Category Archives: Smiles (including “dog smiles”!)

“The weird turn pro” – Hunter S Thompson, 1971 

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

5 April, 2020            “The weird turn pro” – Hunter S Thompson, 1971  “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” – Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1971. That quote doesn’t … Continue reading →

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“ephemeral” (noun): plant – or – (adjective): lasts a short time 

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

29 March, 2020            ephemeral (noun): plant ephemeral (adjective): lasts a short time  My non ephemeral friend Gus and me at Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota in 1991. This picture was taken sixteen years after we met … Continue reading →

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“Sometimes it’s hard to think of the world as a good place…”

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

22 March, 2020           “Sometimes it’s hard to think of the world as a good place…” “…but I got to tell you, there are people who don’t know me at all, sending me food.” – a … Continue reading →

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Musical blog post titles

Posted on March 15, 2020 by

15 March, 2020            Musical blog post titles I read the New York Times way too much and it’s nearly impossible to look at it – at any section – without some mention of the Coronavirus, … Continue reading →

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Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof

Posted on March 8, 2020 by

8 March, 2020          Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof I drove to the river on the morning of Virginia’s Democratic Primary and looked up and saw this gorgeous bird perched directly above the … Continue reading →

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Unless you have wings and/or feathers… 

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

1 March, 2020            Unless you have wings and/or feathers…  …you’d better not be stealing Turner’s bird seed!  The birds drop lots of seeds on the ground. Rather than letting them go to waste, Turner eats … Continue reading →

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Owls travel a quarter of the way around the sun

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

23 February, 2020            Owls travel a quarter of the way around the sun I’m open to people’s interpretations for why this might have happened. This week I observed a natural phenomenon and I find it … Continue reading →

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