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The Book of Cat
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
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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Tagged Festivus, Harvey Keitel, Henry Kissinger, Jerry Stiller, Kate Winslet, New Yorker, piddle, quinceanera, Ronald Reagan
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Take Me Out (to the Ballgame)
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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Tagged baseball, Bud Lite, Gospel of Mark, hot dogs, Yogi Berra
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I Am Somebody
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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Tagged Empire State Building. Democrat, Mississippi River, Telegraph
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Beats
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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Tagged antisocial, Great River Road, James Baldwin, Malcom X, Marlon Brando, Samuel Beckett, Tik Tok d
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Pedipalp Love
“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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Tagged Brownie McGee. Jackson Five, Donald Lewis, entomologist, pedipalp, pseudoscorpion, Sonny terry
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Lamentation
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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Tagged Black, photography, SCORPION, The Pale, Tyre Nichols, vigilantes, White
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Predators
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
“Hansel and Gretel”
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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Tagged Budweiser, Hansel and Gretel, libertarian, Mel Gibson, plastic, Styrofoam
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