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outdoors

Nice walk

Weather was perfect today, close to 70. The hike was strenuous, but manageable. It was good to finish a hike without falling, tripping, or otherwise stumbling over my own feet. Of course, it helped to have my hiking boots and walking stick. However, really tired and have a nasty headache. All my writing will have […]

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Internet

Think on this

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m about to head out for a new hike in a special place I’ve not been before. During the drive, I’ll wrap my mind around some things I want to write about, not the least of which are another beautiful protest, individualism and community, weblogging and writing, and possibly the World […]

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Political

Beautiful Protest

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. One only has to look around at the news to see why we all seem so quiet. It’s difficult to chat about this and that when we’re surrounded by talk of war. Coinciding with the President’s speech last night about the ‘imminent’ threat from Saddam Hussein, we’re faced this morning with the […]

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Writing

Doc and Dave sitting in a tree…

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Doc sent an email out to a bunch of folks this morning, pointing to a new work he and David Weinberger created, World of Ends. Doc asked for comments. I sent them in an email, but then it dawned on me that Doc might actually prefer a link. I am a […]

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Just Shelley

Birds squabble that’s what they do

The little girl ran into the small room that served as her mother’s home office. Her mother was typing away at the computer, intent on the screen, but that didn’t stop the girl from running up and grabbing hold of her mother’s hand. “Mama! Mama! Come quick! Something’s wrong with the birds!” the girl cried […]