Monthly Archives: August 2021

There are times

when the truth should be avoided. remember what I said about fever and chills Saturday? Well, my fun lasted through to yesterday morning. So there I am, checking in at the Oakland Outpatient VA facility. They ask me if I … Continue reading

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Ouch

“this post is being released a couple weeks after I wrote it.” I worked a shift yesterday at one of the Union City PODs. Since we had all three US available vaccines, I went ahead and got my “augmentation” shot … Continue reading

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introduction of teenagers

in further commentary on Tom Standage’s The History of Motion comes the addition of concepts and terminology that has entered into the English Language (and by extension those of other countries) by the introduction of an automobile based society. I … Continue reading

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Who was Mr Toad?

This is not a non sequitur. Rather, it is a speculation on whom Kenneth Grahame based his character of Mr. Toad.* As a child, Wind in the Willows was a wonderful story. Perfectly acceptable that animals could be anthropomorphized, no … Continue reading

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I don’t need

The stake and the machete after all.  My sister was kind enough to notify me that our mutual sperm donor had finally passed away. He managed to gasp his last breath in Florida, Apparently witnessed, so that I don’t need … Continue reading

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and he returns as well

Given that I could sleep in this morning, it should be totally and completely obvious that I woke shortly after 0500 and couldn’t get back to sleep. But there is cross stitch, audio books, and the occasional Flosstube. Which for … Continue reading

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And back home

For whatever reason, the friendly captain and crew did not have us turn the clocks back the night we left Ketchikan; rather they waited till the geographically correct last night. This, of course, compounded my usual worries about waking up … Continue reading

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Ovation – Day 5 – and final

which was spent motoring along in the fog once again accompanied by ship’s horn. Unlike the 10 knots/hr that we traveled while motoring up the coast in order to take a couple of days to reach Ketchikan, this was much … Continue reading

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Ovation – Day 4 – Ketchikan

As we sail up the fjord, I am struck by how many houses there are along the shore. Houses that can’t be more than 1-2 meters above sea level. The road that hugs the shoreline reminds me of Road #1 … Continue reading

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Ovation – Day 3

A classic sea day (day at sea) with people eating and drinking more than is probably good for them, and familiar Muzak is heard over the speakers. Yes – I recognize the tracks of music playing in various venues. Not … Continue reading

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