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Coriolanus versus Wallenstein: this time it’s personal

Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin

After spending two Saturdays in a row attending Shakespeare Theater’s productions of Coriolanus/Wallenstein in repertory, I came to new appreciations of arrogance and hubris. My own efforts in both areas fall short of mastery. But I’m working on it. Coriolanus is the arrogant … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: Springtime for Gracie

Posted on April 26, 2013 by admin

Finally! some warm weather. It was cold here way too long. You try walking on a snow-covered fence:               Or spotting a snow-covered mouse:   Got old, quick. I guess the only upside was finding new … Continue reading →

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Gracie Flirting

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKsDccX854M

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Contest

Posted on April 19, 2013 by admin

I am under constant spam assault. Seems like I spend a good half hour a day erasing ridiculous spammed comments and I guess I should get with my website guy, Mike at ktf designs (hit the link below) and do … Continue reading →

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Whew

Posted on April 11, 2013 by admin

I just watched my DVR’d episode of Community, the Sophie B. Hawkins dance one. What a relief. Things seem to be back on track. Because the previous episode (which was actually two weeks ago), the one about recruiting the slacker, was … Continue reading →

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Satan indwells my chainsaw

Posted on April 6, 2013 by admin

Today was the first real day of Spring. A friggin’ month late, but finally here. So lovely, it was, that I attended a lacrosse game at Shenandoah University. The Hornets also knew it was spring because they played rather languidly, … Continue reading →

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Take a look…

Posted on March 31, 2013 by admin

…at this site. http://www.ftsillindianagencycemetery.com/photographs/ I thought the Apache cemetery on Ft. Sill was tragic, but this… Hats off to Rosemarie & Wahnne Clark for their extraordinary efforts to restore this cemetery.  

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Virginia is now Canada

Posted on March 30, 2013 by admin

I don’t believe in Global Warming. I don’t believe in “Global” anything: global economy, globalization, global stupidity…well, maybe that last. Mother Earth took about a million years of asteroid pounding and volcanic eruption, brushed herself off and said, “That all you … Continue reading →

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Tomb Stories: Fort Sill, OK

Posted on March 24, 2013 by admin

Set smack in the middle of Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, is the Post Cemetery.                 Fido can’t get the plot next to you, apparently. There are some very interesting graves there, like these guys:      They were signatories to the … Continue reading →

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Four Rounds with Apollo Creed

Posted on March 16, 2013 by admin

I’ve made it into the quarterfinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, which is like surviving four rounds with Apollo Creed: you’re amazed you lasted this long, but don’t think you’re going much further. I’ve perused some of the … Continue reading →

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