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I did not fit in too well at grad school. I was brash, a guitar-playing Folkie.
A friend of mine was a professional ship model maker. Unlike many who might repine because of a lack of work. He fretted and complained about too much work.
As Dwight Eisenhower said -plans are worthless, but planning is essential.
It's not cheating. It's prudent.
Right off from the start, I knew that Rory and I would not be friends. If the bluff macho sort of way he related to everything was not enough, it was his referring to me as beanpole in a semi-sarcastic tone of voice. when I told him to stop calling me that, he just smiled and said, " sure…beanpole!"
Along the coast of Maine, the post-glacial landscape is one of sunken river valleys and islands.
We love to hurry along, looking either at our feet or dead ahead. As a result, we miss what's just above eye level.
A sense of proportion is always helpful. I have been offshore in an aircraft carrier and a ketch. You are uncomfortable on the carrier in a big blow, while you could fear for your life in the ketch.
I was sorting through a pile of old documents from undergrad days and found the poster below. I've written previously about the Gray Menace - Clancy J. Bümps- But you didn't know about his celebrity status at the University.
We are late in starting the Annual Festival of Wood. Here it is the first full day of Autumn, and all I've done is shift a fifth of a cord of ash closer to the side porch for easy access during winter storms.
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