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Yet more bike blogging

Saturday, June 23, 2007

A couple of pictures from our area. This, I believe, was once a tavern atop a hill on Pequot Trail. It burned many years ago, but the walls still stand, awaiting restoration. And, on the Mystic River, an egret (I think it’s an egret) poses.

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More adventures in linguistics

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Speaking of misuse of language (see the previous post), a few weeks back I mentioned that the Oxford English Dictionary was so far holding firm against McDonald’s attempts to redefine the term “McJob“. Here at home, corporate America, in the form of Anheuser Busch in this instance, is finding that Bushco is more accommodating when […]

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Late Friday night music from the dim and distant past

Friday, June 22, 2007

I downloaded some old Lovin Spoonful songs today. I will admit without shame that John Sebastian et. al. were among my favorite groups back in the Sixties. Anyway, I went to youtube to see if there were any Spoonful songs. I found this, which is far better, because, for all the bizarreness, it exemplifies what […]

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Digby revealed

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Yesterday I learned that the incomparable Digby, of Hullabaloo, was-of all things-a woman. This came as a bit of a surprise to me, and led to what we Catholic school kids remember as an examination of conscience. Why, after all, did I presume she was a man? My conscience was somewhat comforted, however, by the […]

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Not a good day for Rudy

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Some days it doesn’t pay to get up. It must be one of those days for Rudy Guliani, or, as he likes to think of himself, “the hero of 9/11 because I was Mayor then”. First, we hear that the terrorist fighter couldn’t be bothered to attend meetings of the Iraq Study Group, of which […]

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At the Diner

Saturday, June 16, 2007
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Introducing a new product: the sequel

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Those who were paying attention were aware quite early in 2002 that some in the Bush Administration were advocating war with Iraq. I remember reading about it early on. It took me a long time to fully comprehend that the people advocating war were in control, and that they would eventually get their way. At […]

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Relaxing in Maine

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

We left Connecticut early this morning, with the temperature at 60 degrees. The temperature fell as we headed north. It’s been cold and cloudy. When we got here we took a walk to the beach, and on the way we came across a reminder of home: Not the clearest picture, but yes that’s a Joe […]

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Random thoughts (if they can be so dignified)

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Where did the evening go? It’s quarter to ten, and this is the first opportunity I’ve had to write anything. There will be no rhyme, reason, or coherent structure to this. I had my interview for the Groton Charter Revision Commission tonight. I expected a grilling, but in fact the council had no questions. I […]

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Blogging matters

Monday, June 11, 2007

One of the features of this new website and the WordPress software I use is that every comment someone posts is also sent to me via email. This allows me to more easily monitor the comments, get rid of spam and, should I choose, delete a particularly offensive comment. The system does have it’s downside […]

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