Sagittarius Horoscope for week of May 17, 2012In the coming weeks, you will have an excellent chance to develop more skill in the art of high gossip. High gossip has almost nothing in common with the mindless prattle that erodes reputations and fosters cynicism. It's not driven by envy, pettiness, or schadenfreude. When you engage in high gossip, ( Read more... )

( The Least Of His Gifts Overday Was The Excuse To Play Some Of Mick, Keith And The Boys )

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Got my not-fixed digital camera back from Olympus. Going to see about getting it to a shop in Asheville that was recommended by a family friend.

Maybe I'll KiffieScopeTM this adventure someday, but this wasn't particularly fun. No breakdowns, no delays, no detours, but lousy weather and a bout of lostness...at the neighborhood of my destination, the house of family friend David Klein and my brother. I need a better map of Asheville.

On to South Carolina, Georgia and Florida on the

Yesterday, I went to Asheville, partly as an errand and partly to bond with my brother the bigtime football fan. We went to his regular sports bar to watch the games. (Yes, I was tempted to present this whole trip in KiffieScope, but as journeys go, it was relatively low-key.) And so watching loads of games on loads of TVs also meant loads of ( Read more... )

...Lipinski Proxy junket.

And it went smoother than the other ones in the past. Still, driving 200 miles round trip wears me out. I hope Bro can arrange somebody else to do it next time.

Back from a trip to Sister's in Asheville for a reunion/gift swap. The swag talley:

* Three shirts: one from Mom & Dad; two from a family friend.
* A Calvin & Hobbes book.
* A huge double-capacity coffee cup, a packet of instant cocoa and two packs of cookies, from Sister.
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