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Work is for Chumps

September 16th, 2008 · 11 Comments

And being a chump, I’ve been real busy lately.  Sorry about that.
Also, our remodeled bathroom is almost done.  We didn’t get the window ordered in time, and so we’re in a holding pattern until that shows up later, but the rest is just awaiting inspection.  Anyway, my yard is a total mess, and I haven’t [...]

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Tags: chickens · garden

And Now, Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program

July 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In penance for my political digression in the last post, I took extra pictures.
The other day, I filled my gas tank, and it cost me $50. I drive a 4-cyl. Toyota (when I drive anything, which isn’t much). The oil companies are making RECORD profits, and all our government can come up with [...]

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Dieting, Egg #3, and Berries (and Egg #4!)

July 8th, 2008 · 20 Comments

I’m a little fat… you know… fat-ish-y… not grotesquely disfigured or anything… to my eye, anyway.  Just… lumpier than is optimal.  Doughy, if you will.  This, I think, is a direct result of my keen interest in food– more specifically, the baking and eating thereof.
So, I’m logging my intake in some new software, but I’m [...]

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so hot…

June 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

can’t blog much… too hot… 100 degrees… global warming and/or mid-summer…
The poor chickens look like fish on dry land with their mouths hanging open panting.
Everything’s hanging like wet rags.
The sweat’s running down my forehead as fast as I can wipe it off.
Hot is what I’m saying.
Wilty Broccoli
Field of Potatoes with Blues in the Front
Walla Walla [...]

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No, I’m not dead.

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

No, I have not given up my blog.
The combination of lots of work and a couple of weeks of crappy weather, and I just didn’t have it in me to write at the end of the day for a while. And, yes, I have a real job. Surprising, I know.
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