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I’ve been dreaming about Hobie a lot lately. I guess it’s only natural, I dreamed about my grandfather for a long time following his death. I dreamed about her last night, except this time she appeared as she did back in her prime — “fat and purdy” as Papa Buddy used to say. I dreamed […]

Smurfed from Futility Closet: we’re nothing more than a speck of blue dust in this cosmic playground … how many of you wonder “Are there other beings out there? What are they wondering when looking at our neck of the galaxy, as a small dot in their night sky?” Earth seen from 4 billion miles […]

You know, I’m a picky customer sometimes. While it doesn’t take a whole lot to win me over, I’m more apt to stay loyal to individuals/businesses who go out of their way to win my business, or just make my day in general. I’m not talking pushy sales tactics — I’m talking general every day […]

I have a magnet that I had bought in New Orleans years ago that says “A house without a cat is not a home” — this morning Jessie pointed to it and turned to me with a very sad look on her face and said, “We don’t have a ‘home’ anymore, do we?” :cry:

Last night Hobie passed away. I had been expecting it, but no matter how long I’ve mourned, I still wasn’t emotionally ready. She started going downhill after losing her sight just before Christmas. New Year’s Day I had noted that she was really skinny and wasn’t eating all of her food — she’d still had […]

I love to see players that are either from or have played in this state do well, particularly football players. I don’t follow football past the college level much, but when I do it’s usually for a favorite player or local kid that I really enjoyed watching. After all, I have followed the Seahawks ever […]