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Purrfect

Posted on 02/03/2009 by chick

My Faithful Reader asked me today if I was happy with the name we had given our cat, Peeps. I said I was. Just a few hours later, she let out the most beautiful peep I had ever heard, so … Continue reading →

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Yawping Mad

Posted on 01/29/2009 by chick

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.-–Walt Whitman Tuesday morning I sounded my barbaric yawp across the bed. OK, maybe it wasn’t so much a yawp as a shriek, and maybe not so much in manly … Continue reading →

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Good-bye, Gitmo

Posted on 01/24/2009 by chick

It’s Saturday and it seems a good time to reflect on what has been a historic week. Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States. It was a big deal, and as you may have noticed, … Continue reading →

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Chihuly at RISD

Posted on 01/20/2009 by chick

We made it to the Chihuly exhibit with not a day to spare. Here are a couple of the highlights. This was the display in the ceiling of the entrance. People gathered under it, admiring both the vivid colors of … Continue reading →

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In a Fix

Posted on 01/20/2009 by chick

People always say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In this modern world of disposable everything, we might as well drop the “If it ain’t broke” part. No one fixes broken things either. Not electronics or appliances. Not furniture … Continue reading →

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Dr. Internet

Posted on 01/17/2009 by chick

The Internet has its uses, but as a tool for diagnosing disease, it often does more harm than good. The world is full of hypochondriacs who cannot resist the temptation to Google their symptoms, ever searching for some dire disease … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Reading

Posted on 12/31/2008 by chick

I did a lot of reading in 2008, an average of one book per week, but still I wish I could have done more. There are so many books to enjoy for the first time and so many old friends … Continue reading →

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Movie Highlight

Posted on 12/30/2008 by chick

I just watched the end of Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, a classic movie in which Santa Claus says, “I oughta be able to get you to Father Time in a few bongs!” Santa, you do enough bongs and you can … Continue reading →

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Christmas Chuckle

Posted on 12/30/2008 by chick

Here’s a funny moment from Christmas. Faithful Reader and I were at my parents’ house and we were talking about babies. My father said that he thought the reason my brother had been born two weeks early was because the … Continue reading →

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Lesson from 2008

Posted on 12/30/2008 by chick

While we were at Watkins Glen in July, I found this adorable little caterpillar. I photographed him and started to put my camera away. Faithful Reader asked, “Aren’t you going to take a picture from the other side?” I didn’t … Continue reading →

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