in National Geographic about the lockdown. It seems to have made the lives of at least some birds better, at least for this year. It turns out I was wrong about us having lost… Read More ›
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BIDDING NO-TRUMP
I used to play bridge and “no Trump” was a bid. It didn’t have any extra meanings. Just a bid. A strong no-trump was 16 to 19 points but in other systems, 13 to 18 were good too. Three no… Read More ›
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STALLED AT THE RED
Can you define a “split second? The answer: It’s the time it takes between the light changing from green to red and how long it takes the driver behind you to hit his or her horn. And now, the rest… Read More ›
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THE CHINESE TUNNEL
Like so many other kids my age, my mother told me “China is on the other side of the world.” From this I understood if you stick a pin in the ground in New York (a very long pin), it… Read More ›
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FOCAL POINTS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Focal Point My eyes are not good at close focusing anymore. Even with a magnifying glass, I really can’t see a lot of small text, especially the labeling on medications. I’m sure the people who design… Read More ›
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A SQUIRRELLY SHARING TIME
SHARE YOUR WORLD (Squirrelly Style) 9-20-2021 However bizarre you find this information, it’s coming into fall again. The leaves are changing. It’s the early stages and it will be several weeks before it really begins to glow. Still, you can see… Read More ›
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BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – SERIOUSLY
From the battleground, an update, by Rich Paschall Yes, there is more to the story! Update: Now, a mere few months later, the Badging Office realized a lot of people with badges are on furlough or working from home. In other… Read More ›
