Monthly Archives: April 2009

Pileated Woodpecker in my backyard

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Kirsten

Okay, excuse me while I flip out — but I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen one of these guys — then this afternoon, didn’t I walk out my back door and see a Pileated … Continue reading →

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THIS is what I’m talkin’ about

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Kirsten

Randy Barnett, Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown, had an op ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal that makes my my little libertarian heart sing. He calls for states to take action against the Federal government’s out-of-control encroachment on our … Continue reading →

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Susan Boyle

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Kirsten

This one needs no adornment.

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on running out of time

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Kirsten

(On the occasion of learning that an acquaintance has died.) A perfectly lived life would be one in which every moment lived was lived perfectly. The next best thing is to make amends, where one can, for mistakes made in … Continue reading →

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yeah yeah way behind

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Kirsten

I need to update my sidebar. I’ve finished 2 more Waugh novels. Handful of Dust first. Freaked me out because I’d read Scoop and HoD is no comedy. It’s a flippin horror novel. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. … Continue reading →

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