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Category Archives: Life, etc.
Old dogs are the best dogs
They can be eccentric, slow afoot, even grouchy. But dogs live out their final days, says The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten, with a humility and grace we all could learn from. Continue reading
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Gaming no fun anymore
One of the reasons I don’t play video games is that I don’t want to support a morally-bankrupt industry that causes people so much pain. Continue reading
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RIP Kodachrome
The last roll of Kodachrome has been processed. The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
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Pascal Campion
Great video interview of Pascal Campion. Continue reading
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Thirst
Many people say their mate ‘made them bloom’ – my dear wife Marilyn was much more ambitious. The vines of her work run throughout my life now. Continue reading
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Piece of the Sky
I often hear it said that parents ‘…would give their child the moon and the stars…’ – my father did. Continue reading
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Unsportsmanlike
This video exemplifies why I don’t like ‘professional’ sports. How does this promote the game in any way? This man is just being an overgrown child and no example to youngsters. Continue reading
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Raise me up
To all of you who have come to ‘sit awhile with me’ when it was the darkest, bless you. Your names are written in my deepest heart, not to be forgotten. Continue reading
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Stolen Car
Please help Charlie Fellenbaum find his car! Continue reading
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Apple > M$
As of Wednesday, Wall Street valued Apple at $222.12 billion and Microsoft at $219.18 billion. The only American company valued higher is Exxon Mobil, with a market capitalization of $278.64 billion. Continue reading
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Embrace Life
This is achingly beautiful and makes an excellent point. Continue reading
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Young brain again
German neuroscientists made a breakthrough in ‘age-related cognitive decline’, a common condition that often begins in one’s late 40s (especially declarative memory — the ability to recall facts and experiences). Continue reading
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Hofferber’s 50th
Oh migawd. Go look. Continue reading
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Holy Hokey Pokey Batman
Weirdness at church… Continue reading
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Late but still welcome
A cure for cancer? And even better possibilities. Continue reading
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Link Wray
Fascinating Wikipedia article on another famous Wray.
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Joe Fuentes 1945 – 2010
A video about Joe Fuentes by his family. So sad. I was lucky to know Joe, he was such a sweet man, the world definitely dimmed when he left. Continue reading
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Documerica
DOCUMERICA Project by the Environmental Protection Agency From the National Archives. Outstanding collection. GO SEE.
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Don’t Whiz
Wash. man electrocuted by urinating on power line Continue reading
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Death Chemistry
Children starve and die while we make these horrors? I lose hope for mankind. Continue reading
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The sandpit
Very compelling time-lapse tilt-shift video of New York – taken in several locations over the course of a day. The detail is endless, both in the stationary and the moving elements. The harbor is impressive to watch, boats dancing on … Continue reading
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Fart Facts
Special south-to-north-of-the-border America to Canada hat tip to Doug’s Dynamic Drivel for Fart Facts Read about the dreaded ‘mud butt’
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Wilma Maria Dirks
Wilma had a mischievous spirit, a love of life, and constantly taught her children and grandchildren what unconditional love is. Continue reading
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Absurd Signs
Great web app to make your own absurd signs – help lampoon the Westboro loons! Absurd Sign Generator at ‘GodHatesSigns.com
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Carson sings
Holy crap. SO good. Watch. NOW. BIG hat tip to Todd Lockwood.
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Further Away
A poem I wrote for my second wife Marilyn after the death of her mother. It has double meaning for me now that she is gone as well. Thanks to my friend Libby Miller for the inspiration. Continue reading
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Withholding
The Word from Winkler – News and Views from the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. – Word from Winkler Withholding food By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society My grandmother was not a highly … Continue reading
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Rocky’s 95
Rocky Mountain National Park celebrated it’s 95th anniversary today. Marilyn and I loved the Park. I still do. Here’s some photos from her memorial event there
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Russians
Russian spammers with nothing else to do… Continue reading
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Beneath Las Vegas
People living in flood-runoff tunnels… how much worse does it have to get… Hat tip to Say it ain’t so already
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Card Skimmer
This is scary as crap.
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Valkyrie
Fascinating Wikipedia entry. Great photo from same entry.
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Religion and women
Great post at the Agonist – go read.
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Gumby
Art Clokey, creator of Gumby has died. More at LaughingSquid.
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Headed West Mural
Of course someone got their panties in a wad about this mural. It’s still 1920 in Colorado and will continue to be until the last of the stoneheads die off.
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Mispelling
Great piece about words you should stop mispelling. I would humbly add: Asterisk – not Asterick.
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Healthcare Reform
It passed today. I just watched the final vote in the Senate. Thank God. That’s the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten.
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Great Speech
This speech was incredibly moving to me when I first read it while posting it at the CU Alumni Association’s website. I was doing a year-end review of content and felt moved again to read it through… and was just … Continue reading
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Thanks
I just wanted to offer a sincere thanks to all of the programmers, moderators, testers and other users of WordPress. This tool has revolutionized my web experience, brought me business and made my clients more productive. I owe it all … Continue reading
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SX-70
Great promo video! Detailed operation/theory towards the end – lovely. I donated my SX-70 to the Longmont Museum and it appeared in the Ansel Adams exhibition they had. I’m glad I got that delightful little camera preserved for posterity – … Continue reading
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AC Adapters
A friend of mine went to South America recently. He prudently went to a Boulder store to get a power connector adapter – and was promptly given the wrong thing by an ill-informed shopkeeper. So, upon reaching his destination, he … Continue reading
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Rough God Goes Riding
by Van Morrisson Oh the mud splattered victims Have to pay out all along the ancient highway Torn between half truth and victimisation Fighting back with counter attacks It’s when that rough god goes riding When the rough god goes … Continue reading
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Unseen Homeland
This is from Marilyn’s friend Kris via her friend Karen and thence her friend Paula to me. I confess I have been remiss in posting this. Each time I looked at the pictures the pain came back – so I … Continue reading
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Implantable Cancer Vaccine
Hat tip to Slashdot: SubComdTaco writes “Harvard has announced their approach towards an implantable cancer vaccine (press release here). To anyone familiar with how the immune system works, this appears to be a synthetic lymph node, an intriguing bit of … Continue reading
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Deeply, deeply touching
I read dooce.com daily and love it. This post is just another reason why. I know how you feel Heather, I know just how you feel.
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Where it all started
This is Tammi’s first email to me – submitted through my personal site. It all started right here. Just wanted to make a mark in time so we’d remember.
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Tough Job
Just finished a series of upgrades to my home via the Climate Smart program and wanted to give kudos to two of the contractors: Thermal Craft Insulation Co. 303-817-3006 Larry Meeks and Cooper Heating and Cooling 11780 Olde Wadsworth Blvd … Continue reading
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You may live in Canada…
Stolen wholeheartedly directly from Malcha’s Sound Visions: If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, You may live in Canada . If someone in a Home Depot store Offers you assistance and they don’t work there, You … Continue reading
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