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Then you may take me to the Faire….

Ah, Jenny, you saucy wench: Yup, ’twas that time of year again yesterday: our kinda-sorta annual voyage to the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Much fun was had by all, even with a large rainstorm that came through at about 5:00. We … Continue reading

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Two hundred thirty two

I took a break from posting, so I didn’t have any Fourth of July-related content up here on the day in question, but here are a couple of things: :: Isaac Asimov on The Star-Spangled Banner. It wasn’t what I … Continue reading

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Sculpture on Paper

My long-time Internet friend Robert John Guttke has been toiling away as a full-time, professional artist in Minneapolis for over thirty years. He’s worked in a number of different media, but his most enduring successes seem to have come from … Continue reading

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Close to Home

Two news stories of personal interest to me happened over the last couple of days. I won’t provide any links, since you can all Google this stuff if you really need to: :: The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has … Continue reading

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Germs: not my cup of tea.

Sorry for the lack of content here the last few days, folks, but all through Thursday I felt the unmistakable signs of a head cold coming on, and by Thursday night, it had blossomed into a full-on head cold, complete … Continue reading

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In Memory

Know, all who see these lines,That this man, by his appetite for honor,By his steadfastness,By his love for his country,By his courage,Was one of the miracles of the God. — Guy Gavriel Kay “The Green Field of France”, by Eric … Continue reading

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Where She Resides

It was one year ago today that our second daughter, Fiona Quinn, was born. Her life spanned little more than two hours. How I wish she could have lived the way she was supposed to have lived; she would have … Continue reading

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No matter what else, I had a good day.

And how do I know that I had a good day? Because I helped out a family today. All those babies couldn’t get themselves up onto that curb; they’d jump up but fall back down. A minute or two later, … Continue reading

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AMPERSAND DOLLARSIGN BACKSLASH ASTERISK EXCLAMATION POINT !!!!!

Last night something went haywire with the main computer here at Casa Jaquandor, so for the second time in six months I had to re-format everything and start from scratch. Grrrrr. So, once again, all of my Firefox bookmarks are … Continue reading

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Note to self

Next time The Daughter brings home a slip from school written by the teacher to inform me that she didn’t finish her work on time, before you flip out and start yelling, remember that it could be worse. Ye Gods.

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