2010 in review

Thanks for reading! The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 4,100 times in [...]

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Family Roots

The better part of the last week has been spent with my dad in the hospital.  I’ve also spent time with mom — checking on things — walking the dog. Walking the dog in the yard, I can remember what the yard used to look like.  On this day, only the crisp smell of Fall [...]

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Subscription Expired

Sometimes it can be the smallest changes we make that makes all the difference.  This may not seem like much but I have one such thing — I’ve allowed my subscription to TV Guide to expire.  This is my declaration that the TV viewing schedule will not rule my life. Does this mean I will [...]

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Dialogue of Thanksgiving

For awhile now I have chosen to listen to my local NPR station rather than popular music.  I get a vast array of subjects, both informational and sometimes musical.  Today as I drove from Mass to run a couple of errands, they were broadcasting an interview with Esperanza Spalding, a young bassist and composer — [...]

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Spring Cleaning Somewhere Else

It seems the time is flying by.  Over this long Memorial Day weekend, I have purposed to do some Spring cleaning — especially my office space.  I just have to close my eyes and toss things away at times.  I inevitably find new projects, abandoned projects, and procrastinated projects in the midst of all my [...]

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