Category Archives: General

Random Thoughts that don’t fit anywhere

A Memorial Day Poem

I’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery three times in my life.  The first time was on a cold mid-December day.  While on a break from a conference, I boarded a Tourmobile. There were three of us on that bus, the … Continue reading

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Cats

There are five cats in our household and we had just about got them all trained and behaving well, when last Saturday one of them started acting weird.  “Spotty girl” was extra fussy, affectionate, rubbing her head on everything, crying, … Continue reading

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A Post About A Post

I am not writing today.  Just not going to do it.  My brain hurts, my feet hurt, this spot about two inches below my right elbow hurts, and I think I am coming down with something.  Not sure exactly what … Continue reading

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Friday Music – More Shallow Brown

One of my more popular posts is this on my favorite sea shanty, Shallow Brown. Well, since I wrote that post a couple of years ago, more versions of the song have been posted to YouTube.  This week a reader … Continue reading

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