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this, that and everything else: August 2013

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August 22, 2013. 8220;Wer’e blondes out there, man. Dumb and innocent as the day is long.”. American Special Forces “person”, concerning the American presence in Afghanistan. Frenchtoast called and asked how much do I think the past as precedent? He was reading “Kim”, Rudyard Kipling’s story of another era of the “great game”, the game of intrigue in the power struggle between East and West. The pieces on the board? International relations were like that then-. The suddenly frozen borders were particular...

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this, that and everything else: December 2012

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December 24, 2012. Within the vale of Annandale. 8230;a Scotsman searching for a little bit of home. Set down in what was once a rugged landscape, Pasadena, California’s Church of the Angels is a little bit of home. At Christmas, children’s faces light the way and angels come out of the woodwork. Go and see if you can find angels in the architecture of the building. I promise you before long you will discover them, especially on Christmas Eve. Links to this post. December 18, 2012. Links to this post.

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this, that and everything else: July 2012

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July 31, 2012. Let me be good, but not yet. Dear Cosmic Dust Administrator,. This is to certify, declare, state and assert that I intent to reside, exist and otherwise be in this, and of this world until the day…. I hate the thought that I have to die. I will retain the right to use any or all of the privileges, talents, gifts, and vices bestowed, inherited, or enthusiastically acquired, until the day of my…. I suppose I shouldn’t mind. It’s not the hands. It’s the part that comes next, t...Nothing herei...

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this, that and everything else: November 2014

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November 24, 2014. A Tale Of Two - um - Turkeys. With Thanksgiving fast approaching and a population explosion of wild turkeys dotting the countryside (translation: suburbs) in the past few years, Ellen Goodman from truthdig discussed how the world and all its inhabitants are jockeying for space:. My Thanksgiving prep began in one of those markets where, for a premium, you get a story with your food. Every vegetable, every creature and every jar of jam comes with its own pedigree and memoir. Now those of...

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this, that and everything else: August 2015

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August 06, 2015. A visit to the Norton Simon Museum. There is, of course, a huge collection of paintings at the museum but over the years I have developed a group of “permanent tenants” I visit first, and always. One of the paintings is the “Portrait of an Elderly Man” by Giovanni Battista Moroni. For me, Giovanni Battista Moroni is one of the greatest of all portraitists. He captured his sitters’ psychology with exceptional honesty and insight. But spend an hour in that “Elderly Man’s”...The Colony Thea...

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this, that and everything else: May 2013

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May 19, 2013. 8220;Before I turn 67 – next March – I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me.”. Personal ad from The New York Review of Books. 8220;Well-stewed blond seeks sophistiCad. Must love kitchens, topiary, and dogs. Turn offs: processed food, dust, dirt, disarray OF ANY KIND! I wrote that fake Martha Stewart online dating profile before I read the one she actually posted. Now, I own a FREE MARTHA! Can you imagine that. And then there&#82...

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this, that and everything else: March 2013

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March 21, 2013. Departing in austere times. I have been a most unconscionable time dying, but I beg you to excuse it.". It’s been a rough first quarter! Painfully made aware of the contribution we Baby Boomers are making to an “unbalanced” federal budget I feel personally responsible and therefore shall make provisions in case I degenerate into a less than. So, I'm designing and making arrangements for a program called l. Links to this post. Labels: ✗✗✗✗❣ 0*-). March 15, 2013. It’s true that Cary G...

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this, that and everything else: October 2014

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October 09, 2014. Yesterday I took a stroll to visit a location that has intrigued me for years. A few years ago I wrote a blog post about GriffithPark. And in the last paragraph mentioned the ranger station. Just a quaint little adobe building? This quaint little adobe (which is a reconstruction and may even have been moved north from its original location near the Mulholland Fountain) was the end of a treasure hunt for me, because of its importance in the story of Petranilla de Feliz. Señor, do not dar...

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this, that and everything else: October 2012

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October 30, 2012. No, not you Charles. Apropos nothing, and not talking about The News-. Here’s a monumental invention that’s been hiding it’s light under an Etsy. Bushel while the world’s scientists continue to slave away in their conventional labs. Yes folks, they said it couldn’t be done but a little known Bristol inventor had gone and invented a time machine. A TIME MACHINE! We love to have one right about now? Alas, its no longer available. Did too many try and succeed? Ah, but did it work? Watts In...

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this, that and everything else: A visit to the Norton Simon Museum.

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August 06, 2015. A visit to the Norton Simon Museum. There is, of course, a huge collection of paintings at the museum but over the years I have developed a group of “permanent tenants” I visit first, and always. One of the paintings is the “Portrait of an Elderly Man” by Giovanni Battista Moroni. For me, Giovanni Battista Moroni is one of the greatest of all portraitists. He captured his sitters’ psychology with exceptional honesty and insight. But spend an hour in that “Elderly Man’s”...A visit to the ...