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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Crosses “Hiking while stoned on ‘shrooms” off my list
Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be mixing hiking and recreational use of hallucinogenic mushrooms any time soon: NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, … Continue reading
Posted in On Things I Find Funny
Tagged funny stuff
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Something for Thursday
In amongst my various reading activities, I have a couple of longer reading projects going on. One is a complete re-read of Guy Gavriel Kay’s books, and the other is a partial re-read, coupled with first-time reads, of Ian Fleming’s … Continue reading
Flowers and reeds
All taken in Rochester, NY, during the Lilac Festival. The last one taken at North Ponds Park.
Tuesday Tones
Today, a concerto: specifically, a trumpet concerto. This one was written by the great film composer John Williams, who has somehow over his incredibly busy years of scoring many films and maintaining a hectic conducting schedule managed to find time … Continue reading
48 years ago, in a galaxy far, far away….
It all began this day, 1977. Well done, Uncle George and everyone else!
Something for Thursday
I first heard this song when I first watched The Big Lebowski a number of years ago. I remember looking the song up and being surprised to learn that it was a Kenny Rogers song. It was recorded first by Jerry … Continue reading
On walkabout
Posted in On Dogs and Dog Life, Photographic Documentation
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Tuesday Tones
Igor Stravinsky is not a composer i know terribly well, and honestly, that bothers me a bit. More than a bit, really. Stravinsky is considered to be the major bridge composer between the Romantic era and the Modern one. His art … Continue reading
“Let the tool do the work!”
There are times when people are using a particular implement to do a task, but they think they need to be helping it along. Lots of times we reject the idea that there’s a passive element in what we’re trying … Continue reading
2025: The Fallen
Remembering this day those who lost their lives fighting in wars under the American flag. I make no attempt this day to adjudicate the justness of any of those wars; there are other days for that. (image credit) Every year … Continue reading →