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Arches
“I am a part of all that I have met; Yet all experience is an arch wherethro' Gleams that untravell'd world whose margin fades Forever and forever when I move” ~~ Alfred Lord Tennyson Taken in Janesville, WI summer 2008. This archway once graced the front...
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Nobel Committee, phone home...
The phrase "WTF?" is spinning in the collective world head this morning with the news that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. "Very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for...
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The White House - "Facts Are Stubborn Things"
The following was written by The White House Director of New Media Macon Phillips on the White House Blog: There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These...
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Vacation's End
Ok, folks, it's been a nice little vacation/hiatus for the last few weeks.... plenty of fun in the sun and laying on the beach in my bikini working on my tan. Well, maybe not that last part, but it's been a good break. Now.... it's back to SCHOOL!! Checking...
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Ooglin' at the G8
Fer cryin' out load, to read the blogs today, you'd think Obama was interviewing White House interns. And to watch the news shows trying to exonerate our President from the horrible crime of sneaking a peek at a pretty girl by showing the videotape--...
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Bark
One more black-and-white photo as we enter the most gloriously-colored season of the year. It's just a little reminder of what follows. Heh. And in other news, we have lost a bit more of the "bark" in the world: The Associated Press: William Safire, speechwriter...
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Euell Gibbons reincarnate
Didja ever eat a pine tree? Some parts are edible. I just never thought the BARK was one of those things. It was like watching a Master sommelier at work. In glass... the assessment of the aroma, the color, the full experience of the bouquet.... In mouth......
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Obama Sharpens His Reminders That He Inherited Fiscal 'Mess' From Bush
Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush President Points to 'Inherited' Economy By Scott Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 14, 2009; A01 In his inaugural address, President Obama proclaimed "an end to the petty grievances and false promises,...
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latest in a long line of sunsets
I've been going through some old CD's of photos to get them cataloged into Lightroom. (Side note: Recommend Lightroom to every single person you know). This pic was taken near Ashland if I remember correctly-- just a simple "Sunset across Lake Superior"...
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Another poorly-chosen photo op
Just how poorly are things going for Mr. Brown? His popularity has fallen further and faster than any prime minister since reliable polling became available nearly 80 years ago. Just six weeks ago, the G-20 summit in London provided him the opportunity...
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Where HAVE I been?
Yes there really *is* still a blog here, although you'd never know it for all of the posting going on... I plead busy. So what have I been doing? Well, this last weekend involved a little trip to Minneapolis to see some members of the Bobcat Nation. Seven...
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Speed
Time flies when you're busy. Photos are taken, but the blog gets neglected. This was just a shot out the car window of the fields which are full of hunters chasing the wily elusive Odocoileus virginianus. If you look closely you just might see a flash...
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Mirror View
Colors are turning golden here, with splashes of red and orange. We had our first hard freeze last night, down into the 20's F. It's too early for this, but we often have our first snow around this time of year. Time to put away the shorts and flipflops,...
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Vintage-Look Waterfalls
This is another shot from Copper Falls State Park. And just as obviously, it's another experiment in post-processing! Just a little something to distract me from homework for a few minutes-- school is going well, even if I find myself arguing points of...
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Total Exhaustion
Oh yeah. I woke up this morning to a suitcase sitting next to the back door, and a trail of clothing from that door to my bed. I think I might have been just a teensy bit tired when I got home last night. I would have slept on the plane, but the lady...
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Speaking of looped
I've been out of the loop for a few days, due to some busy-making issues here. I haven't looked at the news in days. I haven't even seen a weather report. It's only this afternoon that I've taken a few minutes to look around. I should have just stayed...
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Like kids in a Candy Store
"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." So said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in November, and Democrats in Congress are certainly taking his advice to heart....
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ya der hey
1. "Suit up, Number One. We're off to twentieth century Canada to prevent the assassination of Wayne Gretzky." 2. "Guinan knitted these herself, Number One. And I don't want to hurt her feelings." 3. In Alternative Parallel Universe 97-Theta, Star Fleet...
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It was 90 years ago today...
"....Sergeant Pepper taught the band to....." no, wait.... That's not it. That's not it at all. It was ninety years ago today ..... that the guy on the right began to make his way home after helping to win the War to End All War. To go to northern Wisconsin....
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"I wanna go back..."
I love that old Eddie Money song. The lyrics are kinda dumb, but it has a good beat and you can dance to it. On the other hand, I don't think I ever wanted to live it. Besides, I never had the coordination required to be a cheerleader. Or the shoes. JS...
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Comparisons?
One Nation, Under a New Obama Salute - Washington Whispers usnews.com George Bush had his three-fingered W salute that supporters flashed when greeting him at presidential campaign events in 2000. And now, if a Los Angeles creative agency gets its way,...
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The French always get the really hot First Ladies
Well, at least or until Hillary gets elected... YES FOLKS, I AM JOKING! Frances Nicolas Sarkozy marries Carla Bruni - Telegraph And I love the "reason" for the quickie marriage, just 3 1/2 months after Sarkozy's divorce: One of the reasons for the sudden...
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Comparisons are fun
MANTECAL, Venezuela - Hugo Chavez is driving across the plains of Venezuela, raving about a Hollywood film in which the enslaved hero rises up to challenge the emperor of Rome. "'Gladiator' — What a movie! I saw it three times," the president tells an...
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Just a Tease for Mad
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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does the phrase "coming down in buckets" mean anything?
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........