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Yorkie Morning

Posted on June 17, 2012 by len

This is that wonderful time of day for a dog when anything can happen. Someone may throw the ball for her. Another dog may walk by the cottage, prompting a frenzy of frantic barking. There may be food. For her … Continue reading →

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A Visit with My Parents to the Cemetery on Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2012 by len

Yesterday Darlene and I drove my parents to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sudbury, Mass., to decorate the family graves. My mother brought a red geranium for her family’s plot and one for Dad’s. Their parents are buried in the … Continue reading →

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12 Steps to Arrive Married After a 2,000-Mile Drive

Posted on May 20, 2012 by len

Darlene, the Yorkie Claire and I arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, four days ago after 2,000 miles and six days on the road in Henry, our 2012 Ford Focus. En route, I stopped by Ford World Headquarters at 1 American Road … Continue reading →

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My Chat Today with Mike Shatzkin & What He Had to Say About the Future of Ebooks in 2009

Posted on April 23, 2012 by len

I just finished a Skype interview with Mike Shatzkin, a widely followed consultant, analyst, and futurist in the world of digital publishing. Our conversation will be the interview for TKC 195 this Friday. I have spent the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Ssshh! Here’s How to Borrow Library Books for Your Kindle

Posted on April 19, 2012 by len

The process of borrowing books for your Kindle or Kindle apps from your public library is not difficult, exactly. But there are a lot of steps. The one that caused me the most frustration was getting the library card number … Continue reading →

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A Forgettable Blog Post

Posted on April 1, 2012 by len

I am not on a train this morning. I am in my study in downtown Denver. I have no burning desire to elucidate, pontificate, or even ruminate. I just want to see some words appear in the tempting white box … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day in Ocean Park

Posted on February 14, 2012 by len

It’s a chilly ocean here in Maine, compared with the 80-degree water at Maho Bay, where I was swimming last week every morning on St. John, USVI. I’m heading back to Cambridge, Mass., this morning after a brief stay at … Continue reading →

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Claire in Casper

Posted on January 22, 2012 by len

Our Yorkie Claire goes most everywhere we do. Just a few weeks after she was born seven years ago, Darlene bought BROUGHT a black carrying bag to the breeder. Our tiny puppy, who could fit in my shoe, began sleeping in … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 2, 2012 by len

As for resolutions, one might be to tend this outpost on the net more regularly. But I’ll just mention that as a possibility. Higher up the list of intentions is eating well, which I define as eating a fruit or … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on November 27, 2011 by len

I realized recently that my grandson James is as old as I was when I began remembering my life. When I was five years old, we moved to Pampa, Texas.  I remember the stone house, the ponies we rode, the … Continue reading →

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