Archive for June, 2005
Thursday, June 30th, 2005
Holy Jumping Catfish, Batman!
Now here’s a fish story for you! SI.com – More Sports – Thai fishermen catch catfish believed to be world’s largest – Thursday June 30, 2005 11:00AM
Note of Interest: It would appear that as a result of this fish I’ve had 2,275 hits in the last two days and counting on my July 26, 2003 [...]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
Exercise: My Day in 100 Words
I woke up late and edited too little before R. awakened. After a roast beef sandwich and latte for lunch I did an afternoon favor for a friend. It made me feel good. I ran to the bank and the shipping place in 99 degree heat. We had Movie Group with birthday cards, gifts, and [...]
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
Vignette: Cat Tails and Whipped Cream
Our friend E. joined us for lunch today. I fixed fajita meat on the grill and had onions, avocado, tomatoes and cheese with which to stuff the tortillas. (This is a kind of fajita / taco hybrid I’ve devised but R. eats it really well so I’m not going to worry about being a purist.) [...]
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Monday, June 27th, 2005
Vignette: Overheard
As I was coming out of the grocery store just a few minutes ago I overhead a cell phone conversation. Nobody ever considers that someone may be listening to what they are saying when they have these emotional exchanges in public. Picture this.
A casually dressed man clutching a cell phone says, “Baby, I understand why [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Slice of Life by Rana
Sunday, June 26th, 2005
Ruminations on ID3 Tags
Not surprisingly things were quiet here at Casa Eclectic this Sunday after all the time and energy that went into the garage door project yesterday. After getting my afternoon latte I proceeded to spend the next three hours – when I should have been editing a manuscript project on which I’m working for a client [...]
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Saturday, June 25th, 2005
Six Hour Garage Opener Installation
Okay, here ya go, the tale of the six hour garage door opener installation told in pictures and captions. (Forward links within the album are on the upper right. Look for the >>s.)
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Friday, June 24th, 2005
Home Ownership Joys
Just a little while ago by the wavering glow of a small flashlight I walked up to the pool house, a sagging, rickety structure I like to call the Palace of Insect Pestilence, to engage in round two of this evening’s fight with the watering system. The new yard men fertilized today and the Empress [...]
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
Alumni Phone Fun
A new project landed on my desk today and just in time. Things were just a shade too quiet for my tastes. I am editing a 300 page manuscript on depression. Yeah, I know, doesn’t sound too uplifting, does it? This is actually the third book I’ve worked on for a local doctor and she [...]
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
Public Service Announcement
I started to say today’s entry was cancelled due to lack of interest but that isn’t true. The interest was here but nothing noteworthy enough to write about has occurred. Instead I’ll just leave you with something that made me laugh before I turn in for the night.
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
Indulging in Bach
Occasionally I do acquire digital music via methods other than liberation and tonight I have pulled out the big dog Shure ear buds to indulge in an aural feast of Bach: The Cello Suites executed flawlessly by Yo-Yo Ma. We shut down a little early tonight, which allowed me to get the trash out to [...]
