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• Light side of the Earth

  February 16, 2018

  Wisconsin has been on the dark side since November, when the last deciduous leaf falls from the trees. By mid-December my world is dark by 4:30 and the sun won't peak out from the distant hill until after 8 in the morning. Being a independent and frugal survivalist living in the woods becomes an ...

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• Who is Starman???

  February 8, 2018

  “Manikin” as ass. That roadster up in the sky is someone's tomb. It's a lot of people's dreams. Ask Jay Leno if he would like that. Of course, it has to be someone incredibly rich. Elon Musk rich. We're not being told who it is because the government wouldn't have allowed a corpse to be…

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• Rip Van Winkle

  January 28, 2018

  Well... Lookie here! Open Diary. I left in disgust five years ago when ads danced across the screen. Wrong move. It should have been nifty bells and whistles... instead of painful and insulting extortion. No matter. Greed and corruption now reign supreme... everywhere.   It's water over the ...

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• Artwork

  August 25, 2013

   I finally found the energy to do something artistic. Phew!   (if only I could get OD to work the way it used to)   Inspiration can hit at the strangest times, and you will remember that art is anything that evokes an emotion [Udder-insert entry date here]. Anyway, I was cleaning u...

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• behind

  August 6, 2013

   My visitors from the other side of the world have left. I knew this moment of being alone again would arrive, sooner or later. It leaves me wondering what I need, want, or should be doing now. Even this spring and early summer my focus was on preparing for our journeys. Now is a time…

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• Father’s Day

  June 10, 2013

          Warm, sunny, and quiet. The curtains are drawn but some rays of light slip through to highlight what few particles of dust are airborne.         Without a clue, the baby wakes up from its nap and starts crying. It's that unbearable sound that has st...

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• Six’s of May

  May 8, 2013

    What a long and bitter winter! One of discontent? A taste of the future? I won't blame God because this comes from the stupidity, greed, and gullibility of people.   By my standards, which involves the opacity of exploding buds (full of green leaves) against the sky, spring started to...

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• Mouse

  February 24, 2013

    It's 3 am. A mouse caught in a trap is struggling behind the refrigerator. I'm wide awake. I've already made coffee. It's cold, dark, and I'm waiting for the sun to rise. I'm back in Wisconsin.         I've returned to make time stand still again. Since everything is an...

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• diamonds

  February 4, 2013

    The days left for this dream (Oz Winter #4) has dwindled down to the single digits. Before I know it I'll be spiraling down that stressful abyss commonly known as travel mode. It might be the end of the month before I wake up on my hill, especially if winter in Wisconsin drags on.…

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