ICon 43
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It's a birthday today!
Today, in 1452, the future King Richard III was born at Fotheringay Castle, which is also known as the execution site of Mary, Queen of Scots.


Unfortunately, Fotheringay was pretty much scavenged away for its stone during Stuart times, so there's almost nothing to see there.

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NOT in a good mood at the moment...
( In fact, I'm working up a good head of rage.Collapse )

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At long, long last!
( The roofers are here!Collapse )

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An anniversary...and things have been happening.
( Louyaltie me lie!Collapse )

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A reflective day, and a recap of recent events.
( Things have been happening.Collapse )

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The Glorious Fourth of July
( Hotter than the Earl of Hell's private sauna out there!Collapse )

Current Mood: content

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My annual birthday post
Fifty-seven years ago today, I was born. On mature reflection, this seems to have been a bad decision, at least in light of subsequent developments.

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Demicon 29 is over...
( And I am about to give up on trying to help edit Wikipedia.Collapse )

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Stupid GODDAMNED water heater!
( It goes out and goes out and goes OUT!Collapse )

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Where the bloody HELL is Spring?
( In which I rant about the stupid weather...Collapse )

Current Mood: cranky

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Correcting what I believe to be a misapprehension
( This has been very fashionable to say for some time, but I have never been able to swallow it.Collapse )

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Something that needs pointing out...
( In particular, this is aimed at my foreign friends.Collapse )

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In a somber mood...
( Not really a surprise, but still...Collapse )

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Home again
( Tales of travels and homecomings...Collapse )

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Happy New Year!
It's just turning midnight at my home, but where I am it's still two hours till January 2, so Happy New Year to all!

It's about -19 Fahrenheit at home, but here I can sit outdoors in shirt sleeves. I don't mind missing that one little bit.

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Tomorrow I head out to California
( A night and a day and a night on Amtrak, getting in around 0600...Collapse )

Current Mood: okay

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At dawn, we slept
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Current Mood: sad

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Winter is socking in.
We've had an unusually-long bout of gloriously-warm fall weather, but today is the last of it. As I write this, the wind is howling outside, and the temperature has fallen from where it was when I first went out.

Ugh.

At least there's not supposed to be any, or a trace amount at most, of that nasty white fluffy stuff. Fine with me. If it forgets to snow completely, and we have one of our rare dry winters, you will not hear me complaining.

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Thanksgiving Day
( One of the holidays that I do like.Collapse )

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