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A Matter of Honour Nearly Ends in Tragedy | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. A Matter of Honour Nearly Ends in Tragedy. After a lengthy dinner at an upscale French Quarter establishment, four young gentlemen of wealth and taste began to civilly discuss whose turn it was to pay the bill. 8220;I insist, my good chap,” said the party of the first part, sitting alongside his best mate. “You have paid the last several times and I simply cannot abide being treated as a charity case.”. December 29, 2014. Gambit...
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The Nature of Politics | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. The Nature of Politics. I’ve long felt that human beings, in forming their social, cultural and political institutions, must of an unconscious necessity reflect the patterns existent in the natural world around them. Louisiana has the highest per capita number of convictions for political officials in the United States. These are just the ones who get convicted and caught. This entry was posted in new orleans. January 8, 2015.
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politics | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. The Nature of Politics. I’ve long felt that human beings, in forming their social, cultural and political institutions, must of an unconscious necessity reflect the patterns existent in the natural world around them. Louisiana has the highest per capita number of convictions for political officials in the United States. These are just the ones who get convicted and caught. This entry was posted in new orleans. January 8, 2015.
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. Spring, Busy Spring. The weather is gorgeous this week, unlike last week – hope you weren’t affected by those storms! Mardi Gras, Passover, Easter, Lent are past and we prepare for the long hot summer ahead. But for the moment it is still relatively mild. This entry was posted in advanced cooking. May 4, 2015. The Great Generational Divide – Print vs. Cursive. During the media hype over a certain person’s political trial, ...
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personal | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. This Summer we bought our first home. So I’ve been doing a lot of gardening and work around the house. Probably the best part of the garden so far is the sunflowers:. Of which the bees seem to approve:. We also have a New Orleans yard classic, banana trees, although they aren’t very large yet:. As well as a number of other plants in pots and around the house. And before we knew it, Rosh Hashanah had rolled around again. 8221; if...
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spring | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. Spring, Busy Spring. The weather is gorgeous this week, unlike last week – hope you weren’t affected by those storms! Mardi Gras, Passover, Easter, Lent are past and we prepare for the long hot summer ahead. But for the moment it is still relatively mild. This entry was posted in advanced cooking. May 4, 2015. This entry was posted in horror. March 24, 2014. Find me on the web:. Azazel – My NanoWriMo Project. Hyperbole and a Half.
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The Great Generational Divide – Print vs. Cursive | The Creative Swamp
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. The Great Generational Divide – Print vs. Cursive. During the media hype over a certain person’s political trial, one of the young witnesses on the stand was queried as to whether or not she had actually written a certain note. A sticking point in the trial became that she couldn’t have written it, since she couldn’t even read it. Turns out the young lady in question could not read cursive. This entry was posted in writing.
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From the fertile bog of the mind, new ideas arise. About the Blogger & Blog. Latest Local Birder News. Yesterday a flock of Indigo Buntings flew through the area. The males are deep blue and the females a sparrow-like brown. There is an empty lot next to our home currently filled with ripe-to-bursting wild peas of some sort, and indigo buntings apparently love to eat seeds and berries. Our four cats remain convinced that if I let them out they could catch any of these fascinating feathered creatures, but...
