News over the past days has been brutally painful. Haiti: how much suffering can one country take? Afghanistan: the horror for those who can’t escape. Covid deaths of fully vaccinated adults and, lately, young children. And that’s just a small slice of the world’s troubles. People on every continent are mired in catastrophe of one sort or another, while the US itself spirals daily into more terrifying and dangerous terrain. Me, I’m lucky to be […]
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More Fun with Words
You know from past posts that I collect quotations, mixed metaphors and malapropisms. It’s been ages since I updated my list. Here are some of the recent wonders I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling upon. Book review on Amazon Suddenly she sees the girl, now a rich, beautiful socialist (every thing Claire wants to be) and suddenly plots her revenge. Etsy review Packaged fairly well, arrived in a timely manor. Facebook post RIP in peace. […]
Read moreDisaster in My Wake
Two weeks ago my pal Syd sent a message with the subject line “Fire near Grover”: Seems that wherever you go… a fire breaks out after you leave??? True. First there was the one near Homestead Cottages outside Ahwahnee. Now, her email informed me, the Tamarack Fire was approaching Markleeville and Grover Hot Springs. Caused by lightning strikes, it started out in early July as a wee, quarter-acre concern that crews monitored rather than extinguished. […]
Read moreJourney’s End
July 23–25 In the middle of the night I awoke to a powerful eau de skunk stench that increased in intensity. I hoped that nothing would startle the beast into spraying since my tent is hardly an adequate barrier. By morning the offender was gone and so was I, Chico-bound by 9:00 a.m. as Nick ventured further north before turning toward home. So long Spencer! I arrived under 2.5 hours later to find my two […]
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