It’s hard to believe the impact one man’s songs can have on a nation and a world…Thanks for living a life that can be an example to us all… Where have all the flowers gone?…

I saw Patry’s post about the medicinal use of red wine in the treatment of influenza… Patry Francis Red wine may prevent swine flu, which is the absolute only reason I drink it. http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/4253 I…

@scalzi How many inches so far? I trust the new roof is up to the task… in reply to scalzi # It’s been overcast all day. It looks like rain but the radar shows the…

Today has been a little stranger than usual…I seem to be in the doldrums. Held inside by the heat, humidity, and the biting insects when I really want to be outside. Not that being inside…

@fred1st Seems to me, face masks only protect the minds of the wearers. It’s all in the head. in reply to fred1st # Powered by Twitter Tools.

I seem to enjoy finding blogs written by authors. One of the latest I’ve wandered across is by Fiona Robyn. She posted an article yesterday that popped up via my feed reader today. The title…

Some quick observations of no importance to anyone but me… ++++++++++ Living for a week or so on a laptop belonging to someone else is frustrating to say the least. Even a laptop that you…

@fred1st I thought of you when I read the first story in the local paper yesterday…Swine Flu in San Antonio… in reply to fred1st # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Leave to a youngish mind in a middleaged, out of shape body to discover the hard way (always the hard way) that he cannot still do everything he once did. Yesterday I decided, at long…

This morning as the sun comes up, the day starts out foggy. The woods behind the house are hazy through the gray, cloaking moisture. The morning is still, but nowhere near quite. Birds, lots of…

Today the thermometer says it reached 89 degrees outside my kitchen. I think spring is giving way to summer. I’m not ready yet for the 90’s. # RT @fred1st Looking at http://bit.ly/EjWtb # Powered by…

Standing out in the backyard with my morning coffee as the sun rises, it was still. There was absolutely no breeze stirring, an unusual occurrence for here, at least lately…Cool and damp with dew on…

Blueberry, by Diane Lockward Deep-blue hue of the body, silvery bloom on its skin. Undersized runt of a fruit, like something that failed to thrive, dented top a fontanel. Lopsided globe. A temperate zone. Tiny…

…maybe they’d take away his parking space, too. What is it with Republican Governors these days. Especially, Republican Governors with national aspirations. It’s almost as if they can’t walk and chew gum at the same…

Last night I wandered out with a glass of wine after an evening of rain. Lightning was still flashing to the south. The ground was wet, the trees were still dripping…Yet as I stood there…

Mill Wheel, Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee

Yesterday I had to swing by the  Post Office to drop off a couple of Netflix returns and ran into the local “teabagger” protest…All 100 of the…maybe. All I could do was shake my head…

After hitting the 80’s on Sunday, with morning rain adding to the humidity and clear afternoon skies letting the sun beat down on this part of the world, I made the walk to the road…

Just recently, the small-business boogeyman came up in the debate over the estate tax — specifically, whether it is unfair to impose a tax on estates in excess of $7 million per couple (the level…

During my roadtrip yesterday I made a point of stopping by the Winedale Historical District. I have been here before but the stop is always good for a break, and the grounds make for a…

I decided that I needed a roadtrip to hunt for the fields of Bluebonnets that bloom this time of year a few counties to the north and west. Yesterday I made the decision that today…

I saw this announcement in the local news email this week… The city’s biggest family celebration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Discovery Green, a large green space in the heart of downtown. And as…

I woke this morning to a still, clear, cold sunrise. There was a layer of frost on the freshly cut grass out back. The scratchy throat, runny eyes and stuffy nose had managed to transform…

Check out Food Democracy Now | Sample Letter – Close the Millionaire Corporate Farm Subsidy Loophole at http://tellafriend.socialtwist.com … # Powered by Twitter Tools.

The day started out overcast but by 10am the clouds were mostly moved out. Temperatures are already mid 70’s outside. It should be what would pass for a beautiful summer day in most parts of…

The topic of the night here in the US is a rumored deal in the works between Google and Twitter. Michael Arrington reported tonight that acquisition talks are in late stages, then revised his report…

Waking up…wandering into the kitchen for that first cup of coffee…firing up the laptop…opening up the morning email…checking the overnight blog stats…checking the weather forecast both here and in the mountains… It always hits me…

We had a “cool” front blow through here this morning…Cool is now at 71° and rising. The front brought an hour or so of rain and then clear blue sky. The real sign of spring…

My first house had siding of shiplap cypress. Great wood for building, tough for painting. I often wondered about those bags of cypress mulch at the garden center…seems it really is too much of a…

Watching birds fly about the tree limbs reflected in my laptops screen. Life reversed and internalized rather than right side right and out. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Another in the TedTalks Series of videos I try to visit on a weekly basis as a method of personal continuing education…Have a look at what a “play expert” has to say about the importance…

You never know where you will stumble upon a word, a phrase, a few paragraphs that paint a picture in your mind so vivid you would swear you were there… I made my getaway. This…

Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I have been aware of the work Joel is doing…

Sometimes you are amazed at the serendipity of life…I discovered Felder Rushing a few years back while wandering the web. I started listening to the podcast of his weekly public radio program, The Gestalt Gardener,…

I have a confession to make…I just discovered Marion Nestle and her blog Food Politics. I know, I’m slow on the uptake sometimes. I find that my feelings about food are becoming somewhat activistic…I am…

@GStephanopoulos Why isn’t anyone commenting on the fact that these bonuses are just a way to sidestep tax liability on salaries? # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Leon Hale’s weekly column is up at the Houston Chronicle…This section in the middle caught my mind’s eye and reminded me of my year living with my Grandparents back in the early 70’s. When sprummer…

This is the closest we have been to winter in a month or more. We woke up to the low 40’s with light rain…brrr.

Check out this World Hum article on the seven best cities in the world for all you latte-drinkers, java-sippers, and espresso-lovers. Here’s the rundown: via Best Cities for Coffee Drinkers? – Slashfood.

When I read this yesterday I wasn’t surprised. Gov. Rick Perry today told the federal government that Texas doesn’t want $555 million to expand benefits for the unemployed in exchange for widening the program to…

As the sunlight begins to show the scene outside my kitchen door, the spring weeds wildflowers look like misty ponds scattered over my back yard. Mounds and mounds of purple vetch (Vicia americana) with their…