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A Bit of Rosa

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Tone Poem Tuesday

 Today was annoying and obnoxious, so I’m just declaring today done. Feh. (No, nothing bad, just one of those days where the planned work not only doesn’t go as easily as it should, but it also keeps getting interrupted by … Continue reading

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Orange Soda

 A favorite treat of mine is orange soda, but it’s on my list of tastes that I rarely indulge because it’s just not super-healthy. (OK, it’s not really healthy at all, but you know what I mean.) But now…orange soda … Continue reading

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An Extremely Short Post about Roots

 The other day I casually joked about my Icelandic-patterned sweater reflecting my “Icelandic roots”, to which Roger responded, “So, what are your roots, anyway?” Well…as far as I know, it’s mainly German on my father’s side and Irish on my … Continue reading

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Of Arm Jabs and Soup Memories

Yesterday I got my second injection of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which means that in about two weeks, when my immune system has had time to do all the processing work it has to do, I’ll be fully vaccinated against … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (National Poetry Month Edition)

 Today is April 1, which means that it’s another National Poetry Month! This month, each of my Thursday music posts will involve poetry, either by direct setting or…something else. (What “something else” may be, I’m not really sure. It might … Continue reading

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My Icelandic roots!

 One of my requests last Christmas was a new sweater or two, in a lighter color to counteract the general dark tone of my existing sweater collection (some of which are also getting a bit old). The Wife gave me … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

 Caroline Shaw is a composer, singer, and violinist who has emerged as one of the bright new voices in classical music. She has already won the Pulitzer Prize for one of her works, and she has composed a lot of … Continue reading

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Recent reading: Space wizards, zombie apocalypses, reflections of Paris, universes ending, and a LOTR-but-not-LOTR fantasy

 A few more books I’ve read of late: ::  I can’t possibly keep up with the eternal flood of new books that is Star Wars publishing, but I do try to pick and choose the ones that sound good or come … Continue reading

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Tale of a morning….

 On weekends I am awoken usually by the whimpering of the Dee-oh-gee, who usually gets to somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00am before he has to go out and relieve himself. Fine. Then I make coffee and usually try to sit … Continue reading

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