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Rainy Weekend

That was a nice surprise! Having returned from a two month hiatus I got a score* of happy comments welcoming me back to the living. I appreciate that! Also a few coffees popped up in “buy me a coffee”. Nice! … Continue reading

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Resurfacing

Two months. A person I loved has died. I stand on shaky legs; missing the “before”, uneasy in the bereft “after”. It was both too long and too short; I suppose whatever increment elapsed was the correct increment. Death is … Continue reading

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Vague Events In Succession: Part 3

[Today’s story is long. You’ve been warned! I’m in no shape for tight editing. As Mark Twain once said: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”] [Also, it’s never my intention … Continue reading

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Vague Events In Succession: Part 2

[For unfortunate reasons I’ve been stumbling around like a dazed moron. This is the story of me riding the wave of unawareness.] A few days later I decided to fix the tractor. Honestly there’s not much to do. My 1944 … Continue reading

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Vague Events In Succession: Part 1

[Grief makes you dumb. I’m hopelessly distracted. I lack whatever wit I once had. Hopefully it’ll return of it’s own initiative. Presumably it’ll do so at the appropriate time. Is it not a blessing for keen awareness to vanish precisely … Continue reading

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Seeing, Not Merely Looking

[The following has no particular point. Life doesn’t have to be tidy. Sometimes you don’t know where you’re headed, sometimes you’re not even steering the ship, and today’s post is barely thought out.] Here are photos from last summer: Illness … Continue reading

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Still Temporarily Off Line

We are all mortal. I am healthy. A loved one is not. The clock ticks loudly. I hear the universe in my ear. I see it in my heart. The power of eternity leans uncomfortably close; crowding me, letting me … Continue reading

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Temporarily Off Line

Real world shit which I won’t discuss at the moment is poised to completely or intermittently preclude blogging. I may be off line several days or weeks or who knows how long. If it takes a while don’t give up … Continue reading

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Tiny Dancer Is Not OK! Example 3: Honda Pacific Coast 800

[Continued from earlier post] I’m calling bullshit on music on motorcycles that breaks the spell woven by the motorcycle itself. I’ve put up some “sprit matching music” to go with each of my three very different motorcycles. This is my last … Continue reading

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Tiny Dancer Is Not OK! Example 2: Honda Shadow 1100

[Continued from earlier post] I’m calling bullshit on all music on motorcycles that wrecks the whole motorcycle’s soul! Either turn off the radio or play something that matches the spirit of your ride! Here’s my second post where I put … Continue reading

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