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Showing posts with label Musings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musings. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Retirement Musings

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So, seeing the pink flamingo hiding discreetly in the shadows above reminded me of Florida.  And Florida reminded me of retirees and retir...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Dreamers, Priscilla Beach Theatre, Priscilla Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Many of you readers have asked me over the past year about my apparent fascination/obsession/cheerleading and frequent focus in this blog ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Musings: Some Random Observations About Life, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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One of the advantages of walking a lot for exercise is that it is possible to think at the same time - usually.  While I wander around an...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Father's Day

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I decided to write a post about Father's Day this year. Not my normal subject matter. Truth be told, I've usually thought cynic...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Mobility

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These gulls made me think about mobility. With the wings to fly almost anywhere, they picked this mostly empty asphalt parking lot to jus...
Friday, September 12, 2014

An Observation, White Horse Beach, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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As I wander along the beach as I often do, I will sometimes see a beleaguered dad sitting in his beach chair with a toddler at his side b...
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Guacamole, Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya, Mexico

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In 26 days, we have purchased and consumed 183 avocados for guacamole.  Yes, we like guacamole - and with avos here in Mexico costing any...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Guacamole: A Vegan Treat

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An astute observer of guacamole making will recognize 5 of the 7 ingredients in the photo above. (Missing is salt and cilantro). I tried ...
Thursday, January 2, 2014

Firewood

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The need for wood is at hand. It is winter in New England. The smell of wood smoke is in the air. It evokes good feelings of warmth and ...
Monday, December 16, 2013

A Day in Winter

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Behind Door Number 1:  Before dawn at latitude 42 degrees north in Massachusetts, it is cold, dark, and often covered in snow. Even...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Electricity

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I am having some electrical work done at my home right now and it got me thinking. I live in a society which offers essentially unlim...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Consider the Gull, White Horse Beach, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Consider the gull. Everything it owns is with it at all times.  When ready to go, it goes.  It needs neither to find keys, nor grab a coa...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

How to Publish a Blog

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People have asked me, "how do you make a blog post?" so I thought I'd write a short blog post about how I make a short bl...
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Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Few More Thoughts About Retirement

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I sat a few feet away from this gull to see how long it would take before he flew away.  It was quite a while. But I had a while t...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Perfect Moments

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The sun warm on the skin, the air chilled, the wind strong and steady, only a few people out and about at low tide - a great moment to ap...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Creativity

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Since I don't have a traditional daily "job" to go to anymore, I have been increasingly fascinated by the creative process ...
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