Musings

The friend of the past re-creates the present

Posted on May 6, 2008.

I saw an old friend a while ago. She was my babysitter when I was five and she was fifteen. We were both rather odd children, felt we didn’t fit in (I know, it’s an old story, but when it’s yours, it’s as if it were told for the first time.) We bonded in [...]

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I can punctuate however I want. to.

Posted on April 21, 2008.

I’m having an attack of typoitis. One of my few remaining faults (I only have four, now ) is persnicketiness. Many books and articles these days leave the editing process with a lot of incorrect word usage. Everything is spelled correctly because it’s been through a spell checker, but as we [...]

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Two kinds of people

Posted on April 2, 2008.

There are many sayings that start out with the words: “There are two kinds of people in the world,” and go on to say, usually “Those who -X-, and those who -Y-”. (”X” and “Y” stand for any two contrasting characteristics).
A lot of these are meant to be humorous. For [...]

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Ah,….Spring!

Posted on March 27, 2008.

I have a rather odd habit in that I like to sit and read, in the easy chair by the glass doors which look out into my back garden, just before sunset. The light is dimming, and it gets harder and harder to discern the page in the dwindling daylight, but there is much [...]

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Blah blah blog…

Posted on March 15, 2008.

I love my blog, really I do. It doesn’t always love me, but that’s another story. Lately, though, there’s something in the air. Or is it the water? I haven’t felt able to post as much as usual, and that “virus” has caught other blogs as well. I’ve [...]

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Law…and order?

Posted on March 11, 2008.

“Every law that you have on your books today, whether it’s a religious or a secular law, has come about because you’re trying to get somebody else to do something that will make you feel better.” — Abraham

I don’t want someone to kill me, and I don’t want anyone to take [...]

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Weather Quiz for the Weekend

Posted on February 29, 2008.

THIS IS A FIRE RAINBOW - THE RAREST OF ALL NATURALLY OCCURRING ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA. CLOUDS HAVE TO BE CIRRUS, AT LEAST 20K FEET IN THE AIR, WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ICE CRYSTALS AND THE SUN HAS TO HIT THE CLOUDS AT PRECISELY 58 DEGREES.
It’s a blogthings quiz kind of [...]

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I didn’t sign up for this…Did I?

Posted on February 26, 2008.

We’ve all installed software on our computers. We’re familiar with the advice to read every contract before signing it, right? Yet, right before the install there is a LOT of text explaining in a LOT of detail what the “terms of use” are. I will guess that 98% of us don’t read [...]

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We Made a Story!

Posted on February 22, 2008.

I recently participated in a book meme where bloggers were asked to pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123, and report sentences 6, 7, & 8 on that page.
The following was not part of the meme, but since I ended up with nine players and very interesting quotes, I decided to string them [...]

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If you ‘Blink’ you’ll miss it…

Posted on February 16, 2008.

The journey continues. I was pleasantly surprised to be tagged by RubyShooZ, wonderful poster of peace, for the following meme. I’ve seen it around on a few blogs, but, now, I’m it! Thanks, Rub, I’m flattered. I already liked this before I got started, because the book Ruby picked sounds fascinating, and I want to [...]

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