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Monthly Archives: January 2014
The Greater Roadrunner
I coughed all night, and told Kathy in the morning that I wouldn’t go to work, and went back to sleep. When I awoke and looked out the window, there he (or she) was, standing on the porch railing. I … Continue reading
Winter birds and more, January 2014
Drought in the Southwest It’s another warm day in January Too warm too many such days I sit by the river It’s ice-free the ducks and geese have only to duck their heads, or dive to find food This is … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Photography, Poetry/Stories
Tagged canyon towhee, ducks, geese, scorching summers, Skiing, song sparrow, warm winters
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Day Off
Day Off It’s my day off Jascha Heifetz plays on Pandora Brahms and through the window I see a bald eagle flying downstream On the porch, the feeder and seed block, newly installed, now attract birds a black-headed junco, a … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Photography, Poetry/Stories
Tagged Bald eagle, canyon towhee, Goldfinch, house finch, scrub jay
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The “Bav”
Throughout the many years that Kathy and I taught skiing at Santa Fe Ski Basin, we always enjoyed having an Optimator beer at Totemoffs, in the company of our skiing friends and fellow instructors. Then we moved up the road, … Continue reading
Posted in Skiing
Tagged Santa Fe Ski Basin, Skiing, Taos Ski Valley, the Bavarian Restaurant
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Ariel Sharon dies
Ariel Sharon dies. On the occasion of his death, many are wringing their hands over what to say or not to say about the man, including Barack Obama. Sharon was a tough son-of-a-bitch who fought effectively for the continued existence … Continue reading
X-mas at the Griffins, Sierra Vista, AZ
Leaving NM on Dec. 19, 2013, Kathy and I traveled to SE Arizona to celebrate X-mas with our extended family, on Kathy’s side. In attendance was the Griffin family – Sasha, Greg and children Ethan and Brooke. Sasha is the sister … Continue reading
The World Trade Center … again
The destruction of the World Trade Center is a central fact of our time. What does it tell us? My son’s initial reaction was: “The chickens are coming home to roost.” I thought that a little cruel, at the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics/Economics, World Trade Center
Tagged American dream, Arab world, civilization, cover-up, oil, Tribute in Light, World Trade Center
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