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Panic Button Monday is looking up
Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.
Such a little word
Here we are in the middle of winter, and still no snow, and hardly any subzero days. Plenty of times we go out of the house in light coats. And look at this guy’s natty blue sneakers, seen on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, drought, No snow Chicago, unrest, winter wheat disaster
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Panic Button Monday sees you when you’re sleeping
Every time I push the panic button, this show up.
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We are back from a drive to La Grange, Illinois, the rare Chicago suburb that is an actual place rather than a bedroom. Our goal was to mess around in an antique mall, where we found the elegant fellow above … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago snow drought, climate change, LaGrange Illinois, Occupied Japan ware
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Archery is not what I expected. For one thing, it involves a lot less muscle than I thought it would. I didn’t need mighty man arms. For another thing, it is very calm and precise. Some cultures regard it as … Continue reading
Panic Button Monday says practice makes…
Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.
I hear your notes, I hear your call
Last night we were up late, and one of the things we were doing was reading Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” – just reading it, trying to get our heads around it. We are working up … Continue reading
Panic Button Monday sees right through you
Every time I push the panic button, this shows up.
Right, here right now
We’ve finally got snow here in Chicago, even if it is just a bit; we are having a few very peaceful homebody days; we are getting to be with the people we love best and go to the swimming pool … Continue reading
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