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Archives for November 2015

Leftovers

November 30, 2015 by Avogadro Mole

The feasting is done,
The leftovers diminished.
What’s for sandwiches
When the turkey’s finished?

~ Lin Daniel

Filed Under: Poetry-mine

We send mixed signals

November 16, 2015 by Avogadro Mole

Why is “smart” used as a negative word when the oft-stated ambition is to send your kids to college?

“You think you’re so smart” and “smarty pants” are spoken in a negative, often sarcastic tone. Why, I wonder? If being smart is so bad, why the rush for college? Or are college grads supposed to be as stupid when they come out as they went in? (and do I really want an answer to that last?)

Filed Under: Commentary

Doin It Rong

November 2, 2015 by Avogadro Mole

When doing it wrong comes out… well, not what I wanted, but certainly interesting. Dusk, trying to get pics of the leaves before the first snowfall. Camera wanted a tripod I didn’t have. I took the shots anyway.

Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Albany, New York
26 October 2011

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Filed Under: Beauty, Leaves

My Favorite Quotes

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

— Charles Kingsley

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