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Earlier today, as Schatzi and I emerged from the house for our morning constitutional, a raven lifted off from a palo verde tree across the street. It’s a windy day here in Tucson, so the raven was able to turn into the wind and hover, holding position a few feet away and slightly above us. […]
I make a dish called pasta puttanesca; literally, “whore’s spaghetti.” The sauce is made of olive oil, garlic, anchovies, chopped tomatoes, capers, basil, and perhaps a few olives, tossed into pasta. Last night, since I was about to sit down to watch President Obama deliver the annual State of the Union address to an assembly […]
Donna and I spent a couple of days in Las Vegas this week visiting with our kids and my sister Mary, who traveled down from Montana with her husband Dennis. Mary & Dennis’ daughter Gwen was there too, driving up from San Diego with her SO Omar. Since Mary & Dennis were staying on the […]
Donna and I are driving to Las Vegas tomorrow. My sister Mary and brother-in-law Dennis will be there, taking a break from subzero weather in northeast Montana. None of my sisters are nearby, so we don’t get to see each other often. A chance to visit in nearby Las Vegas is something to seize upon. […]
Up and at ’em early this morning. A dog to water, feed, and walk, a bicycle to ride, an old friend from Las Vegas showing up in the early afternoon, a party at another friend’s house this evening. But first, a little blogging. Like everyone else, I watched the televised memorial for the victims of […]
Two things. One, this post is going to go all over the map because I’m still in shock, angry and incoherent. Two, what I have to say is mostly personal, not meant to be a recap of news you’ve already heard elsewhere. We all know what happened in Tucson this Saturday was political. Politicians and […]
Last week I got an urgent message from the fine folks at WordPress, telling me I needed to upgrade to the latest WP release lest a security flaw in the version I was currently using bite me in the ass. They sounded genuinely concerned, so I figured I’d better do it. I’ve never forgotten the […]
It’s the slack time between Christmas and New Year’s, and to all appearances, not much is going on. Jon Stewart’s on vacation, so nothing’s happening in Washington DC or the outside world. Current events are in short supply. Current events at Chez Paul? Also in short supply. We’re enjoying quiet nights at home. There’s only […]