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181/365 (June 30, 2010) – My mind was definitely elsewhere today. Halfway through the day I suddenly remembered I had to get the Homeowner’s Grant form up to District Hall, and as I pulled out from the underground parking and my gear belt howled, I suddenly remembered that myt bike was supposed to be sitting on the mechanics lift at…

179/365 (June 28, 2010) – I’m taking a motorcycle class, I’m used to teaching, not taking classes. I forgot how tiring it can be to sit in a classroom all day. It was nice to stretch out a bit while I was waiting for Kirk to get off work for the day.

178/365 (June 27, 2010) – Running around today, and a bit of time left over before hooking up with someone we haven’t seen in many, many years. So stopped at the pub for a beer and a pizza before what we thought would be a short visit at a coffee shop. Three and a half hours later we finally had…

176/365 (June 25, 2010) – Edison was a pretty bright guy! Sorry, couldn’t help it. However, contrary to popular opinion, he did not actually invent the first lightbulb. Although he did tweak it into a commercially viable product. So I suppose one could consider him to be the inventor of the lightbulb as we know it. The title is a…

175/365 (June 24, 2010) – I love this orchid, if for no other reason than it is a survivor. About 7 years ago we came home one cold January afternoon and the plant, spent of its flowers, had been abandoned by our dumpster. Drooping because of the cold, I decided to see if I could resuscitate it. It survived, and…

174/365 (June 23, 2010) – ….doesn’t it…. But I come by it honestly. My Dad has always had a camera glued to his eye, probably why I hate having cameras pointed at me…overkill when I was a child. But he also gave me my first camera when I was pretty young. I just never realized that you could do things…