Monthly Archives: January 2016

Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

31 January, 2016             Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play Kids threw poop at me. “It was twenty years ago today,” give or take a month. Not when I was a kid – when I … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

24 January, 2016            Red, white and blue I started this post before the snow. The first title was “I’m seeing red” because I saw this Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) while hiking with Ethan at Bryan Park … Continue reading →

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Impeccable timing

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

17 January, 2016            Impeccable timing I first drafted this post earlier this week when it was 60º and balmy. As I sit down now on Sunday afternoon for the final draft, I look out my window … Continue reading →

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Even a blind hog…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

10 January, 2016            Even a blind hog… …finds an acorn sometimes. Or so goes the old saying. Wiktionary refers to this as an “English proverb” and attaches this terse explanation: “Being right once doesn’t prove anything.” … Continue reading →

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We turned our flashlights off after dark

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

3 January, 2016            We turned our flashlights off after dark Remembering the odd nature of wearing shorts when it snowed called to mind other backwards-ness of my childhood. I’m including a brief blurb about it at … Continue reading →

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