Posts for Wonderland or Not


Born To Be Wild?

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July 17, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I rarely take the MARC into D.C., but I had a mini morning conference to attend on Friday and was too lazy to drive. On the trip home the train hit someone. This was a half hour ... (more)

Things Could Be Worse

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July 9, 2011 at 5:09 pm
This could be your Electrocardiogram. peace Share/Bookmark ... (more)

Happy Independence Day

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July 4, 2011 at 3:08 pm
I spent the morning at an outside cafe sipping coffee while enjoying the holiday comings and goings of this small city. A car full of quasi Neandertals wearing wife-beaters and ... (more)

The Fragrance of the Fumes

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June 28, 2011 at 10:58 pm
This past week I realized that a bullet dodged may be nothing more than an opportunity lost after-all, but that is for another time. Over the last week or so I was in and out ... (more)

Dear Mr. President

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June 28, 2011 at 10:21 pm
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I Am A Child

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June 19, 2011 at 6:37 am
This version is less pop than the original version recorded with Buffalo Springfield. Neil Young’s I Am a Child. [See post to listen to audio] Happy Father’s Day. ... (more)

Not Just For Gays Anymore

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June 14, 2011 at 11:34 pm
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My First Crop of Radishes

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June 12, 2011 at 7:45 pm
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As Tears Go By

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June 9, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Performing, in 1966, a song they were embarrassed about and therefore gave to someone else to record — Marianne Faithful. Many evenings of the day, having seen their share of ... (more)

Faulty, isn’t it always

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June 7, 2011 at 11:47 am
Justice Clarence Thomas may have a huge Conflict-of-Interest Issue regarding things that could affect health care law . But, it was Weiner’s weener. The Dow dropped for the ... (more)

What’s Up

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June 4, 2011 at 12:20 pm
What I’m Reading: An Open Letter to the gentleman blow-drying his balls in the gym locker room. Where I’m Going: A high school and a college graduation party. What ... (more)

Talk Dirty But Carry A Clean Mouth

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May 27, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I had a dental appointment this afternoon. I’m the rare sort who likes my dental cleanings. My hygienist is like a tranquilizing swami, soothing and quiet, expecting nothing ... (more)

Bob Dylan Covers

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May 23, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Rolling Stone has a great tribute this month to Bob Dylan. Dylan celebrates his 70th birthday tomorrow. This one is simple. What is your favorite Dylan cover, or covers? My first ... (more)

Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday

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May 20, 2011 at 9:51 pm
It’s time for another round of Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday. Tomorrow is Judgement Day. I know very little about The Rapture, except as it relates to ... (more)

Schooled by the Lingerie Lady

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May 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm
My first college roommate used to wash and dry her underwear by hand, leaving it hanging all over the minuscule bathroom we shared. It drove me crazy. Not as crazy as did her habit ... (more)

Trash Music

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May 14, 2011 at 2:33 pm
This weekend’s dose of inspiration and creativity comes from a high school student in Brazil. David Rocha makes musical instruments from discarded wood. Found at at Global ... (more)

The Cars, My Father’s Best Friend’s Girl, And My Mother

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May 12, 2011 at 12:47 am
The Cars have a new album. This I know because my father emailed me this the NPR link. These few paragraphs will explain why there is a family soft spot for The Cars. My parents ... (more)

Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday

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May 6, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I have read way too much about gas prices this week. That speculation can raise my gas prices is just plain wrong, and it should be illegal. I’ve also been reading Save ... (more)

Mother for Mother’s Day

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May 6, 2011 at 12:10 am
Sunday is (the much celebrated by Hallmark), Mothers Day. I bought my mother a hand blown bud vase. A great find from an antique shop. She collects them. I have a good mother, ... (more)

Going Forward

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May 2, 2011 at 2:25 pm
OK, OBL DEAD. I’m not sad he is dead, murdered even, but I’ve written several emails this morning to different friends, friends heading to India and Australia, asking ... (more)

Wake Up Call

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May 1, 2011 at 11:29 pm
[See post to listen to audio]The rarest of nights, I was actually in bed at 10, and a man I have dated only twice thinks he knows me so well that he just knows I would want a ... (more)

There is Nothing Like Good Satire

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May 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm
President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondent’s Dinner. A must be for a morning laugh, great satire. It’s well worth watching the whole thing. His writers are ... (more)

The Fart of the Eel

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April 27, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Donald Trump: “China is raping this country”. Ignoring, for the purpose of this post, the ridiculous use of the word rape, there is nothing with even an inkling of ... (more)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

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April 22, 2011 at 10:43 pm
I have people in from out of town this weekend. Parent people. Because they are seldom in town it’s been decided, at the last second, via Facebook no less, that all family ... (more)

God Dead, Hell Gone. What’s Next?

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April 19, 2011 at 7:35 pm
April 1966 April 2011 Bolstering my ever increasing belief that the ridiculousness of popular rhetoric is not a new phenomenon. Share This ... (more)