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Canoeing the Boundary Waters

Posted on April 1, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Boundary Waters Remaining on the river beach I wave him off from the launch, wondering how he settles onto the seat of the canoe no longer a child a man’s long arms sweeping the swift choppy waves clean up this room … Continue reading →

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Twister: 1; Hot Rod: 0

Posted on April 1, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Jeff came this week to take Hot Rod back to Santa Barbara. It’s just not working out. HR and Ed get along just fine, but the cat and Hot Rod seem to have some vendetta that has lingered from a … Continue reading →

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The Zoo Expansion

Posted on March 24, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Jeff has been working at an animal shelter this past year. He is a natural with dogs – well, all my guys are, but Jeff just happens to be working with them. He is learning a lot about doggie behavior, … Continue reading →

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Rain Rivers

Posted on March 24, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

It’s been raining here for days. Because we live on a hill, we get rain rivers down our driveway and down our street, they gush long the street gutters, sometimes diverted onto the street in wide sheets, the water still … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain High

Posted on March 23, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

What a great weekend I had. The best part of having babies is having grownups twenty plus years later. I had a wonderful time with Joe. We started the weekend watching the Colorado Buffs-should-been-in-NCAA beat Cal. Of course I have … Continue reading →

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Skiing In Colorado PreGame Show

Posted on March 17, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Well, I decided to take a lesson again when we go skiing on Saturday. I was able to get a decent rate on ticket/ski rental/half day group lesson (which is plenty). I am happy on several levels, because I’m still … Continue reading →

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Insignificant Rant

Posted on March 16, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Getting ready to head to Colorado to see Joe. We were pretty excited about watching the NCAAs together until Colorado got snubbed (to the dismay of everybody who is anybody in college basketball. Multiple announcers were dumbfounded and Al … Continue reading →

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For a Moment…

Posted on March 14, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

There is nothing I could possibly say here that could describe what we all feel in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. I only offer two photos, one of a child in an evac center playing with a … Continue reading →

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Bummer, Dude

Posted on February 27, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

This on my Google daily quotation: “I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in … Continue reading →

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No Snow, No Food, Still Writing

Posted on February 26, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

How could I have been fooled again? How could I have not realized that it was a way to fill up news time? Not even a flippin’ flurry that I could see. Nothing on the bay area hillsides. As usual, … Continue reading →