Wednesday, March 31, 2010

So Much for Owning a Laptop

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I had planned to blog a lot more while o vacation but my laptop had other plans for me.  It's a physical problem and I don't even kn...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Peanut President

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Jimmy Carter has always fascinated me.  He came seemingly out of nowhere, seemed to have what it took to be President, but once he got into...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Culture is the Sea We Swim In

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So said author Eric Weiner, in a book The Geography of Bliss (2008). Here in the deep South, this native of New York spent parts of yeste...

Lake Norman

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Part of the joy of traveling is finding things you never knew existed. Traveling in North Carolina, right before we crossed over the borde...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Filling In the Travel Blanks

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With all the traveling we've done in the United States, and all the times we've gone through North Carolina and Georgia, we have nev...

Senior Breakfast-Southern Cooking

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Had breakfast in a truck stop in Mt. Airy, NC: the SENIOR breakfast bar. Oh my gosh.  Another milestone has been reached. The breakfast wa...

Support Your Local Binghamton Surveymonkey

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At this link , is a survey designed by Binghamton University [formerly SUNY Binghamton] graduate student.  Anyone who cares about downtown B...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

The First Day of Spring-in Mt. Airy, NC

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Tonight spouse and I are in Mt. Airy, NC starting a southern vacation.  This is the birthplace of Andy Griffith.  Unfortunately they had alr...
Friday, March 19, 2010

The Rebirth of the American Civic Association

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Almost a year after the tragic shooting of April 3, 2009 that claimed 13 lives in the space of a few minutes, the ACA will shine once again....
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Attention Newspapers: This is Why You are Going to Die

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So....why would a relative of mine, who has a grown child in the newspaper industry, cancel her subscription to the paper her child works fo...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

The Boulevard of Broken Trees

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We are 40 miles north of NYC today, and experiencing a nor'easter.  The house where we are staying has lost power twice already.  There ...

Why The Internet Will Fail-A 1995 Essay-And Other Quotes

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I enjoyed this blog post I ran into recently.  Hmm....Why the Internet Will Fail, which appeared in Newsweek in 1995.  How ironic that it...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Gardens Alive

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Gardens Alive of Lawrenceburg IN does sell some organic seeds now, but their expertise is in "natural" pet control, and combattin...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Life Changes-I am Thinking of getting a Mac!

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I have no idea why I have been researching netbooks for a good two weeks and still have not purchased.  There is something in me that just d...
Saturday, March 6, 2010

Seed Savers Exchange

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We are sending off our seed orders, in a leap of faith that spring will finally come. Over the next few days, I want to discuss some of my...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The End of Physical Therapy-Maybe - And What I have Learned

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Today was "probably" my last session.  I'll know for sure next Wednesday when I see the orthopedic surgeon. I have come away...
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Back to my Back Once Again

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Since having to abandon Physical Therapy (PT) on my back to treat a problem with my knee, my back has started to get worse once more - despi...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Snow Removal, Binghamton Style

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It appears Binghamton is trying to vie with Washington, DC for the title of "worst snow removal in the United States". You'd...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wire Recorders and the Museum of Obsolete Technology

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The Museum of Obsolute Technology, located in my son's room, has a new exhibit. "You've got to guess what this is, Mom!"...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Looks Like It is going to be Our Turn

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We are under a winter weather warning.  We are finally going to get our major snowstorm.  My spouse, who is a amateur weather person, is ver...