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Aerophant: The mysterious BOOM

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Thursday, August 23, 2012. The night before last, about 10:30pm, I was reading on the couch when I heard a tremendous. The house shook, the windows rattled, the dog barked. Then silence. I jumped up and ran to the window, expecting to see burning airplane parts raining down upon the street. B. Ut nothing was there. No smoke, no fire. My neighbor also heard the. And she said it was accompanied by a flash of light.

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Aerophant: Summer solstice

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Friday, June 21, 2013. Though their brood must have fledged by now, the robins are still here. The couple enjoys bathing together in the morning. The female takes a quick dip and jets off, while the male indulges in a leisurely soak, splashing half the water in the birdbath onto the ground before he is done. He knows I will refill it. Chris from Washington state! June 30, 2013 at 9:21 AM. July 5, 2013 at 9:11 AM.

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Aerophant: In the woodpile

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Tuesday, December 18, 2012. In the West African country of Mali, Islamist extremists. Are spreading their virulent brand of Islam across the country. Mali has a rich tradition of cultural diversity and music, but if the fundamentalists prevail, all that will be destroyed. The same thing happened in. Uring the rule of the Taliban , which pronounced. Ecular music "satanic.". Usic and ord ered in. So he hid it.

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Aerophant: At the top of the hill

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Wednesday, September 11, 2013. At the top of the hill. I had found the place where the deer sleep. Painting by Nicole McGrath. The place where the deer sleep. a precious discovery of sacred ground. I love discovering those secret places where you can feel the magic seeping though. September 23, 2013 at 12:05 AM. September 24, 2013 at 11:33 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Aerophant: Captain Ahab

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Friday, June 1, 2012. From the prow of his ship, Puck gazes out at the stormy sea, searching for the white whale. Birds, the birds. He rises! What a cute kitty picture! Hes a sentry cat! June 7, 2012 at 4:58 PM. I was thinking of Puck yesterday and remembered to come visit today- I am glad to see he is well. June 25, 2012 at 4:14 PM. June 25, 2012 at 5:46 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). At The Half Note.

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Welcome to the Future Nauseous

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Experiments in refactored perception. Welcome to the Future Nauseous. May 9, 2012. Both science fiction and futurism seem to miss an important piece of how the future actually turns into the present. They fail to capture the way we don’t seem to notice when the future actually arrives. Sure, we can all see the small clues all around us: cellphones, laptops, Facebook, Prius cars on the street. Yet, somehow, the future always seems like something that is. To happen rather than something that. Our ongoing t...

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Aerophant: Losing your tail

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Monday, June 11, 2012. One of the cats caught a lizard yesterday, and before I could intervene, the lizard had dropped its tail. While the tail wriggled in the dust, attracting the attention of the cat, the lizard made its getaway. That is how this defense system, called autotomy. Cut) is designed to work. Stops growing until the new tail has grown back. Are never really the same again. Photo by Gary Nafis].

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Aerophant: Sermon

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Thursday, July 12, 2012. No place at last is better than the world./The world is no better than its places. Wendell Berry , Sabbaths 2007, VI. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Santa Cruz, California, United States. One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again? View my complete profile. At The Half Note. Calif Native Plant Society.

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Aerophant: A simple act of mercy

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Saturday, August 4, 2012. A simple act of mercy. I went into the lobby. I took off my jacket and gently draped it over the pigeon and then I picked it up, crossed the room to the automatic sliding doors and opened my hands. Instantly, the bird fluttered up into the sky. The people. Continued to hurry along, oblivious to the moment, to mercy, to the beauty of sudden flight. Im so proud of you, Tai. August 24, 2012...

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Aerophant: Waiting

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Fleeting observations, very short stories, brief histories, and amazing tales of derring-do. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Does any creature wait more patiently than a dog? Some dogs wait for hours for their humans to come home, listening for the sound of a footfall, a car engine, a key in the lock. Dogs know how to wait because they must. They have thousands of years of practice at it. Oh how I love that long nose, and the purposeful gaze. I can just imagine the welcome when her friend arrived back. Youve ...