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* I didn't like it | ** It was OK | *** I liked it | **** I really liked it | ***** I loved it

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Horus and Bear

Horus looking right at the camera
Horus attempting to investigate the camera

Bear being nonchalant
Bear being nonchalant


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Now playing: Coldplay - Clocks
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In my yard

I think this is a canna growing in my yard


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Now playing: Anuna - Christus Resurgens
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Alien plant life

OK, it's not really alien plant life, but there are some huge mushrooms growing on a median here in town. I've been noticing them for a while and today I finally broke down and took a couple of snaps of some of them. And being the kind and generous person that I am - stop snickering, it's not polite - I'm sharing the best photo of them here.

Large whitish mushrooms in a cluster


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Now playing: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon
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(I know it's April and that's a Christmas carol playing, but it's one of my favorites so I see no reason not to listen to it when the mood strikes - or it comes up in rotation in my music library.)

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Now playing: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
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(Yep, and that's another one. Also a favorite.)

Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join

(http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15851207/detail.html)

I'm not even sure how to respond to something like this. I cannot imagine a more heartbreaking ambition for my child than wanting him to suffer the same meaningless life I lead. The deliberate destruction of hope just leaves me speechless.

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Now playing: Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet
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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Things have been boring

Nothing much is going on. I've managed to make a nice dent in my TBR pile. Unfortunately, as soon as I finish a book I seem to replace it with at least two more.

I'm currently reading a book called "Too Big To Miss" by Sue Ann Jaffarian about a large sized woman sleuth who looks into the apparent suicide of a friend. I've only read the first three chapters but I suspect I will buy the rest of the books about Odelia Grey. I have so completely identified with the character it's truly frightening. Not only do we share a love of cheesecake and Thin Mints (or whatever those Girl Scout cookies are called), but we also have cats (one in her case, several in mine) who've moved in with us because they wanted to. And there's the sense of humor and the way of looking at the world.

Or maybe it's just finally there's a character I can actually relate to.




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Now playing: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
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