Taking the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain
2014-12-21 – At a little after five this afternoon, we reach the Winter Solstice. At a little after five this afternoon, the sun will be down for 45 minutes or […]
Tag Archives: Nature
Do Clothes Make the Man?
2014-12-18 – I read an account recently about a nudist colony. Do they call them colonies? Seems awfully colonial to me. I wish I could give you a link. It […]
Flying at Dusk
2014-10-30 – I like to fly at dusk. This doesn’t happen often. It depends on the time of year. And it may depend on which direction I am flying. The […]
The Purfuit of Happinefs
2014-10-21 – Don’t know if Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase “the pursuit of happiness,” but he surely made it popular when he included it in the Declaration of Independence: We […]
The Children’s Table
2014-10-19 – Just got back from taking Lefty on his early-morning walk in the park. The sun was still low, lighting the treetops in greens and yellows and reds. The […]
Lord I’m One, Lord I’m Two, Lord I’m Three, Lord I’m Four . . .
2014-10-12 – Two days before I started my new job, my brother asked me what I would do for exercise now that I wouldn’t be commuting. With my old job, […]
A Blood Moon at Dawn
2014-10-09 – I have scoffed at Super Moons. But I don’t scoff at lunar eclipses. We had a chance to see one yesterday and I was there. With my wife […]
Barking at Skunks
2014-09-09 – My dog Lefty barks at squirrels. Constantly. He has his eyes on the trees anyway. He was born to a family of dogs that chased Canada geese for […]
Taking Random Pix
2014-08-28 – I love my iPhone camera. I like being able to take pictures of family and friends, just like everyone else. I’m not so big on photographing food. Once […]
Tonight’s Super Moon Celebrates the Anniversary of EightOh9
2014-08-10 – Yesterday was the second anniversary of the current version of my EightOh9 blog. My original blog started on January 22, 2004. But after three years, some family events […]
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