Archive for May, 2003
Saturday, May 31st, 2003
Welcome Caveat Lector and Tenorman
We all welcome the chance to find new and interesting reads in the ever-expanding blogsphere. Welcome Caveat Lector and Tenorman to the Blogs of Note list! Go on, check’em out.
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Saturday, May 31st, 2003
A Family Photo
One morning this week I read an online obituary of a cousin back down in the vicinity of the Little Town. Like most of the women in my family, she made it past ninety. I knew her only slightly, mainly as a regular figure at the family reunions. A large woman with bottle-red hair and [...]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2003
Some Random Images from the Week
The Red Truck
Getting out of the car in the Central Market parking lot, lost in a sea of SUVs, I saw this red Ford pickup. I know nothing about cars and wouldn’t hazard to guess the year the truck rolled off the assembly line, but what caught my eye were the words on the door. [...]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2003
Of Squirrels and Red Fox Urine
Since reading about Marn’s squirrel adventures I’ve been thinking about the rascally rodents who live in our backyard. They won’t let me get close enough to snap mug shots so I must content myself with telephoto images taken through the patio door. For the most part the results come out fuzzy and faded, but through [...]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2003
Time To Check The Readership
And you thought I’d forgotten about my campaign to conquer the United States! Yep, it’s time to check the readership map again because I think we have some new folks reading Eclectic Mind. Take a look at the map and if your state is not represented, sound off via comments so I can add you [...]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2003
An Early Morning Dream
Early this morning Papa came to see me in my dreams. Yes, I know some people would say “I dreamed about Papa” and sometimes that’s how it happens, but this was different. I was working on my laptop in public, maybe a coffee shop, and looked up to see Papa standing in front of me, [...]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2003
Remember My Stealthy Egyptian Photos?
Remember my covert photography at the Kimball’s Egyptian exhibit? Well, the artifacts’ home base seems a bit more liberal and realistic in their photo policies judging from this new and fascinating entry over at Vagabonding.com showing images from a two-day exploration of the Cairo museum.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2003
It Started Before Breakfast
Yesterday all my stars jerked out of alignment, the manufacturer recalled my karma, and the Fates played craps with my blood pressure. I knew things started badly when the woman from the hearing aid place called at 8 o’clock. In a freak accident last week one of R.’s tiny second ears wound up on the [...]
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Monday, May 26th, 2003
Digital Gallery
I’ve been extremely flattered to receive several requests by readers for a gallery of my digital photos. It’s been slow in the coming, but today I finally finished sprucing up a selection of images which can be viewed at Eclectic Mind’s new Digital Gallery. Thanks so much for the interest and I hope you enjoy [...]
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Monday, May 26th, 2003
After the Deluge
Night before last a storm rolled over us with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain – or so I’m told. The slightest “abnormal” sound in the night will awaken me instantly but I find the sound of a storm so comforting it seems to lull me into an even deeper sleep. I awaken the next morning [...]
