Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Return of the Karmic Lawn Mower

September 27, 2007
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The Return of the Karmic Lawn Mower

 About five years ago, Silvia and Alex Torres gave me their lawn mower because they didn’t need it in their move back to Tampico. It was a good thing, too, because the lawn...

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That Rakeish, Sideways Smile (-:

September 19, 2007
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That Rakeish, Sideways Smile (-:

Or… The Day Renée Montagne Used Valuable Airtime to Tell Me About a Computer Symbol’s Birthday Back when I was “dating” Wilbur, I swore I would never, ever wake up to morning radio. Will had...

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How I Became a Freecycler!

September 16, 2007
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How I Became a Freecycler!

Or, One Crazy Old Irish Guy’s Junk is One Pikey Couple’s Reusables In case you haven’t heard of this latest craze, Freecycling is the newest thing to hit your neighborhood. It’s bound the be the cause...

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Darning Her Socks in the Night When There’s Nobody There

September 12, 2007
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Deep Knee Bends, Part 1 I keep wondering if I am writing for me– you know, just to playback or appease the voices in my head– or if I really...

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Worm Poop vs. Goliath

September 9, 2007
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Worm Poop vs. Goliath

Because of the way America is constructed, most of us shop at our local “box” store– Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target, Wal-Mart — for our garden and home supplies. And why not? They’re cheap, close by, and...

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Bye-Bye Miss American Pie

September 6, 2007
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Bye-Bye Miss American Pie

One of the biggest downsides to being married is the slim-to-none chance of ever-again receiving a mix tape. Mix tapes, of course, aren’t tapes at all. And this is not because they really AREN’T tapes anymore....

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A Weekend’s Work in Never Done

September 3, 2007
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A Weekend’s Work in Never Done

Existential Question for the Day, Number 523: Does the American Dream create us, or do we create it? After leaving the confined space of London and the “cultured” space of Europe, Colin and I...

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Photos You Should See

September 3, 2007
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Photos You Should See

Elizabeth rarely goes anywhere without a camera. As a result, her stories are often illustrated. If you get bored reading, look here. Click the photo to see more. <

Wonderful.

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