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Weather

Just thunder

We’ve had a thunderstorm two nights in a row. The first night, I was awoken, terrified, out of a sound sleep from a horrible explosion that shook the entire building. It seemed to go on and on, and I thought at first it was a tornado. I lay in bed terrified, unable to move, my […]

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Connecting

Dark matter

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Trevor continues his discussion about community and individuals but ties it directly into The World of Ends and Small Pieces Loosely Joined, which, honestly, disappointed me. However, it’s not a surprise considering that the circle in which Trevor exists, as he would acknowledge, tends to form about the concepts rooted in Cluetrain […]

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Connecting

We be three: intellect, spirit, and heart

I had this little brainstorm, which will probably scare you a bit. Regardless, in this brainstorm, it came to me that when people communicate with others, especially in writing, they wear one of three filters: intellect, spirit, or heart. A person whose filter is intellect loves debate and any form of mental manipulation. They prefer […]

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Weather

Spring

For some, Spring means planting seeds, for others the first flower, baby bunnies and birds, or warm breezes. For me, Spring is here with the first thunderstorm of the season. Our first one just rolled in tonight. (From NOAA Lightning photo album)

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Political

End of the War +1

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Day 1 after the end of the war: The residents of Baghdad are slowly entering the streets, picking their way past the rubble of bombed out buildings. Many are homeless, most are hungry and desperately thirsty because the water supply to the city was one of the first targets bombed. […]