Monthly Archives: July 2010

no explanation needed

Go read this poem by James Tate over on The Writer’s Almanac. Just to Feel Human A single apple grew on our tree, which was some kind of miracle because it was a pear tree. We walked around it scratching … Continue reading

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Things that you have to laugh about

Once I’ve started “quilting the hell out of” my current quilt, as Naomi is wont to say, there is no turning back. A lot of quilting begets a lot of quilting. It’s harder and harder to keep things even and … Continue reading

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Happy #100!

According to the counter in the sidebar, this is blog #100 for 2010 – surely a cause for celebration. Whatever else is going on or not going on in my life for the past 9 years, this has been my … Continue reading

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Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Last night, Dino, Rich, Holly and I went to see The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Faithful readers know that going to the movies is a rare event for me and I was glad that the movie was so good last night. Skillfully … Continue reading

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Things to ponder department:

Courtesy of The Writer’s Almanac on the anniversary of the first atomic bomb testing: J. Robert Oppenheimer was the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, which created the atomic weapon. Years later, he said that what came to his mind … Continue reading

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