Monthly Archives: April 2009

On Same Sex Marriage in Vermont

By Kirk M | Published April 27, 2009

Same sex marriage in Vermont. I suppose I have to say something about it seeing as how I live here and all but I doubt many people are going to beat down my door just to hear me say it. Still, I feel I need to say something—and here it is:
I don’t care.
So with that [...]

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The Geek Wins in the End

By Kirk M | Published April 23, 2009

It happened again
It happened just like it always happens and I’ve finally had to admit defeat. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that resistance is indeed futile and there’s no sense any longer in fighting it. I’m simply at that point in life where battling my own nature is a useless endeavor. I mean hell…I’m [...]

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Banging a Rubber Keyboard

By Kirk M | Published April 18, 2009

A title without a post? That’s what “Banging a rubber keyboard” was until just now when I suddenly realized that kind of title could relate to just about anything. In fact, it’s more the the title of a new blog rather than the title of a new post now that I think about it. I [...]

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Everything’s alright yes, everything’s alright…

By Kirk M | Published April 13, 2009

This past weekend being Easter weekend as it was, one of our traditions was to watch Jesus Christ Superstar with all of it’s controversy, disturbing imagery and, of course, it’s most excellent players and music. But this year Laurie had ordered the DVD Special Edition version of the movie so it was 3 times as [...]

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Bear bearing sign | A sign of warm weather?

By Kirk M | Published April 12, 2009

Tis the coming of Spring and with the Spring means a new version of one of the two faithful old folding type signs that adorn the front parking lot of the building where Laurie’s quilt shop is located.
Since it’s arrival, this sign has been many things including a snowman and an Easter bunny holding up [...]

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On rearranging my insides

By Kirk M | Published April 12, 2009

Got a call from Boston a couple of days ago and it appears that I’ll be having surgery either the 6th or 14th of May depending on how their surgery schedule works out. Yes, that’s May of this year if you can believe it. As for myself, I’ll believe it when they roll me into [...]

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Inspiration Interrupted

By Kirk M | Published April 7, 2009

It always seems that just when inspiration comes a calling something else pops up that pushes the inspiration aside so that it wanders off mumbling about how nobody listens to it anymore. So much for that particular inspiration.
Last night I woke up at 3:00 AM with this great inspiration for a post. Unfortunately the real [...]

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New Things

By Kirk M | Published April 6, 2009

There a various times in a person’s life when things happen. Not just the everyday things but things outside what one might consider the normal state of events. These things can be bad, good or just out of the ordinary which are neither bad nor good. And no matter how we may view these things, [...]

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