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The Book of Cat

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

The Book of Cat I wrote a two-part article on genealogy for the Alton Telegraph a couple of years ago tracing my Jones family roots to Wales in the 1600s and the Baldwins to Scotland. Of course, the only specie … Continue reading →

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Piddling

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Piddling To pee or not to pee is not a question. Neither is it an answer. I have been peeing all my life, in public, in ratty road restrooms, in palatial bathrooms, accidentally on floors, in jars and bottles, in … Continue reading →

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Take Me Out (to the Ballgame)

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

TV Narrator: Fans, Majority League Baseball™ has announced more rule changes, intending to liven up slow games even more. Starting in 2024, a new position will be added: Designated Sniper. He or she will be chosen for their skills in shooting … Continue reading →

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I Am Somebody

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

I Am Somebody I was stretching in the parking lot at Clifton Park, feeling elated having walked two miles at my normal old man gait, and climbed two bluff roads up and down, and encountered five chickens walking in a … Continue reading →

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Beats

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Beats “Beatin’ the heat?” the old gentleman asked, his tiny wife walking behind him, us crossing paths on the Great River Road. (It was 85 degrees and 80 percent humidity at 8:30 am.) How to answer that question? I am … Continue reading →

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Going to the Theater

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Going to the Theater In the classic 1942 Ernst Lubitsch comedy “To Be or Not to Be,” the great comedian and radio star Jack Benny and the splendid actress Carole Lombard (she would die in a plane crash days before … Continue reading →

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Pedipalp Love

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

“Pedipalp Love” Every year, only in the northwest window of my office, a family of pseudoscorpions set up home. They are the tiniest of spiders, and they have non-poisonous, scorpion-like claws, which they wave about. And yes, reader, I wave … Continue reading →

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Lamentation

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Lamentation  “Photography helps me look at the world in a more creative way. It expresses me in ways I cannot write down for people. My vision is to bring my viewers deep into what I am seeing through my eye … Continue reading →

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Predators

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Predators A mountain lion was recently hit by a car near here. Drivers stopped and watched the juvenile cat, which lay in the middle of the road. Eventually, stunned but unhurt, it stood up and bolted for the woods. As … Continue reading →

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“Hansel and Gretel”

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Hansel and Gretel I walked through the LaVista Park woods yesterday. It was easy to get distracted, by birds, strange animal sounds coming from the trees, the people walking their dogs. And new this year, the disc golf course, where … Continue reading →

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