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April 2005
April Showers and other Myths
Thursday, 28 April 2005 6:01 A GMT-05
It's been raining for almost a week now here at the end of April. No discernable positive change in the plant structures about the yard have been noticed. The daffodils seem a little put out by the disappearance of the sun. The magnolia dropped
Fitting like a Tee
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 9:30 P GMT-05
Back in the dark ages I filled out many an online job application form and sent in many a resume. I was looking for IT jobs, project management, business analyst, good ole programming, the occasional systems admin job, that kind of thing. You'd t
Some observations at our Nation's Capitol
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 4:48 P GMT-05
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/27/whitehouse.security.ap/index.htmlObservation no 1) "Security officers toting shotguns took up positions around the White House compound during the incident."A report of an aircraft violating a no-fly zone, a
Here we go 'round the Mulberry Bush
Wednesday, 27 April 2005 6:28 A GMT-05
The brilliant management ideas that make YBP go.
Weather Channel
Tuesday, 26 April 2005 6:28 A GMT-05
After a few cold nights and alot of rain, spring is holding on to a thread. Maybe it's waiting until the right moment. Some buds on our magnolia froze and so far it's giving off a paltry show. Another magnolia is perhaps smarter and is waiting
Shopping at the MegaMart
Monday, 25 April 2005 6:42 A GMT-05
Friday we came home to a porcupine hanging out in our garage. It disappeared under the barn. Sunday we saw two porcupines, happily munching on grass and hemlock. When they saw us they ambled their way back underneath the barn. Conclusion: we
Burning Bush
Saturday, 23 April 2005 12:49 P GMT-05
Only the president of the United States could get away with flying Air Force One all over the country to celebrate (or not) Earth Day. A 747 is capable of carrying up to 568 people and burns approximately 36,000 gallons in a ten hour flight. Air
Happy Bearth Day to Me!
Friday, 22 April 2005 6:13 A GMT-05
Earth Day was concieved in 1970. I was concieved 4 years later. Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Since I wasn't aware of any Earth Day until the early nineties, I still believe that April 22 is reserved for the likes of me, and it's j
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Leaving no stone unturned
Thursday, 21 April 2005 6:40 A GMT-05
This is the reason why we humans rule the world while other species are content to simply eat the corn off the cob. Ever since we stopped foraging for food and moving our belongings every two years, we've had entirely too much time on our hands.
Post-Modern Neo-Liberal Globalization Nut
Wednesday, 20 April 2005 7:28 P GMT-05
I have my finger on the pulse of American Academe, I do believe.A co-worker does demonstrations for libraries and it's fun to listen to him. He's very good. He starts with the history of profiling and works up from there. It doesn't vary much b
A riddle
Wednesday, 20 April 2005 6:36 A GMT-05
Two days ago the two vehicles I drove that day had no windshield.Yesterday the two vehicles I rode on had only two wheels.In other news: Gump says that spring has finally arrived and his ship has finally come in; that is, dogs got to go swimming yest
Obviously you're blinding me.
Tuesday, 19 April 2005 7:09 P GMT-05
Okay, so Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is elected pope and he decides to call himself: Benedict. Naturally, since there were fifteen Benedict pontiffs before him, he has to also take the next number on the list. So is it just me or is thi
House Moving
Tuesday, 19 April 2005 6:25 A GMT-05
You may have thought that by now you'd heard enough about the Washington Shooger Howse, but, last night it resurrected one last hurrah--we started to drag it out of our yard and down the private road to where it will rest. While I feel the need to
Run Away Dreaming
Monday, 18 April 2005 6:34 A GMT-05
I had the oddest dreams last night. First I dreamt that there was an abundance of wildlife around our house. A bear came out. Then a fox. Then a moose. All the while I was holding onto the dog's collar, since he likes to chase such things.
Season Turning
Saturday, 16 April 2005 6:57 P GMT-05
Came home last night to an unfamiliar sound in our pond. I had the windows open since it was warm, enjoying the springtime air. Came up the drive and stopped the car short of the garage.Oh yeah! Wood frogs!That's why I live in a place with four
Death and Taxes (or death by taxes)
Saturday, 16 April 2005 7:52 A GMT-05
Tax Day: the day all America dutifully reports its earnings and deductions to the great god IRS.I felt incapable of filling out my taxes when all I had to do was fill out the 1040EZ-- nowadays merely looking at the form will cause blindness. So
keep them doggies rollin'
Friday, 15 April 2005 6:26 A GMT-05
There's a mass-exodus which occurs at work around 10 and again at around 2. We're "allowed" two 15 minute breaks a day, and on good days people decide to get their walking exercise in. There is a more remote path to take which feels mor
Sins of the Woman
Thursday, 14 April 2005 6:20 A GMT-05
The great thing about working with books is you see alot of great books. You also see alot of bad books. And then you get to see the seamy underside of America, the side you knew was there but never saw in print before. Such a book like this.On
A Few Quarters Short of a Dollar
Wednesday, 13 April 2005 8:05 P GMT-05
Okay, so I have this check that is made out to both Lionel and me. I want to deposit it. So I sign the back of it, go up to the teller window in the drive through, put the deposit slip and the check in the vacuum tube, etc, and wait. A few minu
Dreams...
Tuesday, 12 April 2005 9:19 A GMT-05
You know you've begun to integrate yourself into a new job when you begin to dream about it. For the past couple nights I have been creating books out of thin air and then profiling them. And, though I can't tell you the titles now, they aren't o
How To Be A Girl Day
Monday, 11 April 2005 6:52 P GMT-05
I was listening to NPR's Brian Unger (The Unger Report) today, all about how men have discovered the benefits of the manicure. Apparently going to the manicurist is not just for women anymore.Damn. Now I'm really behind the times. I've never be
Ramble
Monday, 11 April 2005 6:32 A GMT-05
We've reached another milestone in the progression of the year-- we no longer need to have the heat on. Not that it's warm out, but we won't be in danger of pipes freezing while we are away. Why heat the house while we're not here? These are th
Brush With Fire
Sunday, 10 April 2005 6:01 A GMT-05
About a century ago, now, Lionel and I decided it would be a really good idea to cut down an acre of trees and plant an apple orchard instead. It was a compromise-- really Lionel just wanted the view, and I wasn't sure that we needed another field.
Rice Burner
Friday, 8 April 2005 6:36 P GMT-05
I hemmed and hawed but finally I went for it--I rode Qantas to work today. It was just me and one other person brave enough to ride to work with an iffy forecast-but sometimes you just have to go with the initial impulse. If we all played by the
Dog Toys
Friday, 8 April 2005 6:32 A GMT-05
You might think that an old sock or a bone would do, but you would be wrong. Gump specifically likes: squeaky hedgehog plushtoys, also springy, squeaky rottweiler shaped plushtoys, also, basically, anything soft, chewy, squeaky, and resembling in s