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I have decided to post some of my scribblings from the mid- 1990's. Some of these writings were exposed to an audience of only about twenty (mostly marine biologists and oceanographers with nothing better to do). Let me know what you think. I will post one a day until I am dry.

Have you ever had a book that you could just read over and over again? You know... one of those books that just makes you feel good, even though you know how it ends. My "broken record" is a series of books by David Eddings (Belgariad and Mallorean Series). It is something about how he writes each and everyone of them. It like a sort of drug. ( Read more... )

da Shoveler's Christmas List

1. A DVD version of the movie "Elling"

2. A cool electric scooter

3. A day at the massage joint (Pacific Beach)

4. Slated Pitch Fork (Home Depot)

My list is simple, attainable, and will make da Shoveler a happy camper! :->

Tonight I tried three basic Yoga positions: Shava-asana, Tada-asana, and Bala-asana. They kicked my ass! I thought I was in decent physical shape. I was wrong, wrong, wrong! The Shava-asana is supposed to be the most relaxing. I couldn't get my arms to straighten (too much weight training and not enough stretching). The Tada-asana is for ( Read more... )

Not much to say today. Just tooling away at the jobbie. Sidenote, why is it so hard not to spend money?

I have just spent a week rolling around in pure sand, clay, and rocks (desert to some folks). Why? So to have my front yard look as pleasing to the eye as all the other houses on my block. I have never been so dirty and cooked in my life. Every night, I would drag myself into the house and into the warm caress of the shower. Can you imagine ( Read more... )

Next weekend I start school for the last time (hopefully). I started college in August of '95 with concrete intentions of getting a degree in Meteorology. It was my job when I was in the Navy and I dumbly assumed I knew what I was getting in to. August of '95 was the era of Enlightenment for me. College is a business. It has nothing to do with ( Read more... )