Monthly Archives: June 2009
Procrastination
Posted June 30, 2009 – 7:19 pm in: JournalMost people these days dislike Bernard Madoff. Some people hate him, especially those whose money he stole. I imagine some of them would be happy to see him put to death for his unforgivably catastrophic handling of their money. I have an idea how I would feel in the same situation. I had money, I [...]
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Posted June 29, 2009 – 6:19 am in: JournalYes, I’m a twit. I have installed the Twitter gadget that lists my tweets. See right sidebar at bottom. It doesn’t quite match the color scheme of this blog, but it will do for now. I guess I’ll have to tweet more, pretending someone is interested in my random thoughts and whereabouts.
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Posted June 28, 2009 – 9:57 pm in: JournalI tweet occasionally. I also follow a few tweeters. I’m not hooked on the Twitter concept, but it is fun in a way and is an innocuous diversion. I’ve considered installing software that will publish my tweets on this blog, and have nearly done so several times. I wonder if I should. I could try [...]
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Posted June 27, 2009 – 8:01 pm in: TalesChapter 1 can be found here.
Chapter 2 can be found here.
Chapter 3 can be found here.
Chapter 4 can be found here.
Kron was able, by the time the earth had turned this portion of itself into darkness, to have walked a good long distance, not completely making up for his forced delay but helping to expend [...]
Revelation in Moonlight: Chapter 4
Posted June 26, 2009 – 10:11 pm in: TalesChapter 1 can be found here.
Chapter 2 can be found here.
Chapter 3 can be found here.
Outside the fence, in every direction, people were on the ground, some weeping uncontrollably. Others who had been there longer were slightly less emotional. Some were chanting prayers, most of which were barely audible private ones, addressed to Greev about [...]
Revelation in Moonlight: Chapter 3
Posted June 25, 2009 – 8:57 pm in: TalesChapter 1 can be found here.
Chapter 2 can be found here.
Kron, not participating in the turbulent demonstration, only drew further attention to himself. It was now that he realized, when the cries and involuntary gestures of euphoria ceased, that he had worked himself into a precarious situation. He had stupidly allowed his impatience with the [...]
Revelation in Moonlight: Chapter 2
Posted June 24, 2009 – 6:56 pm in: TalesChapter 1 can be found here.
During the past few hours of his journey, Kron had overheard that the manifestation of divineness could be seen near a village called Lampsack, at the foot of a hill. Carinberry trees grew there, and among the others but next to the road stood the one that had been blessed [...]
Revelation in Moonlight: Chapter 1
Posted June 23, 2009 – 9:30 pm in: TalesAcross a land called Bornovash, where hills and mountains and rivers are formidable impediments to the movement of people, an ancient road is a single binding thread. It has been woven by the feet of countless travelers over many centuries, laced into the soil and rock in a winding course like a river, for its [...]
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Posted June 22, 2009 – 9:50 pm in: JournalGeese are easy to dislike. They are noisy, messy, devoid of concern for the property of others, and are often combative. They swim where they like, walk where they want, and shit where they very well please. In short, they are much like human teenagers.
Many people I know have a goose story or two to [...]
An Interesting Sunday in Toronto
Posted June 19, 2009 – 9:56 pm in: JournalThe following is taken from my journal entry on the day we observed the Gay Pride parade in Toronto. The previous day (Saturday, June 24, 2006) can be found here.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
I woke up very early this morning and had some trouble going back to sleep. I finally crawled out of bed at 7:30. [...]