The news is full of generals who, in their free time, sent tens of thousands of pages of lurid e-mails to folks other than their spouses.The whole situation feels a bit like someone gave the media a lot of fish in a barrel and made the fishing too easy. I am not surprised that the generals have these imperfections, being mere humans after all. Yet the whole thing helps me realize that, on balance, taking photos of bluebirds is a less risky pastime. I was watching once more the film "Almost Famous", and thinking about the intoxicating allure of some kinds of celebrity and power.
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Catching up, including Montana
We spent August 21 through 26 in Missoula, Montana. We enjoyed hiking, biking, and floating on the Clark Fork River. We spent the first afternoon…
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A passing
I woke up early to walk with Sparrow around the nearby park pond. I saw 10 different bird species on our walk. Sparrow discreetly paid attention to…
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and dance by the light of the moon
The heat is hotter than past summers, but only a bit hotter. A door-to-door salesguy sought to sell me solar last night. Then he asked for water,…
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