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a peaceful moment

Thursday, February 4th, 2010, 7:50 am, by mg.

I finally was able to sneak up on, and capture this pic of Battle sleeping with his toy. He’s a 110 pound baby.


I’m asking

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010, 6:37 am, by mg.

Why—with the U.S. waving it’s “protect civil rights” banner all over the world, with our sanctions and wars, with all of the dark past and victories over the issue—am I reading things like this in 2010?
“The principled courage of the defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a major step […]


THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU

Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 6:22 pm, by mg.

THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU
1.Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to […]


new mailbox design

Sunday, November 1st, 2009, 9:29 pm, by mg.

Feedback wanted. Too much? People can never seem to find me, despite being the only house facing Oak Grove. I can’t stand the existing mailbox. For those that love this type of ornamental metalwork, it will be preserved and left underneath for support and to give anyone that still uses baseball bats on mailboxes something […]


a new day

Sunday, November 1st, 2009, 5:39 am, by mg.

Last Wednesday I was laid-off. A job I had for one month shy of 15 years. I knew it was possible, since the company has been struggling for a couple of years now. And, I knew we were not getting more work. And when I look back, there were other subtle signs; those little things, […]