observations

Surely the News Isn’t All This Bad

When I went online this evening, I checked out Google News, as I often do, just to get a handle on the major news of the day. Under the section for U.S. news, these are the headlines I was greeted with: Only four headlines were provided under the U.S. news section and every one of them deals with violent death. It’s enough to make me want to crawl under a rock. Certainly there was some…

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The Tiger Lilies Are Blooming

In mid-June, I posted a bunch of photos of the top of a lily. This was prior to the lily blooming and I couldn’t remember what sort of lily was going to pop out. Now I know. It was a tiger lily. We’ve got a bunch and they are gorgeous and tall, as are all the lilies this year. Have  a look …

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An Observation About Mosquito Bites

  This morning, while walking Doggle Woggle, I was bit by a mosquito in the crook of my arm. I smashed the mosquito and went on my way. The bite swelled up, as mosquito bites normally do, and it itched a little. Here’s the interesting thing about my mosquito bites. Ever since I developed eczema a number of years ago, I’ve noticed that mosquito bites do not last long on me. Where they typically remained…

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