Posted in photography on December 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It’s friggin’ cold and windy here. So last night, using Virtual Painter 5, I had fun with some pictures I took at the Botanic Gardens in warmer seasons. Here are a few of my creations. Look ma, I’m an artist!
Wherever you are, be safe tonight. Happy New Year!
Posted in Technology, photography on December 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
We met nearly ten years ago, and got acquainted mostly sitting there in the dining room of my old bungalow. He was talented, easy to get along with, and not one of those high-maintenance types.
Of course, we both changed as the years went by, although our working relationship remained strong. I came to depend on [...]
Posted in Blogging on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Let it snow.”
That is a silly phrase.
As if somehow we could decide to not let the snow fall. Maybe by radioing a command up the line somewhere:
“Hold off on the frozen precip, Harry. These peeps in Denver are having a hard enough time driving on the stuff left on the streets from Christmas day, and [...]
Posted in Technology on December 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl,
but she doesn’t have a lot to say.
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl,
but she changes from day to day.
I want to tell her that I love her a lot,
But I gotta get a bellyful of wine.
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl.
Someday I’m going to make her [...]
Posted in Culture, Music on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Blogging, Writing on December 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I’ve decided to be proud of this. Because it shows that I can write something in simple English. Despite having practiced law for thirty years.
Posted in Humor, Music on December 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Baby Boomers On Social Security
“Born to be Wild” – in our young dreams.
Now it’s tummy tucks, knee replacements, and bypass surgery.
None of the above in my case, thank goodness, and just for the record I’m also not yet old enough to collect Social Security.
Posted in Humor on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On Saturdays here, we get Bruce Cameron’s columns in our newspaper. This is a good thing. Like, right now it’s 8:00 a.m. and that bright Rocky Mountain sunshine has been working its magic since sunrise, and the thermometer out there has shot all the way up to 8. Yes, that’s eight degrees Farenheit. It would [...]
Posted in Bad behavior, Current Events, Life and death on December 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday I bought a copy of the New York Times to read at lunch. This article didn’t stop me from eating, but it’s been on my mind ever since I read it.
I’ve felt impotent fury, and sadness. I don’t think much about hell, but if I could, I would consign to hell forever, each one [...]
Posted in Humor on December 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This one came in an email today.
Last night my friend and I were sitting in the den and I said to her,
“I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. That would be no quality of life at all. If that ever [...]
Odd thoughts, thunk while sipping that last cuppa coffee before heading out the door this morning:
Why do I care that my amazon.com reviewer rank seems stuck in the 8200’s, after moving up sharply this month from around 10,000?
What ideas rambling around in my subconscious have caused me to go into one of my periodic phases [...]
Posted in Career, City, Denver on December 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m now working part time. Just in time for snow season.
I’ve got to get dressed and get downtown on a snowy morning. Instead of cruising around here in my jammies sipping coffee.
Sitting here watching the early morning TV news as the snow continues to fall, I learn that a light rail train has just derailed [...]
Posted in Current Events, Music, tagged Christmas on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas in Fallujah – Billy Joel and Cass Dillon; premiere performance December 1, 2007, in Chicago
It’s evening in the desert.
I’m tired and I’m cold.
But I am just a soldier.
I do what I am told. . . .
It’s Christmas in Fallujah
And no one gives a damn . . .
We came to give [...]
Posted in Business, Music, tagged Shopping on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“There’s a sucker born every minute,” as P. T. Barnum did not say. (It was a competitor, David Hannum.)
I think of that every time I order something at amazon.com which is one of their 4-for-3 deals. You know, order four and the lowest priced one is free. Usually with me it’s CDs. This morning I decided to order [...]
Posted in Culture, Inspiration on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is worth your time to read.
Just don’t blame me if your monitor starts looking a little blurry there at the end.
HT to Ambulance Driver for the link.
Posted in Culture, Music on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends – Joan Osborne
A favorite Kristofferson song, performed by Joan Osborne.
Dedicated, I suppose, to those Mr. Wrongs I met along my journey who were lots of fun for awhile.
Posted in Bad behavior, Current Events, Politics, tagged Religion on December 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I don’t think that the phrase ”wacko fundamentalists” is redundant. I am related to very kind and loving persons who I am sure would describe themselves as fundamentalist Christians. But they do not run around lynching people or screaming for people to die or for that matter, hollering at all. They extend helping hands to those [...]
Posted in Blogging, Career on December 4, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday I went to work.
For the first time in months.
The bad news: working takes valuable time away from blogging.
The good news: my professional skills haven’t deserted me despite my long break from work.
Posted in Current Events, Music on December 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Stevie Wonder – Someday At Christmas, which was released in 1967. Forty years later, alas, the lyrics seem more relevant than ever.
Someday at Christmas, men won’t be boys
Playing with bombs like kids play with toys.
One warm December our hearts will see
A world where men are free.
Someday at Christmas, there’ll be [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life and death on December 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Is love.
Happy 25th anniversary, George and David.
Posted in Music on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s winter here. Enjoy a little “Summertime” while you’re online.
Cindy Horstman and Michael Medina – aka 2tone – make good music.
I love their CD, Never Turn Back.
I think I’m going to post more links to music here during the holiday season. Just my little effort to share.
Posted in Blogging, Culture, Writing on December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I would give every damn blog post I’ve ever written, and almost anything else I have, in exchange for the ability to tell stories like Brenda Wooley’s.
Brenda shares some of her stories with us on her blog, One Kentucky Writer. She doesn’t post every day. But everything she posts is worth reading. Not scanning, not glancing, not [...]
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