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Go fly a kite.
There once was a kitten with wings Who did many kitten-like things. She tangled with kites, And took long lazy flights After anything airborne that sings. ~Lawrence J. Levine, from “Kitten With Wings” AQuietEvening’s entry put the yen in my zen to go out and get myself a kite. This is not a brand new…
Yes, no and maybe.
Yes, the temperature reached 80° F (17° C) and continues to climb. My office is in direct sunlight in the afternoons, and the temp in here is 88° F (31° C) at the moment. Or rather, it was 88° half an hour ago. I’m too hot, and can’t be motivated to get up and check…
Return of the Precious Poppets
The first person who dares to defend the “dear little poppets” to me today gets decked. I got up early (for me on a Saturday). I woke around eight o’clock. The alarm was set to go off at nine (I have to take my pills then), and when I couldn’t get back to sleep by…
Sobering.
Two pieces of news from a single phone call just now. My mother’s estate has finally been settled. I’ll be receiving a check for a little more than $82,000 this weekend. Damn, I didn’t want this money. I wanted her to spend it on herself. She refused to touch the principle on any of her…
A Salamander in a Snit
I took a brief vacation from DD over the Easter weekend. I popped in now and again, but didn’t make any updates. Initially, I’d intended to just give myself a breather, but after Easter luncheon/dinner/whatever-the-heck-you-call-a-meal-at-2:00-in-the-afternoon-on-a-holiday I found I needed some time to mull things over as well. Over all, it was a good weekend. I…
Nine, and other things
I note with interest that Iâm coming up on the ninth anniversary of my first post here. Thatâs a sixth of my life out here on the web, such as it is. Anybody else out there ever notice that 1/6 equals 16.6 percent? A non-sequitur to be sure, but I still love number play like…