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One more cup of coffee before I go

Posted on 2011/08/14 by Michalea

One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee ’fore I go To the valley below Bob Dylan Every morning, my son and I have coffee together. We are the earliest risers in the house, so … Continue reading →

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aspiration (noun) \ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən\: a strong desire to achieve something

Posted on 2011/08/10 by Michalea

So many when we’re young, and then the great winnowing. I am in the process of reclaiming my aspirations after a lengthy sojourn in the land of the invalid. Actually, I sometimes enjoyed my stay there. I had time to … Continue reading →

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Going on a jaunt

Posted on 2010/07/08 by Michalea

I am tired of Texas at the moment… or maybe just tired of my house…or maybe just tired. If the world as we know it is coming to an end (Google: oil spill gulf of mexico), I want to see … Continue reading →

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Catch up

Posted on 2010/06/01 by Michalea

Lovely long five day weekend where I have been busy, yet can’t recount exactly what I did. Well, some of it, I remember, so it’s not a lost weekend. I mucked out the goat shed and cursed myself for NOT … Continue reading →

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Cattle trains and compromises

Posted on 2010/02/05 by Michalea

There’s an old railroad track behind my house, mostly unused. Supposedly, the new commuter metro line will use it, but that’s a whole other story. For now, the trains come occasionally, mostly at night or very early in the morning. … Continue reading →

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This n that for August 29

Posted on 2009/08/29 by Michalea

The weather report: As of august 27, there were 67 consecutive days of 100 degree temperatures, two shy of the record 69 days set in the 1920′s. We actually had some measurable rain (by my standards of measuring, which a … Continue reading →

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My political moment (eventually)

Posted on 2008/09/03 by Michalea

What I’m reading The Carpet Makers Andreas Eschbach A desert world in which fanatically religious men marry multiple wives and make a carpet out of their wives’ hair for a god-empereror on a far away planet. A little Dune and … Continue reading →

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