crates | January 1, 2010
Recently I was going through my chest-of-drawers in a long-delayed effort to clean them out. As I sorted through some of the clothes I realized that my entire way of thinking about clothes has changed over the years. I have always kept any clothes that I had until they literally fell apart or were outgrown. [...]
crates | August 18, 2009
I had an unusually uplifting experience yesterday–I was able to repair a defective coffee maker! I purchased the Mr. Coffee back in June, and it has proved to be an excellent coffee brewer. I have always had a favorable impression with this brand. We have used it where I work for many years and [...]
crates | May 13, 2009
I have just begun reading a book called The Last Theorem (2009) by Arthur C. Clark and Poul Anderson, the famous science fiction writers. It begins in Sri Lanka, where Clarke spent so many years of his life, and spends some time talking about the tensions between the various ethnic groups.
It got me to [...]
crates | May 4, 2009
I just call it the City. It is a place that I have dreamed about for many years. Recently the dreams have increased in frequency.
It is huge, and the central area is old and decaying with crumbling red brick buildings and dark alleys. It is always night when I visit the decaying inner [...]
crates | May 1, 2009
I was talking to a person about the flower, Trillium ovatum, mentioning how it was blooming in the woodlands now, and they mentioned how it occurred in both white and purple colors. I said that it was my impression that the flowers were white when it first bloomed, but that some turned purple after it [...]
crates | April 30, 2009
The first time that I remember listening to National Public Radio was in September, 1974 in Eugene, Oregon. I was using my old 8 transistor FM radio that I had gotten for Christmas when I was in the eighth grade (I know, I didn’t think NPR was ever on AM, but it was!). I remember [...]
crates | April 29, 2009
[Note: I often change the blog them about, so I may not be currently using Autumn Almanac] I’ve been fiddling around with my blog theme. This particular theme is called Autumn Almanac by the Cloisters (Mina). I love everything he does, all his themes and layouts fit my likes and dislikes very closely. I really like [...]
crates | January 28, 2009
Sometimes I get irritated…irritated at the shifting nature of reality. Change, always change, like quicksilver…when I think I have it, it morphs, chameleon-like into something else. People I knew in my youth have grown grey, wrinkled. I expect people to act the same, but they don’t. Why do I have to constantly readjust my way [...]
crates | December 24, 2008
As I have said many times before, I often use this forum to explore certain subjects about which I am totally ignorant. I recently became curious about justice and mercy.
Below is the definition of both from the free online dictionary:
Justice:
1. The quality of being just; fairness.
2. a. The principle of moral rightness; equity.
b. [...]
crates | November 13, 2008
I was watching two small children with their father at the coffee shop this morning. The tiny little girl reminded me of my daughter when she was small. When the father left he had the little girl on his arm and led the little boy by the hand.
I began remembering when my daughter was that [...]
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