March 19, 2018
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Comments Off on Gaming the Mountain: YAHOO!
In pursuit of a fine score on next week’s proposed stress test, it was off at the crack of dawn to climb Shaw Butte, a small “mountain” just to the north of the ‘hood. In most parts of the country, … Continue reading
March 5, 2018
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Okay, so far I’ve managed to squeeze in one (count it: 1) productive task around a day of busy socializing and loafing: Posted Chapter 3 of The Complete Writer at the Plain & Simple Press website. Each chapter of three … Continue reading
February 14, 2018
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At last it’s raining here, and raining steadily. Has been all day. The plants thank the gods, the ground thanks the gods, the fishes in the streams (whatever those are) thank the gods. And especially the citrus thanks the gods. … Continue reading
January 25, 2018
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But damned if I can figure out what it is… Several quiet days here at the Funny Farm: no serious drama going on in the ’hood, no excitement to belly-ache about — at least, none that’s not going on in … Continue reading
January 10, 2018
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Comments Off on Rain and Jackhammers
As is often the case, we’re getting the outer edge of the rainstorm that drifted into California…where it’s been causing houses to drift down hills on a tide of mud. Yarnell, beautiful Yarnell, got well over an inch of rain, … Continue reading
January 9, 2018
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Comments Off on U$hering: Free Live Entertainment
The Bach Festival is in town again — it’s an annual spree of lovely classical entertainment presented in small venues, mostly very beautiful churches. As usual, I can’t afford to pay to amuse myself or improve my (probably impregnable) mind, … Continue reading