Archive for February, 2012

Twitter 2012-02-29

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Twitter 2012-02-28

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  • This morning I found my glasses under the comforter at the end of the bed, unharmed. I'd like to thank the Academy. #

Twitter 2012-02-26

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Twitter 2012-02-25

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  • Radish and marigold seeds procured. #
  • At @EarthFare, I buy the 4 count toilet paper instead of the 12 count. Per roll, 4 ct is cheaper and that's rude. Lots of stores do this. #
  • Buying things in bulk should be cheaper and better for the environment (reduced packaging), but companies need profit, so. #

Twitter 2012-02-24

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  • RT @FarmersAlmanac: Do you know what to do if you break a compact fluorescent light bulb? Find out! http://t.co/cXrJPHfU #
  • Very little is ever worth writing down. #
  • It's 75 degrees here on the back porch. #

Sowed on February 23, 2012

Posted in Garden on February 23rd, 2012 by – Comments Off

Snow peas
Spinach
Carrots
Kale
Brussels sprouts
Broccoli

Let’s hope something sprouts.

Twitter 2012-02-23

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Twitter 2012-02-21

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Laying heads upon Pillows

Posted in News & Views on February 20th, 2012 by – Comments Off

That, they never could lay their heads upon their pillows; that, they never could tolerate the idea of their wives laying their heads upon their pillows; that, they never could endure the notion of their children laying their heads upon their pillows; in short, that there never more could be, for them or theirs, any laying of heads upon pillows at all, unless the prisoner’s head was taken off.

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
[Chapter: A Disappointment]

“Sadly, sadly, the sun rose;”

Posted in News & Views on February 20th, 2012 by – Comments Off

Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away.

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
[Chapter: The Jackal]