They might have driven Alan Grayson out of the House, but he certainly hasn’t shut up. Poor P. J. O’Rourke.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Goldeneye
Sun, 9 Oct 2011, 01:02 PM (-06:00)
The hardier-than-hardy Goldeye that Bill gave me years ago have been pacing themselves thru this parched summer waiting for the rain. Finally last night it came. So now this: Front yard, back yard, side yard, too. Blooming Goldeneye to illuminate October. Thank you, rain.
Rain
Sun, 9 Oct 2011, 12:13 PM (-06:00)
1. Last Night Something woke us in the middle of the night. Strange sounds outside. A muffled swooshing-swishing. We sat up, listening intently but seeing nothing in the dark. “Is that rain?” We dashed to the door and looked out. Indeed it was rain. Beating hard on the roof. Gushing out the downspouts. It came in […]
Not Complaining
Sat, 8 Oct 2011, 07:33 PM (-06:00)
The fair and industrious Trudy is painting, again. One by one, the interior walls are falling to her brush. “Can you deal with Guinness?” she asked me. “He barking right in my ear while I paint.” So I called his name using the magic word “walk” and picked up his leash, and we headed out […]
Thank You, Steve
Wed, 5 Oct 2011, 10:10 PM (-06:00)
The professor wheeled a cart into the room. There was a monitor and a keyboard on top and a computer on the lower shelf that had a computer inside. He showed us examples of programs that his students had been writing—small programs written to solve small problems, because they had to run on a small […]
On the Bridge
Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 07:58 PM (-06:00)
photo by Eric Hart: Peace (For more of his photos see eqqman’s flickr photostream.)
The Bank Down the Street
Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 07:28 PM (-06:00)
1. Down on the Corner There’s a bank on the corner just down the street. It has a spacious lobby, lanes of drive-up tellers, a fancy building with tinted windows to resist the grueling heat of the summer. And its grounds are dying. The grass and the bushes and the trees around it are dying […]
Sunday Morning
Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 10:29 AM (-06:00)
A breeze blew over the bed early this morning. We woke up and scooted closer together to stay warm. The 100+ days and 90+ nights are evidently finally gone, just in time for October. The Cowpen Daisies are blooming and filled with bees. A volunteer Morning Glory that I’ve been nurturing thru the parched summer (a […]
Painting and Powder
Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 07:23 AM (-06:00)
1. Painting I helped when I could, but frankly that wasn’t very often. He did all the work—taping the drywall joints, applying layer after thin layer of mud, sanding and rubbing and checking the surface closely with his hands. He talked about his family—about his daughters, about his wife’s late night shifts at the drug […]