Friday, April 01, 2022

The One Part of Ukraine That Russia Doesn't Want

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Chernobyl has been shut down since 2000 (WSJ photo) Headline: Russia Hands Control of Chernobyl Back to Ukraine, Officials Say The Russia...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Taxes: Old Fashioned is the Way to Go

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Despite trying to go paperless, the IRS is buried in paperwork. (WSJ image) More than ever, I'm glad I've retired from the tax-retu...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Smoke for the Goose

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Chris bongs, Iris breathes it in (Chron photo) Not unexpectedly, a study has shown that marijuana bong smoke is dangerous. The revelation i...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Cutting the Fat

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At $3.99 / lb. it called to me. Before the pandemic beef brisket cost $2.49 per pound at Costco. A few months ago the price hit $5.49(!). ...
Monday, March 28, 2022

Well, That Was a Letdown

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Not the deluge we needed. Saturday's hope for a storm melted away like this year's snowpack . The dryness will resume. The system...
Sunday, March 27, 2022

Prodigal Wisdom

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The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt c. 1661, Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32, see be...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Praying for Rain

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We had been resigned to another dry summer, so dry that water cutbacks could be imposed and we'd have to let our lawn die again. Until.....
Friday, March 25, 2022

Buying a Used Car: the Joy Was Absent

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At 9,000 miles the 2019 model still looks like this. Yesterday I went to the dealer to buy the 2019 SUV at the end of its three-year lease....
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Crowing Over a Victory

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A problem that bothered some people in San Francisco was solved permanently and didn't cost any money. "King Henry IV" has lo...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Catching Up With Kerouac

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Despite my ambition of only a year ago , Jack Kerouac's compact prose wasn't enough of a motivator to make it over the finish line;...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

A Fundamental Principle of Their Own Profession

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Starting to get holes, literally and figuratively. Two years ago the college bookstore sent me the wrong T-shirt, but I decided not to re...
Monday, March 21, 2022

There's Always a Dark Side

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Get to the iPhone Control Center by swiping down from top right corner, then tap the QR Code scan button. Late to the party, I discovered ...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Visitation

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One of the principal responsibilities of priests in all Christian denominations is the visitation of the sick. In the Episcopal Church It ...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Still Got It

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Processing 2019 was important not only for the refund but for the carryovers to 2020. The Hawaii trip began with a pleasant surprise: Mom...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Tend to the Bush

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2014 - Covering the House 2015 - After Trimming 2017 - Coming Back 2022: Watch out for the "little" bush It had b...