tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39475032012-02-17T20:46:07.844-05:00"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- <i>Benjamin Franklin, 1759</i><br><br>"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." -- <i>Robert Heinlein</i><br>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.comBlogger14521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-23179846661593274192012-02-17T20:46:00.001-05:002012-02-17T20:46:07.859-05:00

The Mushroom House has been sold [from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle].

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Elie Wiesel has called upon Mitt Romney to stop the Mormon practice of baptizing the dead into the Mormon faith. If anybody tries to baptize me into the LDS church - or any other faith, for that matter - after I am dead, I promise to come back to haunt them.

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Allen West's 15 most outrageous quotes [From Think Progress] A few days ago, the sister of a pair of good friends of mine wrote a Facebook post praising Allen West (R-FL). She went so far as to say that she "had hoped to vote for him as our first Black president, and hopefully someday could." News flash: you're too late. We already have a Black president. And West has even less chance of

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A hawk took our next-door neighbor's rooster a few days ago. It was the only chicken he had, so the guy dumped his remaining cracked corn - 20 or 30 pounds of it - on the hillside where they throw their compost. Rocko and their dog Hershey play together, running all around the property. Yesterday I saw them snuffling around the corn pile. And this morning, the evidence made itself clear: Rocko's

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Gotta go out and look for work. Lisa is getting depressed because of our money situation - just enough to get by. I have a little bit coming back from taxes, probably next week, but I haven't heard from Peak in a long time. Lisa and her mother know the manager at the local General Dynamics plant personally; I won't get a design job there but even stockroom work would be nice.

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-14346856071276507742012-02-10T10:15:00.001-05:002012-02-10T10:15:35.214-05:00

It is bad enough that serial child rapist Jerry Sandusky is under house arrest rather than properly incarcerated. Now I hear that he lives next door to an elementary school, and spends time on his porch watching the children play. What the hell is wrong with the people in charge of this? Why isn't Sandusky in a jail cell? Sure, he'd be raped and killed in prison, but how can the court justify

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The daffodils are popping up all over the place. Yesterday there were a couple of brief snowfalls; first graupel and then flurries a while later. That didn't last very long, and the sun shone for much of the day. This morning it is sunny here. The pair of mountains that stand beyond the north end of the valley were sheathed in cloud earlier, but they've cleared off now. Lisa and I are both

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Monday came none too soon for us. This was a very difficult weekend. Lisa went out shopping with her mother before fully recovering from a cold, and she tends to overexert herself when she's with her mother. This overexertion threw her into exhaustion, which in turn made her nearly incoherent and unable to care for herself for several days. She thought that her spaced-out condition was from the

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My insomnia has been bothering me again. If I don't get to sleep early, like before 10:30 PM at the latest, I may not sleep until after 3 AM. Tonight I have to stay up. Lisa is sick again and has a lot of chest congestion. I bought DM cough syrup (dextromethorphan to quiet the cough and guaifenesin to loosen the mucus) for her - the non-alcoholic variety, in case I need to partake of it. That

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Yesterday was fantastic. A beautiful Sunday at home. The Sun was shining brightly all day (until about 3:45 PM, when it went behind the mountain); I played with Rocko and Hershey, the dog next door, ate fresh breakfast sausage from a freshly-slaughtered pig that lived a short distance down the river, spent several hours reading about the family connections between Reformation period monarchs and

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-37160521826250361612012-01-29T10:20:00.002-05:002012-01-30T15:32:56.380-05:00

Chris Christie Endorses the Popular Tyranny Founding Fathers Feared [from Politicususa] Didn't the Republicans (i.e Tea Party) read the constitution in open session, albeit incompletely? Why oh why do they insist upon contradicting it at every turn?

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-68657194509639430362012-01-25T23:51:00.002-05:002012-01-25T23:51:51.888-05:00

My attitude has been falling for a few days. Lisa noticed it before I did. It's that time again; my meds are due and I've run out of a couple of them. It'll be OK for a few days. Lisa's sister in Florida is authorized to pick them up and mail them to me. But I came to a realization tonight: even though I need "alone time," and a lot of it, it just isn't the same when Lisa is away from home. When

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-15373892600298599302012-01-25T12:14:00.001-05:002012-01-25T12:15:09.984-05:00

Simply Left Behind - The Non-Rapturist's Guide To The Galaxy: SOTU, Biatches!A good read. Don't let the title fool you.

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My computer, or more specifically the operating system (Debian Linux), has been occupying a lot of my free time over the last couple days. That, coupled with a rather slow satellite Internet service, kept me from reading yesterday's email until late in the afternoon. I know, I know - email is one of the first things I do in the morning, but there you go. So, there was a message from a friend who

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Spreading Santorum: Santorum Loves CUMWow. Suddenly I'm not sure which frightens me more: the consistent bigotry emanating from Santorum, or the astounding cluelessness of Santorum's campaign.

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It's Monday. The housework was done, for the most part, yesterday. Outside issues command attention. But it is raining again, so at least one thing has been postponed: Lisa and her mom were going to go somewhere today, but her mom called to cancel. "I'm not going out in this weather, and I don't suppose that Lisa ought to either," she said when she called. Yeah. Lisa is feeling much better but

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A warm but rainy day, stormy at times, greeted me late this morning when I finally arose from my warm bed. Lisa's cold finally smacked me upside the head last night as I made oatmeal. Had to go sit on the bathroom floor for a while "just in case". Feeling so awful this morning that I started writing this on Facebook instead of here. Oops. Aching all over. I swear to God, I can feel my skeleton.

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I made apple grunt tonight. Lisa's been real sick for a week or so. She did get up and come out to the living room today and stayed out there most of the afternoon. Her cold has rubbed off on me a little bit so I laid back down at about 3 PM, but after the evening news I was ready to get up for a while. Lisa reminded me, as I tried to nap, that I had promised to make apple grunt today. This

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-30628378051763227922012-01-15T06:00:00.000-05:002012-01-15T06:00:06.509-05:00

Five years ago today you went home to be with God. We miss you, Mom, but we'll be together again.

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They'd tear him a new one using nothing but logic. I'm pretty sure that they were better off with two moms than one single mom and one drunken, off-the-radar dad. Santorum Tells Kids With Gay Parents "You'd Be Better Off With Parents In Prison"

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Well, I never made it to a meeting today but that's OK. We have a new toy; a digital TV converter so we can watch broadcast television. It has been hard on Lisa not having any TV. Our satellite Internet service works well, but is too slow to watch TV shows online. The WiFi hotspot that we bought last fall is fast, but it has a data limit and gets expensive real fast if you use more than that

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Today is the four-year anniversary of my last drink. I had planned to go to a noon meeting, and eventually found the church where it is held, but by the time I got there it was 10 minutes after the hour and, since I was so late, there was nobody hanging around the door to let me know which entrance to use. Frustrated, I drove off again. Tonight there is a meeting at 7:30 but by then we are

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We got another bill from DirecTV. This one differs from the first; rather than owing the full amount for services we were never able to access, we have a $7.98 credit. I don't expect to see a check from them, but at least we don't owe them anything. The house sounds like a doctor's office from 20 years ago. Quiet except for classical music playing in the background. Everybody else is sleeping in

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Our landlord has been trying to rent out the trailer on the next lot for a long time. So we are happy for him that a young couple has rented it. Our private spot on the mountain isn't so quiet anymore. Today was a warm (low 50's) and mostly rainy day. I had occasion to head off to town in the late afternoon but turned back when I was halfway there. The rain was coming down hard and I was

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Rick Santorum won the silver in Iowa. San-freaking-torum! Michelle Bachmann wasn't extreme enough for the Iowans. She has finally pulled out of the Circus GOPus after poor performance (is that acceptable behavior among Evangelicals?). The only member of the Republican field that seems like a reasonable man is Jon Huntsman. As an apparently sensible person, he clearly has no chance for the

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There are chores to be done each morning when I wake up. I get up at 7:45 AM without an alarm. If I don't wake up, Lisa has her alarm set for 8 AM, the time when she takes her morning meds. After I wake up, the first duty (after donning the appropriate clothing and using the toilet) is to make a pot of coffee if I didn't set up the coffee maker the night before (in which case it would start

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What a glorious day today was. Bright sunshine (for the six hours we are allotted by the surrounding terrain) and warm, just above 50F. All of us went out and sat on the hillside together. Well, Jack didn't get too close, but he was with us in spirit. Lisa's already in bed. I was too but restless leg syndrome told me that 8 PM is too early. I really am tired, though. The new year starts tomorrow

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... and there was no pro-rating of any charges despite our cancelling service within three days of installation. Not even any kind of discount to reflect their failure to provide us with either Internet or telephone service despite selling us those services. In my opinion, DirecTV broke the contract - not us - by selling us services that are not available in our area and failing inform us

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-44270851081074444882011-12-26T09:40:00.000-05:002011-12-26T09:40:18.875-05:00

Santa Paws leaves reindeer legs for all the good puppies and dogs Christmas worked out pretty well this year. We have a new home. I had the chance to meet more of Lisa's family, and all in one place to boot. Dad and Velma sent us some delicious steaks, oranges and a tasty collection of sweets & pears. We shared a handful of oranges and a couple of pears with Lisa's mom. Rocko got that deer

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Here we are. Another year gone, another Christmas holiday, another Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Solstice. Things around our place are quite different this year. For one thing, we're in a new place; Lisa's old stomping grounds. Her friends and family are here. In fact, with her sister returned from Germany and her daughter returned from Texas, this is the biggest family get-together in many years.

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House Majority Leader John Boehner seems, to me, to be less leader and more puppet. He appears to be no more than a weeping, oddly colored (formerly orange but, bowing to public ridicule, now more of an odd suede hue) face for the most extreme members of an already extreme party.

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-46167649791333206412011-12-21T19:23:00.003-05:002011-12-21T19:23:29.154-05:00

Last Saturday, Lisa called DirecTV and ordered a service package combining TV, Internet and land-line telephone. It seemed like a pretty good deal; all of that for $71/month for the first year plus another $100 off stretched over the first ten months. And her mother, as an existing customer, would get $100 for referring us. The problems began the very first day. The installation appeared to go

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-69227493809451047952011-12-19T08:28:00.002-05:002011-12-19T08:28:47.820-05:00

I heard on NPR this morning that Kim Jong Il died from a heart attack on Saturday. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. His son was just named as his successor recently. Maybe, just maybe, this Decade of Revolution(tm) that started in Tunisia and now threatens Syria will make its way to Korea. If not now, when?

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When Rocko and I went out in the yard this morning to do our "rounds" - walking the perimeter of our three and a half acres - I spotted a deer's foreleg, frozen solid, laid on the ground next to our deck. I quickly ascertained that it had been brought, probably by Rocko, from wherever our neighbors throw the leftovers from butchering a deer. Remembering that my dad used to give the almost

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It is good to be home. I had to run back to Florida for an appointment this week. Tuesday on the road, Wednesday seeing the doc and packing the car, Thursday final packing and road trip. The car, an Elantra, held an awful lot of stuff for such a small vehicle. I disassembled a corner shelving unit and both of our computer desks, then laid the parts on the floor of the trunk. My bucket-on-a-stick

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The one behind our house pooped on the path to the creek. When Rocko and I went down to the creek yesterday afternoon, I was rather surprised to find a new path branching off and crossing the creek just downstream. It was clear that a small bear had come through since the previous night. I tracked the bear's movements on our side of the creek. Weeds knocked down. Leaves and moss disturbed on

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The accents are a bit thick among the locals up here. I just met our next-door neighbor from across the creek and you could cut hit accent with a knife. Nice guy though.

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Since the phone company turned on our landline yesterday, I was able to set up our 3-in-1 fax machine today. I did my techie best packing it for the trip: a piece of paper on the platen to protect it against scuffing, masking tape to hold the lid down, the original packing material (all of it) and "This Side Up" labels to prevent ink leakage. [Ed. note: the labels won't prevent anything. They

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-15748858589966585222011-12-07T17:37:00.001-05:002011-12-07T17:42:37.560-05:00

It isn't the first snow in Cruso, but it is our first snow in the new house. Move in one day, get snow the next. I love it! Plus, it gave me an excuse to get back on the road when I stopped by Lisa's mom's house this afternoon ("Here comes the snow! I'd better get going before it gets any worse!"). There hasn't been any accumulation but it feels good hitting my face. While I was out and about, I

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When we arrived in Haywood County yesterday, we didn't bother with stopping in to see Lisa's mom; we came straight to our new house. The property owner wasn't going to arrive for another hour or more, so we decided to just hang out and wait. Going to her mom's house would have been a 20-minute ride each way so we wouldn't really have much time to talk with her before coming back. Our friend

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Jack finally showed back up at the house at about 8:30 PM this evening. He's staying in the damn house until we're ready to leave in the morning.

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Jack got a new harness yesterday. He doesn't usually even wear a collar, but took to the harness remarkably well. It seemed to have a relaxing effect on him. On the other hand, I dosed him with Frontline yesterday morning so we can get a flea-free start in our new home (Rocko is already on the same regimen). That stuff is supposed to start killing parasites within only a few hours, so by the time

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We're getting ready for our initial journey to the new house. On this first trip, we're just taking what we can fit in the car; I have to come back for an appointment in the middle of the month and we'll be packing up a van and a trailer then. By January I'll have a hitch mounted on my car and we will rent a small trailer to take the last of our stuff. Today we had to fax some paperwork to the

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On Monday we'll be moving in to the trailer next to our new house. Our landlord is still in the process of painting the interior of our place, but the trailer is available. He expects to be done with the house by Tuesday afternoon. This way we don't have to spend a night at Lisa's mother's. I'll be back here the next week for an appointment and to finish packing and moving.

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-73601754302073214202011-11-29T17:31:00.001-05:002011-11-29T17:34:28.593-05:00

This morning I sent out an email to everybody at my company who had been associated with any of my projects. I let them know that I was moving and where; the response was a pleasant surprise. One of them lives in Clyde, just a few miles from where we'll be, and he said "wish you were here yesterday" and "expect your phone to ring a lot." Very nice indeed.

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Our trips to the Smoky Mountains in September and October have given us an idea of just how much stuff we can pack into our Elantra if we really need to do so. And "loading up day" is approaching rapidly. There is a local real estate agent stopping in today. Lisa got his name and number from one of the many "For Sale" signs in our neighborhood, and she has asked him to give this house and

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-44898905488005404312011-11-26T20:25:00.001-05:002011-11-26T20:37:36.862-05:00

Above: A Google Earth view looking west across the valley where we will be living when we get to North Carolina. Our house is at the red flag; Cold Mountain (yes, that one) is the highest peak visible. It is decided. We are moving. If we don't go now, we'll miss the opportunity and won't be able to afford to make the move at all. I've been working on the numbers and as I said, it's now

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-28397062378767109912011-11-23T21:33:00.001-05:002011-11-23T21:33:53.013-05:00

Discount cornhole boards.

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The arrest report from Tallahassee, FL is on my personal "things-to-look-at-daily" list. I know a lot of thieves, hookers, drunks, addicts and schizophrenics from my time on the street; on average there is somebody I know arrested for one thing or another at least once a month. Yesterday they published the photo of someone who was close, very close, to me during my last drunken months wandering

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This place looks like home to me. A small (very small) house up in Cruso, NC. We'll have to see it in person, but the price is right and so are the surroundings. We don't need a very big place for the two of us and our dog & cat. Lisa already told the owner that we're interested. In a couple of weeks we'll be able to see it for ourselves.

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It seems that yesterday was this blog's 9th anniversary. Per tradition, I forgot, just as I tend to miss friends' and family members' birthdays.

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I was scanning in some old photographs today and found this. My first car, captured on Polaroid film.

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From what I hear on Facebook, the same bug that is pestering us here in Florida is also bothering people in the Rochester area. Tom, a fellow who designed circuit boards at Detection Systems after I left, says that the same symptoms are going around up there. Fever, wet chest congestion, headache, "buzzed" feeling. The snowbirds probably brought the germs to us. My temperature only reached 99.1

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Lisa has to see the doctor today. Over the weekend, her chest was so congested that she sounded like she was drowning. I started her on Mucinex. Last night she spiked a fever of 100.4 degrees F., so we scheduled an appointment so she can get antibiotics. I'm feeling pretty crappy too, but no fever and not much congestion. Yesterday I laid down in bed at about 6 PM and didn't get up until this

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Today we remember those who have served. Salute!

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The Tea Party gang rape of our republic continues [from PoliticusUSA]

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Sitting at the Hyundai dealer, trying to keep myself occupied while waiting for my car to be serviced, I am thankful for the mobile wi-fi hotspot that we purchased in Waynesville, NC. I'm not stuck with watching whatever channel they have playing on the waiting area's TV. I don't expect to be here long enough to justify heading directly to Tampa afterward, but brought my good clothes just in

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The active lives we led in Haywood County have carried over into our "normal" routines at home. I've been keeping busy cleaning (a bit), clearing off the nature trail in the back yard, caring for some of the decorative plants and trees, and even cooking more. Our mission today was to take Rocko in for a full checkup and all recommended vaccinations. He got his new license tag, too. Afterward we

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This quote came to mind as I wandered around our back yard looking at the stars while smoking a cigarette: "Ah, yes. Yak dung...tastes good. Like a cigarette should." (Don't click on the link until you think you know the answer, or give up - whichever comes first.) I can see and hear the actor performing that line, in the theater of my memory. What a great movie.

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Lisa and Rocko at the Looking Glass Rock overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC

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Rocko decided to stay outdoors last night. When I prepare for bed, one of the last items to be dealt with is ensuring that Rocko and Jack have an opportunity to relieve themselves. People do it, critters need to do it too. So when we returned to the door, I told Rocko that we were going to bed. He got on his dog bed out by the pool rather than coming in with me. "Are you going to stay out," I

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Wish we could hear what he's saying about the afterlife ... "Angels are always depicted in paintings wearing draping nightgowns and large feathered wings. Nobody gave me a nightgown when I got here, which is OK by me. I've never been a nightgown kind of guy. I prefer a nice warm flannel robe. I didn't get wings, either, but that's OK too. It seems like they'd get in the way when you sit down ..."

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Unlike our last trip back to Florida, this time we arrived before 6 PM. Therefore we got home during daylight and, as autumn is progressing here at last, more comfortable temperatures than last time. Jack was in the front yard/sandbox and was very vocal until I opened a can of tuna and dumped it into his dish. Norman had given him the last dry food the day before (note to self: buy extra cat

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Lisa roused herself by 8 o'clock and was already fully dressed and getting ready to go when I went back upstairs to take her a cup of coffee and her morning meds. It looks like she'll be able to take her mom to the doctor after all. She's also pissed off because I mentioned that I had gone to the basement at 6:30 because she had awakened me, and she didn't appreciate being reminded of that. Her

Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947503.post-1867306691532460882011-11-01T07:51:00.000-04:002011-11-01T08:02:37.253-04:00

This is one Hobbit who's ready to "Get the hell out of Dodge". Currently, I am in the basement with Rocko at 7 AM, having been up for the past hour dealing with Lisa's pain and trying unsuccessfully to get back to sleep. Now I'm down here in full Winter mode - sitting in front of a propane heater wearing two pairs of pants, a woolen military watch cap, and a t-shirt under a long-underwear shirt

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Cold Mountain, Haywood County, NC - as seen from Peters Cove in Bethel

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Our weather changed overnight from mid-70's to low 50's, and the warming sun has given way to clouds and, yesterday, plenty of rain. The pain in my shoulder disappeared rather suddenly yesterday; subtly, too. I didn't notice the pain was gone until some time later. I was happy. A few days ago we took a drive up on the Blue Ridge Parkway and while coming down into Waynesville from the south

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Wow. I have been driven to the basement. Hanging out with Rocko at 1 AM, driven out by the snoring after about an hour of decent sleep. Lisa will probably wake up with a bruise from getting poked and shoved by me (in vain attempts to rouse her enough to stop snoring). Eventually I had to leave, as I was getting the urge to smack her. Normally I'd just go out to the living room, but here Ruth's

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Saw an impressive meteor half an hour ago, roughly 7:20 PM Eastern time. It was yellow and was about 20 degrees above the horizon, traveling east from S to SE before vaporizing - it would easily be the most impressive meteor I've ever seen, except that I also saw the 1992 Peekskill event. Tonight's was very cool, too. Bits were falling off as it flew by. Didn't hear a sonic boom, must have been

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We all hit the hay pretty early last night, and I heard the cuckoo clock at 7 AM; time to get up. Crept out as quietly as possible, taking my laptop into the basement. Took the dog out to do his business and found the weather to be surprisingly reasonable: it is 48 degrees Fahrenheit - a good 20 degrees warmer than the past two mornings. No frost, obviously, and barely a hint of dew. They say it

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Another busy day. Ruth's cleaning lady doesn't come very often, and we are in and out a lot, so the house needed sweeping and vacuuming. I took care of that and then started on the abundant leaves in the yard. When I was about halfway through, Lisa came back from a drive around the area with another car following behind. She told me to get cleaned up because "we're going to Sunday dinner at a

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Redneck Liberals: Yup, We're Out Here.: Tea Party Traitors

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Once again I have managed to miss a birthday, this one being my father's. And of course I'm blogging this before I even call. Geez. I feel almost like I have an excuse, not being online and being generally disconnected from the outside world, but really it is because I've been so busy and distracted. And today my sinuses have been acting up. Cold weather affects my body more than my mood; I

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Being stuck on the mountain with no Internet access has driven us to invest in a Verizon WiFi-anywhere device. Happy day, except for the stress of taking care of Lisa, her mother, our dog and (when I'm lucky enough to have a spare moment) myself. Went to a meeting last night. I needed to get away. Lisa is jealous that I "have meetings to go to" and she doesn't. But you know, I need to try to

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We got going far too late. Not unexpected but frustrating. Anywho, we weren't going to get to Peter's Cove before midnight, and I had been up and busy since 7 AM (unlike some folks I could mention). At about 7 PM I mentioned that we might want to consider finding a room at some point. That put the bug in Lisa's head, and she was already getting fatigued, so we I found a Super 8 less than an hour

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"Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment, Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake; unless I accept

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This morning I'm loading up the car, picked up prescriptions and handing in forms so that our mail will be forwarded for a couple of weeks. Hopefully we'll be out of here within a couple of hours. I'd like to get to Bethel before sunset.

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[Sixth in a series] Casa DeKing, Canton, NC (Day 6: Karl and Shannon) I can't wait to get home from vacation so I can get some rest. Today I replaced a broken wall socket for Ruth, did a load of laundry, went shopping and will be at Karl's and Shannon's at 6 PM. There is more that Ruth wants me to do; she is concerned with keeping her deck and carport clean. At the end of September - i.e. now

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So, Ruth got her pacemaker yesterday; her BP and heart rate are back to normal. Lisa and I will be back up there within a matter of days. Ruth will have nurses during the day but needs somebody there at night too. I am not the right cook for her tastes, but I don't mind helping out around the house otherwise. I guess I should give this house a thorough cleaning before we leave, and maybe a bug

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Lisa and Ruth Stewart, Sept. 25 2011 It looks like Lisa's mother will be getting a pacemaker tomorrow. I'll be taking Lisa back to NC soon, and her sister will be coming over from Germany. They are all worried, of course, and so am I. But on the other hand I am confident that everything will come out fine.

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[Fifth in a series] Graveyard on Rattlesnake Mountain, Cherokee, NC (Day 5: Marina, day 2) Woke up at 8 AM and took Rocko out for breakfast. Ivory is being a bitch. She ran Rocko out of his bed one time last night, and shared it with him for a while. She also didn't want to let him out of the bedroom when we got up at 8. Lisa is in a lot of pain from yesterday's festivities. She got up while

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[Fourth in a series] Marina Robbins, Cherokee artist (Day 4: Marina, day 1) Up in Cherokee for the afternoon, at Marina's. Rocko and her dog (Ivory) are having trouble getting along. It's not Rocko, but Ivory, who is the problem. Rocko doesn't fight and he knows that this is Ivory's home. I just finished helping pick a Hawthorn berry tree. Lots of big, 2" thorns. Later -- Rocko and Ivory

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[Third in a series] "Floridiot Parking Only" (Hair and nails) This morning Lisa got up and out of the bedroom at a little after 7 AM. Ruth's first words weren't "Good Morning, you're up early," they were "Why did you get up so early?" Everything is a question rather than a statement. 3:15 PM -- Lisa got her hair done and had a manicure. I found the back way to Canton via Clyde. While in

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Our coffeemaker, a Hamilton-Beach BrewMaster, has been a faithful companion. No glass carafe to accidentally drop and break; you just push your cup under the dispenser and, by depressing a button with the cup, the cup fills. It is at least four years old, pre-dating my arrival in this household. The morning after we returned from our vacation, I made my usual full pot of coffee. Oh, it was foul.

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[Second in a series; an essentially raw diary of our trip, as I wrote it day-by-day] Rocko found the traditional Dog Spot (tm) (Day 2: Working) Arose at 9 AM and came out to a beautiful mountain morning. Walked Rocko around the yard, letting him do his business (I pointed out one of the big-ass squirrels and he ran it up a tall tree) and then fed him a hearty breakfast. We're feeding him

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 [This is the first post from our trip diary. I should have one for almost every day we were there] Lisa's Happy Place (First full day in NC) Things I've seen already that you don't find in Tampa: Apple trees Rhododendrons Mullein Free-range chickens End-of-season Tomatoes & corn drying on the stalk Sassafras Lisa took a walk and needs water. She called for me to take some to her. Rocko

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The task for today is to replace the garbage disposal in the kitchen. Furthermore, all of the PVC under there is ancient, poorly assembled and leaky. Everything must go! Big fun for boys with toys. (New and improved! Now featuring plumber's putty and wire nuts!) I just purchased a multimeter two weeks ago and I've already used it twice; first when replacing a wall socket for Ruth, and now when

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I sit between the rushing waters and watch them disappear over the falls. We are getting back into our routine, but with new energy. That is what a vacation should do, right? Renew your energy and thought processes? The staff at the doctor's office was impressed with how good Lisa looked and how healthy she seemed. I'm pleased with her restored vigor too.

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We got home at 2:15 AM after driving straight through from NC. Of course we got off to a much later start than I intended, but it worked out OK. Now I'm tempted to make coffee so I don't sleep all day, but Lisa and Rocko will probably do so anyway. I've kept a pretty extensive trip diary; it will be edited and presented here for y'all to peruse.

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Rocko and I climbed Rattlesnake Mountain in Cherokee, NC this morning. We reached the summit - or close to it - at 11:45 AM. We got back to the house less than 30 minutes later; coming down was a hell of a lot easier than going up. We ran out of established trail about 3/4 of the way up and had to make our own trail the rest of the way. I didn't take the camera. Don't really need much technology

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We've been in NC since last Friday. Today we're at Lisa's friend Marina's place in Cherokee, NC; I just finished helping them pick a Hawthorn tree clean of berries. Gotta go deal with the dogs.

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Spent the night in a Super 8 motel in Perry, GA. At about 8 PM we pulled off at an exit to fill up with gas and, since it was getting dark, decided that this would be a good time to find a room.

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It has been a busy day. Shopping, cleaning, packing and planning. We are ready to leave first thing in the morning.

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We're finally hitting the road for NC this Thursday, and will stay for a week to 10 days. And I got me a new toy - Lisa bought me a new laptop. Amazingly fast and a reasonable price too.

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Exclusive Timeline: Bush Administration Advanced Solyndra Loan Guarantee for Two Years, Media Blow the Story: by Stephen Lacey and Richard Caperton - It’s often claimed that the Solyndra loan guarantee was “rushed through” by the Obama Administration for political reasons. In fact, the Solyndra loan guarantee was a multi-year process that the Bush Administration launched in 2007. You’d never know

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I've been on my meds again for four days. Already my appetite has returned with a vengeance, my mood has lifted and my step is more sprightly. Rocko is out in the yard chasing anoles, a Downy Woodpecker is hunting in the bamboo and the squirrels are about. The weather is finally turning and I can spend a longer and longer time outdoors, sometimes even while wearing a shirt.

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"Pole placement raises ire of theater owner" in Brockport, NY (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)

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My cousin Megan Ruiz was contacted recently by a previously unknown cousin, one Chris Burton. He lives in Wakefield, England. He has provided some vital information regarding my father's maternal family line. Megan reminded me that Canadian artist Robert Genn is my father's first cousin, and informed me that Robert's son is musician Dave Genn of the band 54-40. When I left Tallahassee, most of

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In preparation for my visit to The Harbor, I weighed myself on the bathroom scale last night. I am down to 118 pounds, making my BMI 19. I just haven't had an appetite lately. But, I'm back on my psych meds effective today. Maybe the appetite will return.

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