Today proved itself a mild, dry day sandwiched between incoming and outgoing rains. At lunch I ate a sandwich and read a history of McCarthy-ism. At dinner we ate little pizzas on TV trays while we watched ABC situation comedies. I thought to myself that I have too much inessential stuff. I thought about generating electricity with manual power. I read on the internet about stone curlews.
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The Misplaced Bishop and the Dropped Queen
Today one of my postal chess opponents committed a blunder, losing a queen. He resigned a few moments later, leaving a note that he accidentally…
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The Rain After the Cold
This morning I finished reading Edith Wharton's novella "Bunner Sisters." I found the story compelling. The rain fell solidly last night.…
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Before the rain
I got out this morning to take a walk, to get my exercise in before a storm moved in. I walked an hour in our neighborhood Glendover Park and the…
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