Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet
Unfortunately, arriving at an accurate understanding of the situation in the Middle East is like the old story about the blind men describing the elephant. Depending on what part of the creature they were touching, they variously described it to be like a rope, a tree trunk, a wall etc. We should appreciate that the [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2011 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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OK, confession booth time. I now have a smart phone. Sort of. On the cheap. It started this summer when I transitioned at work from a desktop PC to an iMac. A pretty silly move for a guy counting the months until retirement, and whose day job involves being the computer-based curriculum coordinator for dozens [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2011 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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My wife and I are huge fans of Antiques Roadshow on PBS. Well, I’m a huge fan and she’s kind enough to put up with me. I’ve been a loyal follower for years, and was excited to find out that they were coming to Raleigh in 2009, since I had a couple of items I’d [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I don’t care who you are……this is funny. Hey, I didn’t promise enlightenment…..
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I think I’m slowly figuring out what little niche I should wiggle into here in the blogosphere. I think I’m a docent. An internet docent. Yeah, traditionally, a docent is “a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc.” You know. The typically elderly person who hands you the pamphlet, [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2009 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I’m truly speechless after watching this, courtesy of Steve (after seeing the juggler photo on my state fair post). Anybody out there translate German?
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I’m a sucker for used book stores, and this title jumped into my hands, off a shelf full of Danielle Steel and Nelson Demille titles. For two bucks, it was a steal. Even though I’ve recently ranted about the eighty-five year-old ex-president’s politics, this book is essentially politics free. Instead, it is a marvelous memoir [...]
Posted on October 4th, 2009 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I have so much to learn about so many things, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I’m particularly clueless about one in particular: growing old gracefully. I’ve recently discovered “Time Goes By” which features some really gifted writers and interesting perspectives from AARP Land. (Hey, I’m there.) For example, this brief interview with columnist [...]
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I realize that there are unlimited opportunities to sample creative work on the web, but I rarely take advantage of the opportunity. However, the following music video, which I came across on The Examined Life is truly worth a look. Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World from Concord Music [...]
Posted on August 9th, 2009 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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A wonderfully informative and nostalgic post on compost on ‘Milkweed Diaries’. We’ve been worm composting for years and I recently harvested the finished product below. Based on what goes into our compost bin, I can only assume that caffeine and capsaicin are OK for worms. Come to think of it. I’ve never seen them sleep……
Posted on November 7th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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