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MORNING COFFEE 2
Noteworthy newspaper clippings and citings are piling up. I hope your cup of coffee is as ready as mine. ***** Tweets now have their own “official” footnote citation format, thanks to the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological … Continue reading
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AH, SWEET MYSTERY
The new seasons of “NCIS” and “Castle” have started and my “redo” knitting is at hand. The treetops are dabbed with yellow-turning -gold, except for one truly orange and stunning exception. The reds, probably either newer or shorter maples, are … Continue reading
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THE EXCELLENCE OF TODAY
The heron waded at the edge of sand and water for more than twenty minutes, than delicately stepped in between the pilings of Dave’s wharf and disappeared from sight. (The webcam might have captured the scene about 8 a.m. EDT.) … Continue reading
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HEALING READS
Hello all from Fairview’s excellent Acute Rehab Center where I am figuring out — with great help — how to stand and walk again. And I will do it, even if a ruptured appendix has tried its best to lay … Continue reading
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LONESOME
The annual longing-for-the-sea has settled in which usually means the Pebble Beach golf tournament has just come and gone. Until summer and for others who are lonesome for Roseledge, check the winter picture in the current St. George Newsletter. Wow! … Continue reading
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FACT-CHECKING
Richard III (1452-1485) is alive again in the public mind! This is no small feat for someone dead these 500+ years. The newsworthy note is that Richard III’s bones have probably been found which means that two questions about him … Continue reading
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REMEMBERING TIM WATTS
Tim Watts died Wednesday morning and the tenor of Tenants Harbor changed in a heartbeat. He is a great big reason I know and love Tenants Harbor, and for that I will be forever grateful. Spring of ‘79, I was … Continue reading
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TRANSITIONS
And then its time to go. What I learned these final days: Three-year old multi-grain baking mix, white whole wheat flour, and dark brown sugar do not lose their punch when mixed with fresh buttermilk, eggs and the last of … Continue reading
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FAVORED SAILING BOOKS
It’s a perfect day, I shouted. “Today is worth a howl,” neighbor Fred said, and he howled down Sea Street on his way to get a paper at the General Store. “My daughter wants to stop by and get her … Continue reading
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RB’S SOMETIMES-ASKED-QUESTIONS
What do you recommend for a Midwestern, home-schooled 14-year-old? Except for Charlie who mostly read C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia and Spiderman comics, I am zip when it comes to kids, especially early teens. I was allowed — and … Continue reading
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