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More from the great state of Vermont

Friday, August 14, 2009

I am once again writing from the Long Trail Brewery, which features great beer and free Wi-Fi. I am blissfully unaware of everything going on in the wide world, with the single exception of the fact that there is a “death panel” debate going on, which is so stupid that I confess I lack the […]

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Horticultural Question

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A few weeks ago I posted a picture of a stunned bird, and was surprised to find that the post attracted comments from people who quite obviously knew what they were talking about. The probable cause of the little bird’s problem, as well as its species, was quickly identified. So, here’s another challenge. We were […]

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In which I attempt literary criticism

Sunday, August 2, 2009

With some trepidation, I am about to venture beyond the political pastures to which I have largely confined myself, and venture into literary criticism. I am, after all, as well suited for punditry in the former area as I am in the latter. I leave it to the reader to decide the degree of suitedness. […]

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Internet mysteries

Friday, July 24, 2009

As any regular reader of this blog knows, the average number of comments per post is zero. Recently, I posted a picture of a dazed bird, and wondered if anyone could explain the phenomenon. I got three comments (I’m not including one I put up to thank the first commenter for the helpful information) which, […]

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Bird Tale

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Maybe there’s someone out there who can explain this. As I mentioned a few days ago, we spent the weekend in Vermont. Yesterday morning, I went out onto the deck of the house where we were staying and there was this little bird, sitting on the deck, who didn’t move a muscle when I approached. […]

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New Toy

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Recently the folks who manage my office (I am not a management type) discovered that we could consolidate our mobile phone plans and save enough money to get “free” blackberrys (is that the correct plural in this context?) all around (or at least around all the partners). So, today, I became the semi-proud possessor of […]

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Signs of Summer

Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have written before about our little pond, which sits nestled next to an ancient granite “patio”, which appears to have been constructed before people even used that term. The patio was built from the granite formerly quarried on site; the pond was constructed out of plastic. At the present time most of the pond […]

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“A” For Effort

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

I had to miss Joe Courtney’s appearance in Groton tonight. Both my wife and I were sick, and spent the day in bed. I figured I was doing a public service by keeping the germs here at home. Now I’m sitting in front of my computer, just a little worried that I may not be […]

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Comments and Spam

Monday, December 29, 2008

I get only a few legitimate comments a week, but I’m fairly inundated with spam. Most of it gets caught by a fairly efficient spam catching plug in, but the rest filters through for me to “moderate”, meaning I have to pre-approve it before it actually gets published. In fact, I have to approve every […]

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A little Holiday Excursion

Saturday, December 27, 2008

My family has established yet another Holiday tradition-a trip to New York City between Christmas and New Years. In years past we have taken in a Broadway play, but times are tough and belt tightening is in order, so this year we decided to go to the Guggenheim. Herewith a few pictures of the Big […]

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