This photo is on a CD labeled "Stuff from old drive" and it says "1999...?"
Let's see...can I do any better pinpointing this selfie?
Well, it's before the term "selfie" was coined, and that's my office in the Somerville apartment,
way back when I lived with Hub.
My hair was red for awhile in the 90s, but not here, though I see some reddish undertone.
No, I can't narrow it down any further: 1999ish.
I had a webcam. Early webcam.
Sometimes I'd put the webcam on the floor
in the doorway to the kitchen (at right)
to see what the cats were up to...
Amplifier Heads - Super 8
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Smack dab in the middle of this most wonderful year for music — a year in
which many have observed that real deal rock 'n' roll has come back with a
ven...
Prime Time
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*No, not Neon Deon Sanders...the now coach of the Colorado Buffaloes*...*hey,
did you see the video of the elder gentleman get thrown by a buffalo at
Ye...
Not how I expected my morning to go
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So this morning I had to get up early for a doctors appointment but instead
of my alarm I woke up to an incredibly loud IMMINENT THREAT flood warning
and s...
Still Stuck in the 1970s, Part Two
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The 1970s returned to the news recently as older Americans wondered why the
250th anniversary of our nation’s founding did not generate the same
national ...
Blades (1988) or How I Spent My Summer Vacation
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HELLO
Happy Summer. I'm melting. Hope everyone is doing well!
I went back home to South Dakota for the 4th. Had to put eyes on Dad and
check in on my br...
Time Change
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[image: All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix
of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I
think...
ME AND PONCE
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In writing something recently about Ted Turner, Turner Classic Movies
(TCM), and *Gone With The Wind,* I was reminded of my earliest days here in
the ...
Can Phoebe be 30?
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Ah, Phoebe. The milestones are coming too thick and fast for your poor old
mother. I’m still trying to process the enormity that was your wedding, and
her...
NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984)
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DIRECTED & WRITTEN by Thom Eberhardt
STARRING - Catherine Mary Stewart as Regina "Reggie" Belmont
Kelli Maroney as Samantha "Sam" Belmont
Robert Belt...
Song of Ice and Fire 2027 Calendar
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We’re proud to announce that the new 2027 calendar with art from the most
talented Tyler Jacobson will be available for sale on 7/21 and here is a
PRE-ORDE...
The jump-break feed is best for engagement
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[image: Children jumping]
You've got five *feed options* in Settings:
[image: A dialog box titled "Allow blog feed." "Use Jump Break" is
selected.]
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Back? Where?
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It seems to be fairly easy for me to say that I'm "back", but where? I'm
back... home? Where is home? Because it feels wrong to say that home is the
yell...
Behold: Doraemon
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I have a very special little Doraemon that I bought from a BOOKOFF Super
Bazaar in Matsudo, just outside of Tokyo, for ¥400 (about £1.86), and today
I wo...
Black Box - Fantasy
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"*Fantasy*" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, which was issued
as a single in 1978 by Columbia Records. In 1990, Italian group *Black Box*
r...
New St Marcus Pet Cemetery
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I don't know about other moms, but I love a cemetery when I need to kill
time in the car and I am looking for shade. Idling our cars on a black
asphalt ...
The Undead: Cursed, Restless, and Enchanted
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The term "Undead" refers to those who have died, but by some means continue
their presence (either their body, spirit, or both) in the world. The
Undead ...
And What Didn't Make My Top Ten Films of 2025
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As a companion piece to my Top Ten list, every year I write a post to
discuss some of the other major films that got a lot of positive
attention. I find...
The Odyssey in LieMAX
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This is the subject I thought of for this post before watching *The Odyssey*.
That is to say, before *The Odyssey* leapt to the front of the line among
m...
little house on the prairie
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i was at work the other day and one of my coworkers said i looked like
someone who would *enjoy **little house on the prairie, *i told her i
haven't watc...
The Cyclist (2020) - Tim Sullivan
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The Cyclist is the second book in Tim Sullivan’s eight-book DS Cross
series. As with the titles of the other books in the series, the title of
this one de...
Sugar - "Believe What You’re Saying"
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Sugar are going back on tour after decades of inactivity. So let's
celebrate with a song from *File Under: Easy Listening *that always got to
me.
Harvey Pekar - American Splendor
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*"I very frequently get letters from people that say, 'yea, I went through
that myself, and I really got a lot of comfort from your story.' That
makes...
A Soft Golden Meadow -- Poem
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*Author's Note*
This one is my most recent poem, written moments before posting it. This
poem is deeply personal, and touches on a part of me that I di...
Giant Gobstoppers
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by Sara Johnson, 1st Sunday
Unusual rock formations dot the globe, often in hard to reach places, and
showcase nature’s wonders. Be it volcanic erupt...
Renaissance of the Real
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Painter and author CYNTHIA VON BUHLER writes about art, surrealism,
animals, and the future of human creativity in the age of AI.