December 15, 2006
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When I was in the 6th grade, I coveted a clear red Duncan yo-yo that was being sold at Pearson’s Drug Store (the only store that was within any kind of reasonable distance of our house, and it was far … Continue reading
December 9, 2006
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We seldom have a lot of money to spend on holiday presents, but that’s never really been a problem. Because of course the idea is not to spend money, but to find gifts that the recipient will really like. … Continue reading
October 2, 2006
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I ordered a classic CD by Umm Khaltum (or Oum Kaltoum–transliterating Arabic into English is an inexact science at best) from an Amazon Marketplace store the other day. It arrived today. I had been wanting to hear what … Continue reading
August 2, 2006
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Yesterday I decided that I’m not going anywhere on San Fernando on the Vespa again till they get the darn road fixed. Today I absent-mindedly headed off to the post office… down San Fernando. DUH!! I think maybe … Continue reading
July 13, 2006
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The problem with really hot days is that it’s hard to get much done. I don’t know how our ancestors managed. Well, actually, yes I do. They didn’t expect it to be cool, and they had no … Continue reading
June 29, 2006
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Ahhhh. I have the Vespa back. Even though it took an hour-long journey on two buses to get to the dealer to pick it up, it was well worth it. I took the scenic way home, too, … Continue reading
June 18, 2006
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Today’s newspaper had a feature article about people recalling the best advice their fathers ever gave them. I don’t remember my dad ever giving me any standout advice. He wasn’t a very “hands on” parent; like most men who became … Continue reading
June 8, 2006
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Today I got a package from the Exposures catalog. It contained two more photo storage boxes, another set of album pages so I can finish the Gran-picture album, and a rosewood panoramic-photo-size frame. In 1987 I visited the Vietnam War … Continue reading
May 11, 2006
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I’ve been thinking about resetting my Zire and reinstalling everything just to clean up a couple of messes I created when I removed the old data card and inserted the new 1 gig one. But I appear to have lost, … Continue reading
