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It's the garden clean-up season, and my morning routine starts after the dog and cats are fed, with coffee and an overview of the seasonal mess that my garden has become. By this time, all the winter wood has been stacked and covered. In my email, I have discarded all those fall nursery promotions for …
In the old days, when I was a peripatetic roamer on a quest, my general rule was to go where the locals go, eat where they eat, and get involved with what they find interesting. Amazingly, when I became an anthropologist, I found that exactly the same approach worked the best for meeting people and …
First, let's get this clear: we are already here. What was left of our ship we cajoled our new servants to bury beneath one of those crazy pyramids. They even decided that we were Gods; what a chuckle. But the chow was good. Worshippers greet a cat-filled Mars lander as it arrives beside the pyramids. …
I never had the luxury of being a Johnny One-Note. I was booted from High School early and ran out of my home to avoid an inevitable confrontation with my father about it. What I left with was my guitar, maybe five dollars, a change of clothes in a suitcase, and a lot of desperation. …
Now, I'm not being evasive, but it is complex. It may depend on the situation. For instance, there was one I learned in ancient times when I trained to be a medical first responder. The instructor was clear: " Don't become a victim!" He meant that you can't save human lives in a crisis if …
What? Do you think it's easy to make sure that these birds take their turns at the feeder? Those greedy sparrows spill the seed all over the place; the woodpeckers are so choosy, and then the darned squirrel shakes that tail in front of the dog, and it's off to the races as he runs …
When young, I couldn't afford fancy tours of new places. And the places I needed to find, like lowdown musical venues where I might play in exchange for some coin, were not on those tours. The well-to-do tourist tours were in limos, buses, or chaperoned walking tours. Mine started at the local bus terminal and …
It was still warm last night when I crawled into bed. So I got up and opened some windows. One part of me was scolding that, sometime in the night, the predicted cool-off would blow in on the breeze, and I would wake up with the two cats snuggling in for warmth and my dear …
Marcus: Dad was in the living room playing that thing with strings. He was playing some sad song and making noises with the low strings and oohing and ahhhing about a new bass run he'd learned. I didn't see any basses running, and I looked. It might have been fun chasing one. Anyhow, I figured …
Hi, I'm Sabrina! This time of year, I put aside my regular duties as Princess of the Realm and get to serious work as the quality control officer for Colonel Clancy's Finest Kind Catnip. In the photo, I am inspecting the most recent batch. I rated it four stars and worthy of our Maui Wowee …
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