pics and babbling

Ummmm.....

Published on July 9 2007

I know I have to buy a new vacuum cleaner, since the hoses and wiring on mine got melted in the fire last week. I wonder if this will be a standard accessory to the new vac. On the other hand, it brings a whole new meaning to the job of housecleaning,...

I thought it appropriate since Mad brought up the subject of pardons in her last post that some of Mr. Clintons' Pardons be brought to the forefront to show what sort of characters he associated with either directly of indirectly. Since Scooter Libby...

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Just a Tease for Mad

Published on July 7 2007

Doobie Brothers & Peter Frampton August 18, 2007 6:30 p.m. Classic rock takes center stage on the All-Star Amphitheater at Wild Adventures, as the park welcomes the Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton on Aug. 18th. The show starts at 6:30 pm with a soon-to-be-announced...

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Happy Birthday, Americans

Published on July 4 2007

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. And for the support of this Declaration,...

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project of the day

Published on July 2 2007

It's always fun when one gets to operate big noisy dusty machines. Oh wait.... I do that for a living don't I? I knew the old maple floors were in rough shape and I've been threatening to sand them for years, but this photo really shows up just how badly...

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Sorta Weekly Horrorscope

Published on July 2 2007

This week July 2 through July 8 Libra You love to be part of the social whirl, and if you can't participate as fully as you would like, you become uncharacteristically edgy. Monday you have to cancel some of your favorite activities due to last-minute...

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Next up.....

Published on July 1 2007

Funny how last week I was stressin' BIGtime on the Research course, and wondering if maybe I was reaching too far and trying to do way too much all at once. Maybe I should just take some time and rethink this "going to school" stuff. The paper was kicking...

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One more down...

Published on June 29 2007

....um, let's see. 73 credits down. 47 to go. FORTY-SEVEN????!!!! That's like....like.... THREE MORE YEARS. Dear lord. Now I almost wish I hadn't counted. But then again, in three years I'll be age [bleep] WITH the degree instead of age [bleep] WITHOUT...

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Confucius say...

Published on June 28 2007

"When the writing is blocked, the blocked must go shopping". Maybe I can buy some inspiration. Or a good punching bag, at least.

I was awakened this afternoon --yes, I'm working nights-- by a humongous crack of thunder and the sound of rain beginning. Which became heavy rain. And hail. Well, there goes the grass seed I threw out under the maple, floating away down the sidewalk........