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Black Garlic

February 9, 2010

I am not particularly cosmopolitan in my eating. At the end of the day the types of food I will eat are of moderate variety, and those which I really enjoy or which you will find my regularly grazing upon is an even more limited selection. However, I am a curious fellow, and perhaps I [...]

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January Deluge

February 4, 2010

On Monday, January 25th the daytime temperature climbed to 50F, and it rained. A lot. With the ground still frozen and the snow rapidly melting, we were caught in a deluge. Behind the house, Choconut Creek rose rapidly in a flash flood. The water, murky and violent, was almost dizzying to watch up close as [...]

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Entering the ABNA Contest

January 25, 2010

I was up very early this morning. Actually, I got up a few minutes before 12:00 AM. You see (as I informed cousin A) I was chasing fame and glory and riches. This is also known as entering the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Submissions opened at 12:01 AM Monday morning and submissions will stop [...]

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What I did Last Summer

January 11, 2010

I am the sort of person who is always doing “something,” a “something” which can be describe as some productive project or getting into trouble–this depending somewhat on what I am currently doing, and your opinion of what defines “trouble.” I like to work with my hands. I like to fix and make things. During [...]

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Dreaming of a Pink Bathroom Scale

January 7, 2010

Today I will write about dreams I had this week, just so you can all worry about my mental stability. Don’t let Freud get his hands on this. Early this week I had a dream about a scale. It was bright florescent pink and made from a textured plastic fabric. Apparently I had bought it, [...]

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What Pictures Say

December 31, 2009

There is the old familiar saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The sentiment is only partly true. A picture of the Grand Canyon can convey its physical appearance far more clearly than a thousand words. But a picture tells you very little about what someone thought about the Grand Canyon. If someone brings [...]

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Feasting and Socializing

December 21, 2009

I am often reminded of two things at family gatherings. (1) I am not very good at socializing. (2) I am not very good at feasting. As to the second point, Saturday’s party would be a good example. The main course of the party was sheet pizza. I had four slices of pizza at lunch, [...]

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The Christmas Card

December 17, 2009

Last week I learned that my namesake died. It was in the obituaries in the newspaper. Grandpa’s older brother Gene died on Saturday, December 5th. He was 85. Gene was Grandpa’s most beloved brother, and I was called by his name by Grandpa for the last two years of Grandpa’s life. Gene’s health had been [...]

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My 28th Birthday

November 17, 2009

Today was my 28th Birthday. It was a day like any other day for me because I celebrated this past Saturday with my family. Even Saturday was very low key. Beyond picking out supper (roasted leg of lamb with potatoes and home made chocolate éclairs for dessert) and everyone singing the worst screeching rendition of [...]

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That Brillant Color

October 13, 2009

The season starts with hints and whispers. Autumn’s first glimpse comes in the glint of firey color amidst the green, the first note caught in a cool crisp breeze. But autumn, like spring, comes quickly after that first glimpse. Spring bursts forth in green, springing up, exhilarating like a rockets swift ascent. Autumn bursts asunder [...]

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