Antonin Scalia has died. ding dong the witch is dead / calloo callay frabjous day
Respect for the office, certainly, but not for the man (you'll notice I didn't use his title). Maybe now we can get someone more in tune with progressive politics/religion/etc.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
RIPs & Misc
RIP for Glen Frey of the Eagles; Signe Halvorsen of the Jefferson Airplane; and Abe Vigoda, actor, in my memory on the series "Barney Miller."
Tomorrow I'm having a temporary ceiling installed between the lofts to help with heat retention. I'll be using foam insulation boards (4x8) and will use eye hooks and wire to make a web for them to lie on. They're so light that it'll be easy to move one if I want to get up in a loft, or move them all when summer comes and I want the heat to go out the ridge vent.
Both Mateo's and Amy's cars are in the shop (hers just tomorrow, we think) so there's lots of juggling with my car. I may take Mateo to work tomorrow so I can have the car to do errands. I was going to use Amy's car but now that's not possible. Sigh.
My brother and his crew are wending their way down the Mexican coast and will be provisioning at Acapulco to set off on a 34-day crossing to the Marquesas Islands in the mid-Pacific. Certainly wishing them all the best.
Tomorrow I'm having a temporary ceiling installed between the lofts to help with heat retention. I'll be using foam insulation boards (4x8) and will use eye hooks and wire to make a web for them to lie on. They're so light that it'll be easy to move one if I want to get up in a loft, or move them all when summer comes and I want the heat to go out the ridge vent.
Both Mateo's and Amy's cars are in the shop (hers just tomorrow, we think) so there's lots of juggling with my car. I may take Mateo to work tomorrow so I can have the car to do errands. I was going to use Amy's car but now that's not possible. Sigh.
My brother and his crew are wending their way down the Mexican coast and will be provisioning at Acapulco to set off on a 34-day crossing to the Marquesas Islands in the mid-Pacific. Certainly wishing them all the best.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
RIP
Alan Rickman, actor
Alan Rickman! He of the fabulous voice, the inimitable sneer, the wit, the enunciation, the range. No more.
First Bowie, now Rickman. Superstition says there'll be three, and odds are there will, just because. And the older I get, the more dying of my favorites there will be.
I'm getting too old for this. (I think that's a joke.)
Alan Rickman! He of the fabulous voice, the inimitable sneer, the wit, the enunciation, the range. No more.
First Bowie, now Rickman. Superstition says there'll be three, and odds are there will, just because. And the older I get, the more dying of my favorites there will be.
I'm getting too old for this. (I think that's a joke.)
Monday, January 11, 2016
RIP
David Bowie
I was shocked to open the news and see his death at age 69. He certainly seemed immortal. His gifts were expansive and legendary. I loved his characters and his music and his videos and his movies. He will be greatly missed.
I was shocked to open the news and see his death at age 69. He certainly seemed immortal. His gifts were expansive and legendary. I loved his characters and his music and his videos and his movies. He will be greatly missed.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
RIPs etc
I know, I know. Sluggish activity here. No new pictures. It is on my mind, however, and one day you'll get a nice surprise. Just don't hold your breath.
RIP Florence King, writer.
One day a while back, I was in the Atlanta airport on layover, browsing the books. I found "Southern Ladies and Gentlemen" by Miss King, of whom I had never heard. I began reading it on the plane back to LA and was soon laughing hysterically. The entire plane turned around to look at me, but I couldn't stop. Ever so often, I'd put the book down to allow me and the rest of the plane time to recover. I've read most of her books and, while I don't agree with everything she says, she makes me laugh anyhow. She was 80.
RIP Meadowlark Lemon, athlete
He was the clown prince in the classic Harlem Globetrotters. I got to see him live once when the team was on tour and he manifested such joy in his play, both basketball and pranks. He was from Wilmington NC, my hometown.
My brother has sailed as far as Puerto Vallarto Mexico and is planning to sail on from there soon. In 30 days, he'll make the long passage to the Marquesa Islands. Wishing him and his crew well.
Happy New Year to all.
RIP Florence King, writer.
One day a while back, I was in the Atlanta airport on layover, browsing the books. I found "Southern Ladies and Gentlemen" by Miss King, of whom I had never heard. I began reading it on the plane back to LA and was soon laughing hysterically. The entire plane turned around to look at me, but I couldn't stop. Ever so often, I'd put the book down to allow me and the rest of the plane time to recover. I've read most of her books and, while I don't agree with everything she says, she makes me laugh anyhow. She was 80.
RIP Meadowlark Lemon, athlete
He was the clown prince in the classic Harlem Globetrotters. I got to see him live once when the team was on tour and he manifested such joy in his play, both basketball and pranks. He was from Wilmington NC, my hometown.
My brother has sailed as far as Puerto Vallarto Mexico and is planning to sail on from there soon. In 30 days, he'll make the long passage to the Marquesa Islands. Wishing him and his crew well.
Happy New Year to all.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Empty RV, Full Shed
This morning I got the last items out of the RV and into the shed. I kept finding things in nooks and crannies, and kept remembering another nook or cranny to check. I left a few things behind for the new owner. And I now have piles of stuff to stash somewhere in the shed.
I had some modifications made on the bookshelf unit and that should be finished up tomorrow (Tue 9/8). Then I'll put all the books on the shelves. And then I'll take a picture of it. Once I get all the piles of stuff put away, I'll take pics of the spiffy neat shed. At the moment, for instance, I can't even see the desktop for all the stuff piled on it, all office-y type things.
So, lot of work ahead but it's coming together. Yay.
My brother is planning to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge no later than 15 Oct. (having just turned 69), planning to join the Baja Hoo-Ha from San Diego. I hope he has great weather and loves it all. Mostly I hope he survives and that I get to see him again.
I had some modifications made on the bookshelf unit and that should be finished up tomorrow (Tue 9/8). Then I'll put all the books on the shelves. And then I'll take a picture of it. Once I get all the piles of stuff put away, I'll take pics of the spiffy neat shed. At the moment, for instance, I can't even see the desktop for all the stuff piled on it, all office-y type things.
So, lot of work ahead but it's coming together. Yay.
My brother is planning to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge no later than 15 Oct. (having just turned 69), planning to join the Baja Hoo-Ha from San Diego. I hope he has great weather and loves it all. Mostly I hope he survives and that I get to see him again.
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