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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of cynicism.
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THE LAST PICTURE ON MY LAST CARD – STILL IN MY COMPUTER
bushboys world I actually published this one already, but I’ll post one that hasn’t been processed, Though to be fair, aside from cropping I didn’t really process these much. They were taken in good light with the right lens, so… Read More ›
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ENJOYING AN IMPERFECT LIFE
Nothing goes exactly as planned. No vacation or visit is perfect. Some part of every meal won’t be ready when the rest of the dishes are served. Guests come too early or late, leave too soon — or not soon… Read More ›
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FAKE NEWS IS A LOT LESS WORK
You can’t live without news, but no one can live with it either. I don’t know how active reporters manage to cope with the news these days. It used to be a job. A hard job, an active and sometimes… Read More ›
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THE CHANGING SEASONS IN A WEIRD AND CHANGING WORLD – JULY 2020
The Changing Seasons: July 2020 It’s not just about pictures anymore. It’s about energy … finding enough of it to actually take pictures which look exactly like the pictures you took last month because you are still at home, so the… Read More ›
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EL DUQUE, DOG OF DAWGZ
I finally got some reasonably good pictures of El Duque. We were outside on the deck and I had to cajole him to stop hiding in the plants and show his handsome jowls. So here’s the Duke, in all his… Read More ›
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ALL THE REST OF THE SQUARES
ALL THE REST OF MY SQUARE PERSPECTIVES It’s the end of the month, so here are square pictures of all the various things I’ve taken square pictures of through the years and months. I’ll be back for the next square… Read More ›
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BIRDS AND BUSHES
Racket had gotten out of his cage. Nothing unusual about that, except that usually when I let him loose, I’d make sure to put away anything I cared about to avoid having Racket destroy it. It was futile but I… Read More ›
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PEACE TALKS – HARRY DRESDEN IS FINALLY BACK! – by JIM BUTCHER
I looked it up. I have waited six years for book sixteen in the Harry Dresden world to be published. I have waited patiently, then less patiently. A few months ago, there was a book by Jim Butcher called (tada!)… Read More ›
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WHO ARE YOU NOW? DIDN’T YOU USED TO BE SOMEONE?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #80 From Fandango, a deep, philosophical question. We need some of those because everything else is about disease or the news. “I saw this question on a site that offers up a bunch of “deep, philosophical” questions and… Read More ›
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DOOMSDAY BOOK BY CONNIE WILLIS
I read this for the first time when it was first published in 2008. It wasn’t available as an audible book yet, though it would be soon. So my first reading was words on paper. It’s the story of the… Read More ›
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BITTER ROOTS
I am named after an aunt I never met. In my version of Jewish family, you don’t name babies after living people. Only after those who have passed. This is not true in all Jewish families. It depends on where… Read More ›
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LETTER TO AN OVERSEAS FRIEND – LIFE IN THE CRAZY ZONE
Bonnie passed at the beginning of June. We were doing what we swore we would NOT do, which was keeping her alive when it was obvious that she was really gone. At least she was (mostly) physically healthy until the… Read More ›
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HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE
MOSTLY HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE If nothing else, this pause in space and time has given me good reasons to go back through my downloads. I have an awful lot of downloads that are just sitting on… Read More ›
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A PHOENIX AND AN OAK LEAF: A CIGAR BOX GUITAR FOR ME
Owen wanted to give me a present. it isn’t my birthday. it’s not my anniversary. It isn’t any special day. He just wanted to get me a really great gift, better than any other he had ever give me. So… Read More ›
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SLAVERY TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ON THE BLACKSTONE RIVER
You might say the Blackstone Valley was Alexander Hamilton’s dream come true. He wanted the U.S. to grow into an industrial and international powerhouse. This was the subject on which he and Thomas Jefferson fought. Jefferson wanted democracy and a… Read More ›
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THE LEAST CHIPMUNK CAME BACK (AND I HAD A CAMERA)
Changing Perceptions This morning, while we were waiting for the appraiser, the tiny “least chipmunk” dropped by the feeder. These little chipmunks look very much like their bigger brethren, but the are less than half their size. The birds are… Read More ›
