Category Archives: General

This is a category for uncategorizable stuff or things I forget to stick in a category

Ponderings on friendship and writing

A couple of things caught my attention today about Facebook and social media in general. The first was a link on Flutterby to Leo Laporte’s Buzz Kill where Leo is discovers that Google’s Buzz has quit updating his timeline several … Continue reading

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Disaster Movie In The Making

My friend, Robby, pointed me to this article about a possible mass extinction brewing in our Gulf of Mexico. I don’t want to belittle the seriousness of the oil spew occurring in the Gulf and I don’t want to let … Continue reading

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High Fructose Corn Syrup Vs. Pure Sugar – Is One Worse Than The Other? | The Good Human

“You know what it is they say about High Fructose Corn Syrup.” “No, what is it they say? That it is just like sugar?” “Well, no, that’s what the corn lobby would have you believe. What THEY say is:” In … Continue reading

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1 Enoch

I’ve been reading a little from the Book of Enoch. While I’ve been familiar with some of its content from various sermons and Bible studies I have never actually read any of it until this weekend. I wish I had … Continue reading

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Playing

WordPress 3.0 is out along with a new default theme that seems to have some nice customizations. I was getting bored with the old one so let’s try this one. Let me know if it’s too ugly.

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Raft guide arrested after helping stranded rafter on Clear Creek – The Denver Post

Okay, there isn’t enough detail for me to say a lot about this but the article makes it sound an awful lot like the sheriff was miffed over not being able to show off his departments rescue gear. Raft guide … Continue reading

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It’s a gas

Okay here’s my dilemma. I’m running out of gas and have no idea when I’ll come to another exit with gas stations. This exit has three; BP, Shell and Conoco. I’m a socially responsible individual at which station do I … Continue reading

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Bypass

Yesterday I sat in a hospital waiting room while my Dad had a quadruple bypass surgery and a carotid artery unplugged. He’s 83. Today he’s resting well and flirting with the nurses. I think he will recover and do the … Continue reading

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Hacked

It finally happened. After about ten years of a weak password on my Yahoo! email account that account was compromised. For those of you in my contact list who received an email with no subject and just a link to … Continue reading

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200 Words a Day

Last night Gerri and I left the house as soon as she got home to attend a “meet the author” thing at Bound To Be Read, a bookstore in East Atlanta. The author was Michael Wiley and his first book, … Continue reading

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Saturday’s Poem

In six different ways in this past week I have told of my love in poet speak. Now the end of the week is drawing near There is one last thing you need to hear. I love you Gerri more … Continue reading

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The Morning

I wake up each morning and you are there. I snuggle up to you craving your warmth. Your softness comforts me. Why can’t this last? We must get up and start our day. But wait! Let this moment last just … Continue reading

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Valentine Day Poetry

On Facebook I promised my wife a weeks worth of original poems by me. Since what I publish here gets mirrored in my notes on Facebook I’ll write the poems here just so they get the proper Creative Commons Copyrights … Continue reading

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Running

I’m beginning to question whether or not I’m going to be able to continue running on a regular basis. My knee, which seemed to be getting stronger and better, now seems to be going the other way. I’m guessing that … Continue reading

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Challenge me

To often we go through life being offended when people challenge our beliefs. I’m not sure why we do this because every time someone challenges our beliefs it gives us an opportunity to do a little self reflection and see … Continue reading

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