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Entries from December 2007

The last of Twenty O’Seven…

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments · just musings

This morning is glowing…The light outside is golden. I would be outside trying to capture a remembrance except the temperature is at 40° and the humidity is 88%. Too cold by far for the shorts and long sleeve “t-shirt” I am wearing. I don’t know if it means anything, but the first day of the [...]

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The Last Weekend of Twenty O’Seven

December 28th, 2007 · No Comments · just musings

It’s not a happy subject, but global warming is going to move up on everyone’s radar in the coming year. Here is what Bill McKibben had to say in todays Washington Post…
Bill McKibben - Remember This: 350 Parts Per Million - washingtonpost.com
This month may have been the most important yet in the two-decade history [...]

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You can only believe it if you see it…

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments · just musings


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December 26, Twenty O’Seven

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments · just musings

It’s raining today so I’m sitting at the kitchen table listening to the raindrops with Mary Gauthier playing in the background. Of the things I had on my wishlist for Christmas, two were her latest recordings. Ever since I discovered her last year, I have been in love with the poetry in her lyrics. The [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · just musings


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Since you asked…

December 24th, 2007 · No Comments · just musings

Here’s a bit of trivia I am sure you all have wondered about. What…you say you haven’t…
Tex-Arcana: Where did Texas toast come from? | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

A miscalculation is credited with fostering the creation of “Texas Toast,” the oversized grilled bread slices that now regularly appear beside chicken fried steak and other delicacies [...]

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Ending the year in style…

December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Here it is early afternoon on Friday before Christmas. I should be out shopping for a few last minute gifts for my wife…Instead I’m sitting here in the kitchen with the double French Doors wide open, sun streaming in, listening to the wind chimes out back and the crows in the wood behind the house. [...]

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