Monthly Archives: June 2012

Growing Older

When was the tipping point where I started going to more funerals than weddings?  Perhaps it’s because I never had children, but I really don’t feel that old.  I see it when I look in the mirror and I feel … Continue reading

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Ignorance is Deadly

I almost killed my cat, Aine.  It wasn’t intentional.  She’s my snuggly lap cat.  But I almost did and it was ignorance that was the cause. About a year ago or a bit more, Aine started losing weight.  She’s 17, … Continue reading

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Do you believe in telepathy?

I do.  It’s strong in the women in my family and within some of my friends.  Mom says the entire time my sister and I were in college we always called her within 30 minutes of each other.  Since we … Continue reading

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Government workers are Americans, too

I came across this OpEd on CNN.  It says a lot of what I think.  This particular one is quoting Mitt Romney ranting against the President as saying, “He wants another stimulus, he wants to hire more government workers. He … Continue reading

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Website Improvements

I’ve been doing some studying and learning more about the software I use to run this site.  There’s still a lot to learn, but two important things happened today. First, I got the spam filter up and running.  Hopefully, this … Continue reading

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Another Ed Story

Ed liked to shock or surprise people.  I’d read enough (and known him long enough) that I didn’t always react as expected.  Don’t know why this one popped into my head this afternoon. We were watching TV.  Don’t remember specifically … Continue reading

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Goodbye Sieglinde Syr

Posted to Ansteorra-Announce this morning by Duke Ulsted: Ansteorra, Another shining star, Duchess Sieglinde Syr, 4th and 8th Queen of Ansteorra, Defender of the Dream, Laurel and Pelican, has passed into the heavens to watch over us all. Listen for … Continue reading

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Allergies

I thought it was something blooming.  I’ve been coughing a lot for the last 24 hours and having a lot of trouble with burning eyes.  That’s usually a sign my allergies were acting up.  However, the amount of cottonwood and … Continue reading

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In the Name of God, Part 1 – Addendum

In a strange twist of fate, Star and I watched Angels and Demons last night.  The subject of Galileo’s “heresy” is brought up.  Knowing Hollywood, I did guess the twist, but I still enjoyed the movie.  There are some great … Continue reading

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In the Name of God, Part 1

Sometimes our differences are so tiny. I love the example given by Emo Phillips in a joke he wrote before 1985: Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody … Continue reading

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