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Aquarium Trauma
Major tank die off of fish and we don’t know why. Water’s right and the temp is right. The fish don’t even look sick until they suddenly stop and die. Nothing weird looking about them. No discolorations. No swellings. No rot. This began a week ago and has hit critical mass today. We’ve not a…
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Les Paul
Les Paul has died. 94 is a nice long life…I’m still sorry to see him go. Story at Huffington Post Note the Chihuahua in the background trying to sleep on the lounge chair. Out of a documentary. And this is funny. And fun. Les Paul’s death and looking at the old Les Paul and Mary…
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A H.o.p. Idea
Monty Basilisk Flying Death Circus. (A H.o.p. idea, when we were reading about the legendary basilisk. I was amused.)
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Preparations
Have been getting all our online curriculum/study aid subscriptions up to date, signed up for the zoo classes, and just finished ordering a slew of books. The way we schedule schooling, we’ve always begun immediately after Labor Day as opposed to August. But I’ve started prepping H.o.p. for the idea of returning to his studies.…
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H.o.p.’s Never Been to a Drive Inn Movie
I’m trying to convince H.o.p. that going to a Drive-In movie might be fun but he’s, “Uhm, I don’t know, maybe”, and shrugging his shoulders that he doesn’t know. He’s not so excited by the selection of films offered, Aliens in the Attic and Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs. “Does either one look good…
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Snails and Frogs
Bad snail! Bad! Don’t eat the aquarium frog! (Imagine, snails as bullies. They frequently pester the aquarium frogs and the frogs don’t like it. A snail just landed on one of them and terrified the poor frog. The frog would try to move, the big snail would cling on, wrapped nearly around it. The snails…
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Oz and the Great Depression
I guess “The Grapes of Wrath” is what happened after Dorothy returned home from Oz, got involved with Hunk, got pregnant, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry lost the farm and everyone picked up and moved to California. Except for Elmira Gulch. She weathered it all right and later built a local historical society in her…
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Highly Amusing
Below the fold video from Youtube.
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Funkadelic
Nothing’s on my mind. Back to writing…
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Get Happy
The whole performance is grand but 1:16-1:32 picks you up and flings you into a whole other stratosphere. Amazing what she could pack into 16 seconds. 16 seconds! Doesn’t hurt that the set design is out of this world and all is framed by very nice camera work that takes a deceptive back seat. I’ve…
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I just learned our toilet is the original thing
A few kind of interesting facts about the apartment building we live in, which was built around 1910. It was once a luxury apartment building. One column of apartments is quite small and these apartments were used by butlers and maids who served the tenants. Some of the apartments have hidden safes. We don’t have…
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Something not normally heard
“Take that, Sydney Opera House!” H.o.p. and Marty are up front playing “Godzilla Unleashed’. I’m writing. I heard H.o.p. say that. It just struck me as one of those things not normally heard–unless you’re in earshot of people playing “Godzilla Unleashed”. Now I hear, “I’m confused already,” and I think yes, that’s a bumper sticker.