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I knew I had neglected the rambling and musing of late--mostly out of not having anything significant to say and sometimes even my whining annoys me as well.

My reading has almost stopped dead in its tracks. To be very honest the last book I read in total was The Phantom Daily Strips Volume 1-1936-1937.

I do have my eye on the latest Jane Austen mystery by Stephanie Barron. Had you been visiting a certain Barnes and Nobles bookstore in Beavercreek Ohio a couple ...

Just when you thought that the brick wall has hardened and has become impervious from a tiny prick, you discover that the brick is a mere cardboard, revealing a hollow interior from where all the strong emotions emanate. Then, an unforeseen blow maims you.

There’s no place I’d rather be than the office—the mundane routines, the inanities of call-taking, the shallow conversations, the dullness of the computer screen. It’s the most comfortable blanket that I could find. ...

This is my review of Billy Collins' book Sailing Alone Around the Room . It contains selected and new poems. Collins is America's poet laureate.

A Blogger Reviews a Poet

It's not that you don't discuss death.
You do.
And, of course, you're self-conscious.
You all are.

But you're funny, Billy. I smiled the best
kind of smile when I read your poem on
the long titles of some Chinese poems
that you were reading ...

Matthew’s New Eye Alignment

I promised some people I’d share pictures of Matthew’s eyes after the operation. So here’s a short blog of a few pictures.

First I have to say, the little devil has learned to time my camera flash. I think nine out of ten pictures I take he either turns his head or shuts his eyes at the very moment of the shutter release. I can’t believe how canny he is about it. I have so many pictures of him with his eyes shut I don’t know if I should ...

Monday night my computer died. I was very upset cause I was very excited about a dollhouse episode when it died. Yesterday I bought a new one, acer aspire one. it seems to be pretty good, I have a few ground rules for my son when it comes to it but I hope to either fix the old one or get some crappy computer for him to play in. I'd rather not have him using this one. it's very small and simple just what I need.

anyway nothing has been going on except me being tired of my job and that ...