Growing Old Disgracefully

This is what early autumn in northern 'sconsin looked like from my saddle today. Trust me, getting that shot wasn't as easy as it looks. Note the buggy windshield--it was spotlessly clean about a half hour before I took this. (And yes, I *was* poking...

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Go. Watch. This.

Published on September 23 2007

If this documentary is anything like his others, it will be well worth the time spent to see Ken Burns' latest work. The PDF viewers' guide is here.

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On losing my best friend

Published on September 21 2007

Rudy tells me exactly what he thinks of me for having certain of his body parts removed, fore and aft: I'm hoping he'll talk to me again when his paws and his.... ahem.... are all healed up. Right now, he's ignoring me mightily, refusing to even play...

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'Bout darn time(s)

Published on September 18 2007

Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site - New York Times The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night. The move comes two years to the day after The Times began the subscription...

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horrorscopes and rumblings

Published on September 17 2007

This week September 17 through September 23Libra Tuesday brings a chance to make some profound choices about your values and about the kind of company you keep. You may have known about this for some time, but an event may push you to take action. It...

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I hear a rumble....

Published on September 13 2007

It's here--the biggest event of the year for this little town, rivaled only by our great Independence Day celebrations. It's the 26th Annual Fall Ride, both a celebration of the end of summer and a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The...

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Signs

Published on September 13 2007

Believe it or not, I've seen a few of these--the electrician's sign, for example. Thanks to Dee for sending these on. Sign over a Gynecologist’s Office: " Dr. Jones, at your cervix." ************************** In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all...

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As a papermaker.....

Published on September 11 2007

I find this exhibition of wanton destruction of something I work so hard to create.... ..... absolutely enchanting. I needed this laugh today.

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The 2996 project

Published on September 10 2007

I'm posting tonight, since I'll be working long hours overnight and won't be near a computer for most of tomorrow. This post is as important to me today as it was last year, and I wanted to make sure it was "right". One year ago, just prior to the fifth...

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The Motley Crew in da UP

Published on September 8 2007

What a trip!! We had a great time--my poor repeatedly sun-and-wind-burned nose may never recover. Day One was great. It was my first time riding long-distance in a large group, so I was a little nervous. I didn't want to fall back and miss a stoplight,...