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1. Post-It Count: (Chris's Blog); The current Post it count is: Kitchen Cabinet: 8 Kitchen Table : 4 Bathroom Mirror: 1 Dave DID have off today and according to him, on returning home this evening, "I did some writing, but not a lot." ...; Created on 08 November 2007
2. Moving Monique - Part I: (Chris's Blog); ... screw drivers, packing tape, and other things that NORMAL PEOPLE would have had if they were about to embark on a cross-country move.) The frantic pace of loading was broken only when I relented and ...; Created on 25 February 2015
3. Who Needs Thumbs?: (A Bears Own Story); ... Some number or something. I can't count to 11, so I don't know. But I think it's fitting they named it after us. I think we're pretty important, so why not? Uh oh, the big guy is coming back upstairs. I ...; Created on 22 May 2014
4. We're Really No Bette: (Chris's Blog); ... you might try to step in and warn them, but they aren't having it... and you watch them go down in flames, spectacularly. Stupid. It just 'is' and there's no accounting for it. People are constantly saying, ...; Created on 19 December 2012
5. Dangling Outliers: (Social Commentary); ... Do we REALLY believe half this crap that's oozing out of every media orifice on a daily basis? Attacks are launched, countered, and every new talking point becomes an escalation mechanism. I know I'm not ...; Created on 04 September 2012
6. Inevitable: (Chris's Blog); ... completely true for Nola) or “This type of thing happens and they just expect the rest of the country to bail them out!” (don't get me started on the political thinking behind that mind-frame...it's cause ...; Created on 01 September 2012
7. "There's a Light........: (Chris's Blog); ... it hangs over the area the more rain, possibly up to 2 feet of rain fall, count come down in the next day. The pumps may or may not handle that efficiently. I keep hearing this again and again: “This will ...; Created on 29 August 2012
8. Taking One for the Team: (Chris's Blog); ... coming in from our well-meaning friends from across the country. (Emergency situation? I guess we have all the time in the world to talk). I was saying before that I was reserving judgment about the effects ...; Created on 29 August 2012
9. The 'Stuff' of Dream: (Chris's Blog); ... not exactly a 'legal' spot, but that's the culture.) We gathered up our supplies, truck and coincidentally benefited from the AAA discount our brand new membership, obtained the day before, afforded us ...; Created on 11 July 2012
10. A Test is Just a Test: (Chris's Blog); ... was beginning to feel a sense of dread descending. What if I didn't pass in time? What if I had to leave that Sunday and only possess a driver's permit? Would I be able to drive cross country? Would I have ...; Created on 10 July 2012
11. NANOWHYME?: (Chris's Blog); November 1st. Dave is in the kitchen... finding an excuse to do anything and everything OTHER than finish his word-count for today. Yes, once more it is NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) and ...; Created on 02 November 2010
12. A Spot In The Sun: (Latest); ... cross-country with a 20-year-old feline was not something we were willing to do, either to her or to each other. So in a way things resolved themselves as best they could. We returned from NOLA last ...; Created on 14 September 2010
13. "War," Sarah Palin said with seeming utter sincerity, "is hell: (Chris's Blog); ... I could support or at least believe in it was him. The man running for the White House right now? That's not the John McCain this country has gotten to know in the past twenty plus years in Washington. ...; Created on 14 September 2008
14. Straight Outta Compton: (Chris's Blog); ... country is good enough for us. ( Massachusetts and California permit same-sex marriage, New York recognizes these marriages from other states although 'marriage' is not allowed in NY itself. Vermont, ...; Created on 10 September 2008
15. Just a Point and a Click: (Social Commentary); ... page on the app opened my browser and dropped me to a familiar site -- a universally recognized online payment service. I had an account with said service, but thought I'd simply debit my card directly ...; Created on 12 December 2007
16. Pale Shelter: (Things You Have Always Wondered About); ... Egypt in a chariot; a kind of umbrella fastened to a stout pole rises in the centre, bearing a close affinity to what are now termed chaise umbrellas.[2] According to Wilkinson's account, the umbrella was ...; Created on 06 November 2007
17. Ode to Boney Joe: (Historical); Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain and the Indies, Count of Survilliers (January 7, 1768 – July 28, 1844) was the older brother of French Emperor Napoleon I, who ...; Created on 05 November 2007
18. A Plethora of Post-Its: (Chris's Blog); There is a rule around our house: When there is a deadline of any kind, there will be post-it notes stuck everywhere. When there are TWO deadlines, then... all hell breaks loose. With this approaching ...; Created on 05 November 2007
19. National Novel Writing Hell: (Chris's Blog); ... to be finished by November 30th at midnigaht. Procrastination is key here. But he's off to a flying start, keeping pace with his 1,666/day word count goal. And if you have ever had the pleasure of ...; Created on 04 November 2007

Cataloging Our Culture

Holly Jolly, Bahoo Dorey, and all that. It's 'Black Friday' and we find ourselves once more at the...

Park Closed

Dave often doesn't notice me hold back to take a shot of something. We had...

Pale Shelter

"Umbrella" is another term for the parasol, which was first used as a protection against the...

As I was saying... Circus Peanuts

"... until the age of plastic packaging, Circus Peanuts weren't readily...