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What doesn’t make it into our diaries
Case in point: 11/22/1963
Whitehead or Baughan? Who cares?
In praise of obscure writers; a mystery solved
Ozymandias and Coldplay
I sing with a 55+ chorus that mostly does rock and pop classics.
What I did on my summer vacation, part 3
Constraints can be inspiring.
What I did on my summer vacation, Part 2
Learning in Ireland
Whitehead or Baughan?
A nerdish philosophy question
What I did on my summer vacation, Part 1
Besides not writing, I mean.
From sheep to shawl
“Did kids do that or was it just grownups?”
What’s up? Not much, lately.
Explaining the pause.
A love note to the Smithsonian
In verse, stories, links and images.
Midlife Crush
A first attempt at fiction.
March 11-17
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