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Rowan Atkinson: The Funniest Birthday Present Ever!
Thanks to British comedian Rowan Atkinson and the Olympic Opening Ceremonies being scheduled the evening of my birthday, I received the funniest birthday present ever. Hiram thought I was a little deluded to claim the ceremony as my personal birthday bash. But those...
Happy Birthday to Us!
I'm not sure how to break this to all you Camp Dorothy fans but the Happy Birthday to Dorothy's Daughter Camp, scheduled to begin today, has been cancelled. I know, I'm disappointed, too. No Jeopardy. No Judge Judy. No Wheel of Fortune. No listening to Mom relive the...
Cantaloupe Smoothie
A cantaloupe smoothie is not something I would have tried in a normal summer. But this summer's far-from-normal heat and drought is playing havoc with our community supported agriculture (CSA) shares. This week, the heat caused all the melon fields to ripen at once,...
The Past Week’s Top Ten Kind and Gentle Happenings
Since Friday's news of the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the media's been replete with horrific images and accountings of the terrible events of that day. The constant rehashing of such incomprehensible evil can quickly lead to despair and hopelessness....
This Week’s To Do List
It's lunchtime, and I just realized there's no post yet for today. My first inclination was to blame the oversight on my age, which as of Friday will be closer to 60 than to 50. But after looking over last week's to do list and writing a new one for this week, I...
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Yup, The Amazing Spiderman is making an appearance on this blog, even though superheros don't get a lot of play along our gravel road. To be honest, the only reason Spiderman gets his due is because I was plumb out of stuff to write about. I thought about writing an...