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Writing something about writing something.

I’ve had the strange feeling all day that I should write something. Very similar to that nagging urge you get about the time the plane leaves the ground on a vacation trip that keeps telling you that you forgot something important–like the youngest child. All day long that creature in my head, the owner of [...]

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Where did the time go?

Good god where did the time go? Seems like I haven’t been here since November 11th. Must have been unbelievably busy or something (we were, no doubt about it).
Unfortunately, it’s really late and I need to get to bed so I’ll have to do some catching up tomorrow sometime. Sorry about that but ‘tis the [...]

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Time flies and all that

They say time flies when you’re having fun. Well, it also flies when you’re too busy to notice it too.
Between getting things fixed on Laurie’s new-old car (replacing rusty gas tank plus new lines and broken tailgate latch), taking the bi-monthly trip to central Vermont, watching Laurie’s quilt shop, getting ready for shows and building [...]

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Life in the slow lane.

I woke up this morning. Will miracles never cease to happen?
Nearly two years now since my disabilities forced me from the working class and you’d think I’ve become used to used to this new “life in the slow lane”—but I’m not. Sure, the effects of these disabilities, especially the one which recently required surgery, kept [...]

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Posting About not Posting

Grandad has decided that he’s not going to post today and has thusly informed everyone at large that he is not doing exactly this. He’s also not answering any comments but since his readers don’t seem to get this, he’s forced keep reminding them that he’s not actually in fact, answering any comments to his [...]

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Ah Phooey! One of those days.

Turned out to be one of those days, today. You get up, chock full ideas, subjects to write about, research you want to finish, comments to answer and what happens?
Absolutely nothing.
Well I did mange to answer a few comments and meander over to a few blogs I wanted to visit but that was it. [...]

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Question Before Bed

I wonder which glue would be most effective for reattaching the loose soles of my favorite pair of "comfortable sneakers". Super glue, hot glue, Gorilla glue or rubber cement? An inquiring mind wants to know.

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The Four O’Clock Shower

I discovered something yesterday afternoon that I should have discovered when I first had to leave the workforce for good: The four o’clock shower.
Why didn’t I think of this before? It’s bad enough that I have to put up with a lot of forced idleness due to being very limited on what I can perform [...]

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