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Friday, August 02, 2013

Watching the tide go out

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Watching the tide go out  Every day, there is a bit less. He's no longer angry, but has no sense of humor anymore, either. No push-b...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Courage

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As a followup to my previous post , I can only quote Gabby Giffords, in part: People have told me that I’m courageous, but I have seen g...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Cravens, Courage in the US Senate today

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RAGE! That was my first response to the news that the US Senate today was unable to pass even less-than-universal background checks for fire...
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Friday, April 05, 2013

We know better. Why aren't we doing better?

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It began with me complaining a bit. My dad said, you're a bit negative tonight. So I turned it around. I said, Dad, we know how to do b...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Common-sense gun safety legislation

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I'm a gun owner. I want common-sense gun safety regulation. What is currently under debate in the US Congress is less than adequate, yet...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Kitchen! DONE!

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Not sure why that last drawer took soooo long to do, but it is DONE. Which means the kitchen is DONE. New skylight, new paint, clean cupboa...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011

When I was a kid, and now

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When I was a kid, a Republican president proposed and got passed the Interstate Highway system. This was passed as a non-partisan issue, a...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Another Sad Anniversary

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Just a few days ago, it was the third anniversary of Angel's death by suicide. Time has not eased our pain, although it is not so sharp...
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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Summer! Not Official, but the Sun is Shining

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And I'm back from Switzerland! Today's best new thing is an old thing, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS-OLD, to be exact: Ferris Bueller's Da...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

End of Spring Links

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I know I just did one, but a fresh start is good, too! Plus I want to clean up my tabs again before taking off for Switzerland Not sure if...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

This Week in Links - April and May

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Exciting to do this! This was supposed to be weekly, but time slid away from me. But there are so many tabs open FF is hardly working, so i...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

OK, New Plan

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This blog has gone unused long enough. I looked into using Posterous, but this is already a Link Blog , so I'm going to use it that way...
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Lyric for One Gone

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Reading the book Song, about songwriting, one of the writers ends his interview with "don't say 'cuts like a knife.'* This ...
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Closer to Equality in Washington State

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Maine makes me sad, but this makes me HAPPY! See http://approvereferendum71.org/ for more information. Kathy Reim of PFLAG made an importan...
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