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Jan. 12th, 2009

HDTV?

location: Home
mood: annoyed
When I returned to college to finish my degree back in 1990 or so, I was married, with child, house, etc , working and schooling.  There were never enough hours in an hour, much less a day.  So, something had to give, and for me, it was television.  I just quit watching it.  ( Read more... )


 

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Jan. 9th, 2009

Writer's Block: Long Nights, Short Poems

mood: contemplative

It's the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere, summer solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and Haiku Day in the U.S. Does that inspire you to write a three-line poem with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven in the middle line?


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For the past 5 years, I celebrated Solstice in Alaska, which was by and large, extremely depressing.  Return of the Sun?  Even at its best, all we would get was a mid day dusk.  This year, however, we are back where days and nights actually have meaning, not just perpetual presence on an alternate basis.  Hence...

Solstice

Long ago Night fears -
Long dark outside the windows
Come, let's light a fire.

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Writer's Block: Comfort Food

mood: calm
music: Cat purring underfoot

When times are tough or you're feeling down, what's the one food you can count on to make you feel better?


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Soup.  Soup of the evening, beautiful soup.  Or soup of the morning, midnight, or high noon.  There is something about a steaming bowl of soup and a large spoon that means comfort and that all will be well with the world.  Why does soup get its own spoon, anyway?  ( Read more... )
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