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Five Months
On August 6, this Saturday, I'll have been on no TeeVee for five months.
"I ain't had no TeeVee in five months and I dunno no Portugese!"
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Simplifying Me
Over the last several months I've been thinking about getting older and living simpler. The former is going to happen - God willing - but the latter I've got to do something about. To that end I've decided to start a blog about my efforts to downsize, minimize and simplify ( Read more... ) -
One reason I Like Macs
I decided to add memory to my iBook. Found a good deal on some good ram. It arrived yesterday. I'd done my homework. I'd looked at users in support groups who'd added memory to their machines. I had a number of opinions on the best way to go about it. I even had the owners manual. It didn't surprise me that none of them were exactly right for my ( Read more... ) -
The Living Years
I always felt a connection with this song, when it was new and even now. The message seems timeless.
Say it loud,
Say it clear,
You can listen as well as you hear.
It's too late,
When we die,
To admit we don't see eye to eye . . .
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You ain't paranoid if they really are out to get you
Man hit by six meteorites is being 'targeted by aliens'
via Weird on 7/19/10
A man who claims he is being targeted by extraterrestrials after a series of meteorite strikes on his house has now been hit by a sixth space rock in the space of a few years.
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What's to like about Tennessee?
You can say a lot of bad things about Tennessee in particular and the South in general, and there are people who seem to make it their purpose in life so to do. Yeah, we have a history of racism. Our economy isn't in great shape and neither of the major political parties seems to be able to offer any real, viable solutions. We want money for stuff ( Read more... ) -
Why I don't Tweet (and why you should be grateful)
Here's why I don't Tweet: if I did it would look like this - a fairly accurate representation of some of the highlights of my day.
8:29 - I refuse to get up. I don't have to work and I can sleep if I want to!
8:30 - Wanna listen to the radio and sleep at the same time.
10:03 - I'm up!
10:10 - Taking my nice, cold mocha choco-latte out on the stoop to ( Read more... ) -
Feeling a wee bit nostalgic today
and have been listening to some Scottish folk music. Found this slide show of images of Scotland that someone put together over a rendition of Loch Lomand as performed by Chanticleer. Last time I saw Loch Lomand it was on a sunny, September morning ( Read more... )
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