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Category Archives: Diary
Old Dogs, Oblivion, Turkey Broth, Puppy Mills
Dear Diary, I’m not typing these words with anything resembling energy. That’s just how it is somedays, everything is stuck, including my thoughts. We have an old dog who appears to be entering his final phase. With dogs you get … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, family
Tagged alaska, dogs, juneau, Oblivion, old dogs, Pets, puppies, puppy mills, turkey broth
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Getting the Tree, Transmission Fluid, Atheist Christians
Dear Diary, Jake and Elia came with me to get the Christmas tree today, before they drove home to Minneapolis. As usual (our third tree here) there was a guy in an old trailer (maybe 1960’s style) with twenty or so … Continue reading
Genetics, Eugenics, Getting to Sleep, Siddhartha Mukherjee
Dear Diary, I keep a book on my bed stand to read myself to sleep. This works as long as the book is at least a little difficult to read, but not so difficult that I never want to pick … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, history, Uncategorized
Tagged eugenics, genetics, Insomnia, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sleep Aid, Sterilization, The Gene
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Olav Hauge, Knausgaard, Diaries, Norway
Dear Diary, I ordered a Diary today, or a collection of poems that includes selected parts of a diary, culled from the 4000 page behemoth by Olav H. Hauge. This book is called Luminous Spaces. His diary, only available in … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Uncategorized
Tagged Diaries, Knausgaard, My Struggle, Norway, Norweigian, Olav H. Hauge, Poetry
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Rodrigo Duterte, Feeding Monsters, The Happy Philippines, Facebook
Dear Diary I shared an article on Facebook today that seemed important to share. The reportedly popular thug of a president in the Philippines keeps killing suspected drug dealers and drug users. It’s a slaughter. I immediately received a comment … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Uncategorized
Tagged Drug Policy, Facebook, Monsters, Philippines, Police, Rodrigo Duterte
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Vegan Cooking, Homeless Bill of Rights, City Council
Dear Diary, I’m not sure why I started this “diary” conceit, but it does put me into a more relaxed, informal mood where I don’t feel the need to pontificate to the masses quite as much. Just write and see … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, local politics, Uncategorized
Tagged City Council, City Hall, duluth, homeless, homelessness, Vegan
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AICHO, Standing Rock, Tischer Creek and Old Houses
Dear Diary, My chair keeps rolling away from the desk. Our house is old and the floors sag a little in from the rim joists, hence the rolling. So I need to buy a rug. Mary had wanted us to … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Duluth Parks, Uncategorized
Tagged AICHO, Old Houses, Snow, Standing Rock, Stream, Tischer Creek, winter
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Christmas Fairs, Noam Chomsky, Fantastic, Chris Monroe
Dear Diary, Today I braved the Duluth Christmas fair circuit and followed Mary to the Peace church, The Knife River Christmas village, and the Glensheen Mansion Christmas village. The Villages were both over-crowded and dull. The Peace Church event had … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain Fantastic, Chomsky, Chris Monroe, Christmas, Fantastic Beasts, Monkey in a Toolbelt
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