Ornitological correction February 2, 2012 Watchful birders will have noticed my misidentification in this post. The smaller hectoring birds were mockingbirds not bluejays. The bluejays in the backyard were… Continue Reading
I thought going to the Everglades would be… January 31, 2012 …an escape from the swamp. Little did I know. First I ran into the Romney and Gingrich campaigns. and then I ran into the… Continue Reading
Maybe I won’t be seeing much of anything … January 31, 2012 …in the Everglades today. Continue Reading
My first manatee January 30, 2012 I saw my first sea cow today. Snapped a picture while he/she took a breath. Continue Reading
Jupiter nears the Moon January 30, 2012 I heard on the news today that Jupiter is moving near conjunction with the Moon today. Since I’m in Jupiter, Florida at the moment… Continue Reading
Would like to be bookin it January 28, 2012 I’ve spent hours this week putting together chronologies. I just have two books left to finish for this project. I skimmed Solberg’s bio on… Continue Reading
I’m an optimist January 24, 2012 A friend sent me thanks for the picture of Obama laughing on the Washington Post. I infer from the email that she is not… Continue Reading
Giving January 21, 2012 A month ago Dr. Aas called and left a message. He was raising money for one of his local projects, the Sacred Heart Music… Continue Reading
Bookin it 11 January 15, 2012 My apologies. First for making you wait so long for a new Bookin it post. Second for the drivel in the preceding ones. It… Continue Reading
Emergency laundry in the middle of the night January 8, 2012 I hope to get back to bed shortly. We babysat our grandkids tonight and a neat new development took an icky turn a little… Continue Reading
Bookin it 10 January 4, 2012 I bragged a couple days ago that I might crank out 50 pages this week. The heartening thing is that I’m pretty comfortable thinking… Continue Reading
Bookin it 9 January 3, 2012 I got a good night’s sleep and have spent a productive hour writing a couple pages this morning from 8:30 to 9:30. What I… Continue Reading
Nolan/Kennedy December 31, 2011 I did not add any new pages to the book today but I did proof read and polish up the now eight pages from… Continue Reading
Bookin it 7 (again not so much) December 22, 2011 I’ve not lifted a finger for six days to type my threatened book to bankroll a Congressional race. That doesn’t mean that the book… Continue Reading
Xmas Xpletives December 17, 2011 Dogonnit but when you think you’ve got everything settled you should be prepared for surprise. I our case Claudia and I had Christmas all… Continue Reading
Giving “The Help” a run for its money December 17, 2011 Claudia and I saw “The Descendants” this afternoon. Waterworks galore. Its a wonderful, touching film and much sadder than I had anticipated. It was… Continue Reading
Bookin it 3 December 11, 2011 Here’s a snippit of today’s writing. Three and a half pages. Once again I awoke at an ungodly hour and couldn’t go back to… Continue Reading
Congressmen and the good life December 9, 2011 While Chip Cravaack defends putting the brakes on the Stock Act his GOP neighbor across the bay Sean Duffy is supporting legislation to focus… Continue Reading
“A nuisance dedicated to sanity” November 28, 2011 In the last week I’ve been thinking a lot about cartoons. Over the years I’ve wished that I could be a political cartoonist. I’ve… Continue Reading
Occupy this! November 19, 2011 My Buddy sent me this tepid criticism of Occupy Wallstreet. The gist is that the occupiers who are so eager to be cut a… Continue Reading