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The 2013 Long Island Scottish Highland Games 26 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
PIPERS!! An arctic gyrfalcon The Gordon Highlanders Queen of the faeries The Handshake Pagan spirit Faery princess Sea shanty singers Massed bands in front of the mansion at Old Westbury Gar.....
In other news... 22 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
Lately I've been having a lively email conversation with the author of the above book. He lives in Australia, and was kind enough to provide me with some contact information for some folks to whom I ...
Universal Riposte 20 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
The Universe read my previous blog post, and has answered. Got in my truck yesterday to go to work, and.... nothing. Had to call a tow truck to haul it to the mechanic's shop. Got a call from th...
Value, worth, and morality - can they be bedfellows? OR: How much is too much? 18 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
I've always found fascinating the fact that humans have the capability / are given the leeway to decide what things are worth, and that other humans agree to pay the assigned price for them. Some ...
Behold, the bat house! 18 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
It was - it IS - an absolutely stunningly gorgeous day here on Long Island. The sun is out, the breeze is cool, there are fluffy white clouds playing peek-a-boo in a blue, blue sky, and Bear and I...
Onward and upward, with bats in our belfry 16 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
There's something about not feeling well that drains all hope away, like those dementors from the Harry Potter stories. But waking up on the day you feel better is like the sun breaking through th...
Annnnnnnd.... back down the hole I go, pretty literally 12 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
Without going into too much detail, I'll just say I spent half of last night lying in the hall near the bathroom door. Stomach flu. Haven't had it in over 20 years... wish I could have continu...
yesterday was the depressive.... now comes the MANIC! 11 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
The new tenants just came over and put down a good-faith payment on the apartment. This is SO GREAT. For several reasons: 1. I no longer have to advertise for, look through applications for, respo...
The pitfalls of Sylvia Plath on a rainy day 9 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
Yesterday I showed the soon-to-be vacated apartment to a really nice couple who seemed to love the place. I told them I was off today, that they could call me any time after they'd thought about i...
Marcheline Has Doubts 7 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
I rarely speak out on current affairs on this blog - because I find the news, for the most part, depressing and intrusive. Even though I don't get a daily newspaper or ever sit down and watch the...
