Month: August 2011
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friendful
Tonight was Farmer Fels’ annual Seafood Boil. Which brought to mind a post that’s been percolating for some time. I can remember when my parents were my age. They had a 24 year old daughter, a 22 year old daughter, and two young sons. I suppose they had a few friends, but none who ever…
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a new leaf
School starts in these parts the Wednesday after Labor Day. That means this is my last free summer weekend, since we head to SF for Labor Day. Given that we didn’t really have summer weather here until recently, I am not ready for summer to be over. The start of the school year almost seems…
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Lopez 2011
Along with some friends, we have been spending one weekend plus a few days on Lopez Island for the last 5 Augusts. (That is a strange sentence, but I think you know what I mean.) We camp at Spencer Spit, a state park that has decent sites and access to the beach, but no showers…
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‘n sync
By this time in my life, I thought I’d have things pretty well figured out. Everything would run seamlessly. Nice house, decent job, well-dressed and behaved kids, money in the bank, the whole nine yards proper. Like on TV. Like grown-ups do. Since the real grown-ups haven’t appeared to call my bluff, I guess this…
foible and folly 