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I don’t often mention television and in fact hate when bloggers go on and on about this or that reality show or evening melodrama, but this video is a “Must See”:

(The first 25 are here).

Go to a PGA tournament.
See a Cubs game at Wrigley field.
Drink tequila on a beach in Mexico.
Make love to an Englishman.
Meet Halsted (of course this requires Halsted’s willingness - *smile*).
Find a job in which I can be happy.
Visit Walden Pond.
Walk down Bourbon Street.
See an LA Lakers game live.
Volunteer with a hospice.
Visit [...]

Quotes somehow related to blogging (interesting to my fellow bloggers at least)…
Heather Armstrong’s Wall Street Journal interview (of Dooce fame)…
One hell of a nice modern clock for your wall…
One of the most wonderful poems I have ever read, written by my online friend, Halsted.

I never thought it would happen in my lifetime, to me.  I really never thought it would happen so long as I lived in Missouri.  Friday it happened, though:  an earthquake.  In Missouri!  It was 4-something in the morning and my cat and I awoke simultaneously.  The entire apartment was shaking hard, the cat and [...]

I read this amazing quote today, in The Best American Essays 2007:
“Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell, and when you [...]

I have updated my About page with 51 NEW things about me.  This was inspired by the lovely lists my new blog friend Karl has been posting.

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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
Buddha

If your computer has problems (and you live in the St. Louis area) do not take it to The Computer Outlet Store. They advertise “We fix computers!” on their storefront windows in neon lights, but they do not fix computers.

They tell you that they have done this or that to your computer, charge you [...]

Today is ASPCA Day.  This is a day to celebrate our animals, celebrate the great work that the ASPCA does for animals, and to do something ourselves for animals.  For those not entirely familiar with the ASPCA (from the ASPCA website):
The ASPCA was founded in 1866 as the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. [...]

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One of my favorite shots of myself too, I think. :)