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Critters

And wonders never cease

I have never seen a flock of robins. I have seen individual robins, and I have seen flocks of seagulls and starlings and crows, but I have never seen a flock of robins. I was working at my computer when I noticed the shadows moving across my desk, and looked out on a transformed landscape: […]

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Connecting

Your opinion and the relevance of things

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A few weeks back a person who I hadn’t talked to on the phone for some time called me and we were chatting away. While talking, he got another call and excused himself for a moment to check who it was. He then came back on the line to say […]

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Political

Thoughts on the State of the Union

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I watched the State of the Union speech last night. Some thoughts: Health Care: The most reaction during the speech occurred when the President mentioned health care reform. Unfortunately, his introduction didn’t follow through with any effective solutions. Rather than extend Medicare and Medicaid with a prescription drug plan, the President […]