Archive for August, 2006
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
A Favorite Line
In these wee hours of the night I employ many strategies to keep myself awake and working. I listen to tons of old country music and I watch bad cable and the occasional movie. I’ve been wanting to see “Walk the Line” again so I rented it earlier in the week.
Now I have Johnny Cash [...]
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Review: The White Countess
The setting is Shanghai. 1936. The heroine a displaced Russian countess, cast adrift with her dead husband’s family by the violence of the Bolshevik Revolution. Now she’s a taxi dancer – and perhaps more – to support them all. In return, she bears their verbal abuse, their attempts to separate her from her daughter’s affections. [...]
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Overheard: I Didn’t Do Her
(If this installment of “Overheard” doesn’t prove that people will say anything, anywhere I don’t know what does.)
In Line at the Grocery Store, the Conversation Behind Me.
“Man, I’m telling you, nothing happened.”
“Doesn’t matter, your old lady thinks something happened.”
“I’m telling you I didn’t do her.”
“If your wife thinks you did her, then you did her [...]
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Channel Surfing
Channel Surfing
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
So this is when they put the good stuff on the sports channel! Leave it to me to find a way to photograph rodeo . . . in my own bedroom . . . with my camera phone . . . [...]
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
Photos for Far Flung Friends
Fort Worth Skyline
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
I promised my new friend P. in India that I’d try to take some photos when I’m out and about to give her an idea what my “world” looks like. This shot of downtown was taken about a year ago [...]
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Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Rain!
Rain!
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
It may just be a passing shower . . . and it won’t break the drought . . . but this is still a beautiful sight in these parts.
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Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Muddy Wookie Knees
Muddy Wookie Knees
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
The sign of success. Here are the last photos from Saturday in the Yard with the Wookie. Tomorrow we turn the water back on to see if the whole thing blows up! (I have faith it won’t.)
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Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Saturday in the Yard with the Wookie
Saturday in the Yard with the Wookie
Originally uploaded by RanaW.
Here’s the first in a series of photos for this week’s Saturday in the Yard with the Wookie project. It ain’t over yet, so stay tuned.
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
Drag One Leg Over the Door Step
The Redneck Electrician came back today and installed the double flood lamp for the pool area. Any migrating duck flocks will now be able to make night landings on the water without a problem. In fact, I think a 747 could land out there if it had enough running room.
The Empress is so pleased she’s [...]
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Thursday, August 24th, 2006
Three Chords
The Ghost of Country Music Past seems to have moved in with me. At some ungodly hour of the morning I flipped on the Biography Channel only to find a two-hour documentary on “girl singers” playing. It was called “Hairdos and Heartaches.” I’ve set Tivo to record the next showing so I can attempt to [...]
