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Notebooks Are My Junk Drawer
Some weeks I spend a decent amount of time searching through old photos or searching around this office/house/yard for an appropriate image to accompany my weekly post, but this week I had no problem finding a suitable prop for a… Continue reading
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AI is Making Online Ads Weirder
I probably spend too much time online, but because of this I end up seeing a lot of online ads. In fact, I’ve seen so many ads that I tend to tune them out. Maybe it’s because of this tuning… Continue reading
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A Visit with Mom and Dad
As many of you know my Mom and Dad were lifelong residents of New Jersey up until they retired and moved down to Florida. They still make it back up to the Garden State every once in awhile for a… Continue reading
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Running Around in Circles
Ron and I have been enjoying watching the Olympics over the past week and half or so. It’s fun to see the sort of sports that you don’t usually get to see on television—field hockey, water polo, beach volleyball. Now,… Continue reading
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You Are Living in a Golden Age and You Don't Even Know It
On Bluesky, I follow the account Discontinued Foods which periodically highlights various food products that have gone the way of the dinosaur. It’s a fun little bit of nostalgia, but it’s also a reminder of all that has vanished from… Continue reading
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Hungry Birds and Other Neighbors
Those three little blue eggs I shared with you a couple of weeks ago have now turned into three little birds, make that three hungry little birds: The newly hatched baby robins look a bit like strange, alien creatures, but… Continue reading
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Getting Somewhat Better at Art (and Congratulations to the T-Shirt Winner!)
Recently I read the book Finding A Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art by Nicholson Baker, and if you are looking for a pleasant summer read that has more pictures than text, I highly recommend this book. (That… Continue reading
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A Bird Update, A Giveaway Update and a Chance to Win a T-Shirt
The Bird Update Back when we first noticed a robin diligently carrying pieces of grass back and forth from the yard to a spot he had found under our deck earlier this year, I did a little bit of research… Continue reading
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Happy Sky Boom Day
There’s a very good chance that tomorrow is going to be a noisy night. Depending on what sort of person you are you will either be outside admiring the pretty fireworks or hunkered down inside with a pair of noise-cancelling… Continue reading
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Bad Chair Day
It’s 10 a.m. on an impossibly hot Friday in June, and the Home Depot customer service counter is teeming with women renting vans to move secondhand furniture. Two spots down from me a woman here to rent a Home Depot… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 