Category Archives: personal

Wild Abundance

This year the blackberries were wildly abundant. I went out every day for a week and picked as much as I could carry, and left even more behind. I could afford to be selective in taking only the biggest and … Continue reading

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Bogus CDC Survey Calling Cellphones (Updated)

This is my cellphone. I pay more than I want for the air-time, and I don’t appreciate long and senseless calls. Most people who call me know that. One caller keeps violating that, and is hostile to my wishes. They … Continue reading

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Political Premonitions

I don’t claim to prognosticate or predict. I have private premonitions. I post them here because I don’t take myself too seriously, and because it might be fun to see if any of them come close to what actually happens. … Continue reading

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Family Feuds Not My Problem

I am posting for your edification a redacted (names removed) version of what I emailed to a couple of people trying to drag me into their family dispute. To the Children of Mr. X: I am putting this in written … Continue reading

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Consider Snail Mail

Many of us have found friends on the Net. Virtual friendship is not stupid or harmful, provided it’s genuine friendship. The nice thing about the Net is it helps us find likely friends due to the grouping of interests, not … Continue reading

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Mission First

I stole the title from an Army slogan. It’s state-speak demanding you turn off your conscience. My mission now is a direct reflection of my conscience, and the very title of my blog reflects an interest here in practical applications … Continue reading

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Turn, Turn, Turn

Maybe you recall the lyrics to the song with the same title as the one above. The words were taken from the passage in Ecclesiastes which says on this earth, there is a time and place for just about everything … Continue reading

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Details, Details

Let’s catch up a bit. The trail through the woods is going quite well. After I finished clearing a nice wide path across the bottom of the draw, I turned up the hill into the woods on the east side. … Continue reading

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Fog in the Mind

Today we got away and drove the Talimena Highway, or more accurately, the Winding Stair Mountain Trail. It follows a ridge top path between Talihina, OK and Mena, AR, in the Kiamichi Mountains. We were just a little late to … Continue reading

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Hiatus Is Here

So, no mass of bank closures, no bank holidays, no chaos — just more of the same. I was wrong, and so were those I followed. Eating crow — pass the salt. It’s a cautionary tale. By no means do … Continue reading

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