A mighy fine rakkity discovery . Helen Virginia, click on the link, go have coffee and a nap, and then come back. They are worth waiting for. The bottom of the page links are impressive too. They are rumors, not yet debunked by snopes.com, that the Beartooth II saga is nearing completion.
View larger image Bob Hopkins responding to his brother-in-law, David’s toast. My toast preceeded his, and I’d like to think I softened Bob with more from The Limerick Machine: Bob could see he’d not been understood “Orange cake with orange frosting is good! Mary, don’t blow your lid – it’s what I loved as a […]
Last night we had dinner at the Quarterdeck in Maynard with Mark and Ginger. We had four distinct choices: Indian, Thai, and Korean, but we chose fish. And it was delicious. Especially the appetizers: seared Sashimi cut wafer thin with a narrow crust of peppercorns and mustard, Coconut Crusted Scallops with chili sauce and the […]
View bleaker image Add cold weather and rain to this landscape and you can see why Mark Schreiber pushed so hard two years ago for a change in venue. He had just returned from Glacier National Park (this reminds me, Rakkity, how about Beartooth II?), having hiked in view of the majestic peaks, under the […]
Lunch atop LIttle Boardman Mountain which is at the other end of our campsite on Crawford Pond. Mark and Chris Schreiber and Mark Queijo. Yes, it was hunting season. If you look closely you’ll see two missing items. Adam is the most obvious, the pan to cook Jan’s corn chowder (in the large yellow ziplock), […]
Behind the “tall guy.” Charlie, the violinist, has known Steven since the sixth grade in Levittown NY. View larger image
Karen called me two weeks before Steven’s 60th birthday party to ask if I would say a few kind words about her husband. I’m a practiced toastmaster, having presided over thanksgiving dinners at our house for twenty years, and I said, “Sure.†I knew there would be others singing the praises of this fine man, […]
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I carry the box of newspapers and plop them down next to the lawn mower, the lawn chairs, and other assorted junk from my garage. I’m multitasking : cleaning the garage and sanding cabinet doors in my adjoining shop. That’s why I’m wearing hearing protectors, and when Dolly calls, “Michael,†it only registers as a […]
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Take the Belief-O-Matic test Here are my results: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (96%) 3. Neo-Pagan (85%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%) 5. Secular Humanism (74%) 6. Taoism (74%) The warning signs on our street have gone, so this is it for mountain lion updates. The latest theories are : an […]
At 1:30 a.m. today residents of Mohawk Drive (Indian Village)†Acton reported hearing a loud growling noise outside their home. Officers responding heard the same growling noises and saw deer running scared through the area. The Environmental Police were contacted and advised the officers to stay out of the woods for the night hours and they […]