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Rubaiyat in the sidewalk

January 30, 2010May 17, 2010

Found a bit of Omar Khayyam in the sidewalk in Boulder.

In memoriam, Rocket J. Squirrel

January 25, 20102 Comments

I am sorry to report to you that our newest addition to the family, Rocky the Squirrel, has met a sad end. As I reported before, Rocky had suddenly appeared in our laundry room. We didn’t see him at all after my initial sighting of him (her?), though he left many traces of his presence … Continue reading In memoriam, Rocket J. Squirrel

A new pet

January 20, 20103 Comments

We have a new pet. This was a completely unexpected and inadvertent acquisition on our part; it just showed up. A squirrel. I was down in the laundry room this morning, apropos of nothing in particular, when I hear a tiny scrabbling sound above me. I look up, and there the squirrel is, on top … Continue reading A new pet

But where?

January 18, 2010

Yes, it’s the 18th and this is my very first post of the year. Post of the decade, actually. I believe that it is customary to apologize, but I don’t feel very apologetic. No, not snarky either. More of a what now type and time of questioning. This blog is an amazing time machine for … Continue reading But where?