Archive for July, 2005
Wednesday, July 27th, 2005
Last night in the bath, Oz wrote this poem. He then proudly recited it for us when he got out, and we typed it up, so as not to forget it.Silly Body
Our heads are drums,
Our bellies are the earth.
Our legs are dogs,
Our knees are kitty cats.
Our chins are small ...
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2005
What a nasty week. The whole family came down with a really bad summer cold, and my laptop gave out. We're mending, and Fred (the old laptop -- we had a "Flintstones" naming theme for a while) has now been replaced. Oz got to name the new ...
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
Oz has recently commented a handful of times on the following: We'll have entered a room or area outdoors where the light is quite dim, but still good enough to navigate, and then I'll turn the lights on (or we'll move along into a brighter area). His comment: ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2005
As a New Yorker, I think Hillary has been a perfectly OK U.S. Senator; not a Moynihan, but not a D'Amato either. But I have to say that I so don't want her to run for prez. She combines the worst political traits of being way too far ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
So, the shuttle is scheduled to go back up tomorrow (Shuttle Set to Return to Space Wednesday). Back in February 2003, I had an op-ed in Newsday about the shuttle disaster, which still seems mostly right to me. You can read it here, if you want: With Complexity, ...
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005
That's right, I'm the #1 "I'm feeling lucky" entry on Google for "tight-assed porn" (not to mention #3 on MSN Search). In fact, oddly enough, it's the link to my "tech" category that gets #1.
Oh, come on; it's been a long time since I commented on my nasty search ...
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Friday, July 1st, 2005
For about 3-4 weeks each summer, these wild day lilies, mostly of the orange sort pictured here, are everywhere (this one is from the local unkempt cemetery). Then, they're gone. Sort of like the brief but stunning fall foliage season here. See my flickr page for a ...
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Friday, July 1st, 2005
For the record, I've always said Tom Cruise was a semi-retarded lunatic. Finally, the rest of the world is coming to see I've been right. (Of course, in the right role, he's a perfectly decent actor. But then, we have every reason to think that being a ...
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