Monthly Archives: December 2009

The House Guest Who Stayed Almost Forever Part Deux

The “House Guest” who almost stayed forever remains in my life by way of phone calls to my wife. They generally begin at about 9:30 in the morning and there are at least a half dozen during the day. Now, … Continue reading

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'Tis over and still smarting

Christmas. I thought about discussing the “spirit” of the holiday season, but it seems so trite, for lack of another characterization. There are blossoms of it here an there, but in reality, it’s about shopping, presents and food. Also, it … Continue reading

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Cigars, etc.

I like cigars, but never thought the more expensive ones were worth the extra dough. As I’ve discussed before, my palatte isn’t especially educated toward this sort of product. To the point, however. I ran out of cigars a couple … Continue reading

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A new study shows Louisiana's the happiest state in the Union.

Research finds the happiest US States match a million Americans’ own happiness states [c] New research by the UK’s University of Warwick and Hamilton College in the US has used the happiness levels of a million individual US citizens to … Continue reading

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Stuff I like

Movies: Of course, A Thousand Clowns is probably my all-time favorite. But there are movies that are right behind it for me. Casablanca, a trite choice at this point, but it remains “permantly” on my DVR, despite the fact that … Continue reading

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Julie and Julia

Last night we watched Julie and Julia on “Pay Per View,” using our $0.99 “coupon” from the cable company. Wonderful, entertaining movie (I don’t watch “films”) and no one does voices or accents like Meryl Streep. The blog by Julie … Continue reading

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Julie and Julia

Last night we watched Julie and Julia on “Pay Per View,” using our $0.99 “coupon” from the cable company. Wonderful, entertaining movie (I don’t watch “films”) and no one does voices or accents like Meryl Streep. It occurred to me … Continue reading

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Okay, climate change is important

And, I’m strongly in favor of it, however, right now I’m more in favor of fixing our own situation at home and not the world’s. This seems patently absurd to me in this economic environment: U.S. will contribute to a … Continue reading

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Computers, life, etc.

For several months, I’ve gone without an internal DVD writer and just used an external unit. I purchased an internal unit online on Monday it came quickly. By way of background, I’ve had a PC since its first day window … Continue reading

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There's little if anything new today

And therein lies the problem. Congress continues to delay health care and a raft of other important issues. We’re still at war. The economy, despite what the government says, continues to deteriorate. I continue to be concerned that President Obama … Continue reading

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