Month: October 2017
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Halloween
Halloween has become a major holiday. When did that happen? This year is is expected that we will spend $10 billion (yes, BILLION) on costumes, candy, and other ephemera (decorations. People now go nuts putting up Halloween decorations). What caused this big shift from a night when kids went around getting candy (and apples and…
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Birthday
Today’s my birthday. Many of you will wish me a happy birthday, some won’t. That’s fine – I don’t bat 1.000 when it’s friends’ birthdays, either. I just don’t keep that much of a social media presence. Thank you to everyone who does wish me the best today. I won’t be doing anything special to…
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Dogless
We had dogs for twenty-five years – first a black lab mix that we had for twelve years, then after a very brief period, a full-bred Siberian Husky that we had for thirteen years. It’s been a couple of years now since Fiona passed, and we still don’t have a dog. People ask if we’re…
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Tom Petty
It was another week of losing a rock star – this time Tom Petty. It’s becoming more and more regular that we are losing the beloved rock stars of not too long ago. Chuck Berry died in March, but he was 90 years old. Tom Petty was just 60 years old, so we lost him…
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Sleeping Weather
Well, on Thursday night the weather changed from super hot (and humid, man was Wednesday humid) to autumn-like temperatures, falling into the 40’s at night. You know, sleeping weather. I dug out my fall blanket and tossed it on the bed, and sure enough, sleeping was so much easier. I like keeping the window open…