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Horizons

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 I, like many I suppose, am just kind of hanging around until the Super Bowl starts.  I did have a visitor a bit ago: "Mother, I have arisen from my nap.  It is time for you to brush me back into good-looking-ness." (I did.) Although we are often told that a journey is more important than a destination, sometimes the reverse is true.  Take, for example, the recent trip I took through animals' reproduction behavior.  (And NO, it doesn't matter why.)  You, dear reader, may wish not to learn what I have learned.  If you don't, scroll down the picture of a pier and a calm sea to resume your sure footing. Those of you still here are required to know that male ducks have corkscrew-shaped penises.  I assume many of you already did.  And have possibly searched for a photograph of said phalluses.  No judgment here. What I arrived at after my trip through animal reproductive behavior, much  better than what it took to get me there, was this: ...
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Huh?

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I don't understand why criminals confess their crimes to their cellmates.  (Other, I suppose, than trying to sound big and bad.)  Cellmates go to the police.  Come on: watch a crime TV show, or a documentary, even. Has anyone ever seen "Dreary" used in a weather outlook before?  "I'd love to come to your pizza party, but the weather's due to be 'dreary' that day." How do you dress for "dreary?" Have any of you ever seen an animal capture your mood and personality PER.  FECT.  LY? Do you know about We Love Poppets on Etsy?  I've bought several prints to give as gifts, and gotten a few of the wee little sculptures for myself.  Here are the latest two to arrive: No, not Garth Brooks Poppet.  That is the Little Witch of Winter, and this is knitting Poppet, "Gathering in the Wool."  You can't quite see the delicate little needles, but they're wonderful. Did you know there's a new  protest hat  making the rounds (ha ...
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Quick Question

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Does the guy come with the wig? 'Cause I may have a little room on my Amazon card... Excruciatingly boring around here.  My visit to the car dealership went well;  all that needed to be done was putting a patch on one tire.  It was the back passenger tire, and for the last several months, it would lose air at random.  As in, I'd get the warning on my dashboard, put air in it, and then drive for however long without a problem.  Weird.  It never even looked that flat. Did you know that velvet is manufactured to catch light?  I didn't;  just found that out, and I think it's fascinating. (I know this looks like satin, but it's velvet.) Since I'm all caught up on "The Pitt," my TV time is now spent on "Broadchurch." Olivia Colman has never let me down.  (Thank you, crush on Hugh Laurie, for getting me to watch "The Night Manager" --- that's how I found out about her.)   David Tennant is all kinds of charming, even playing stern chara...
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Weekend (and Back)

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I forgot to talk about Friday, everything was kind of stirred up by the weather.  Still, it was another day to meet at The Arch to protest.  There was also a crowd at the UGA student center's plaza. It was also a day of economic boycott.  Not that I do a whole lot of spending anyway, but I did not spend any Friday or Saturday.  Nothing so far today, either. The snow is gone, save for those areas in front of the house that take forever to thaw.  It's super-cold still, though, and I have an 8 AM appointment for my car's scheduled check-up.  I usually take knitting along to help pass the time.  Tomorrow, it will be a book.  Not a great picture of my guy, so here:
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Find Art Where You Can

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 I don't know when the snow started overnight, but it did.  Tap woke me up barking at the front yard looking different.  Surprisingly, he kind of romped in it!  I didn't think he would enjoy it that much.  It snowed all day, tiny flakes but lots of them.  Each time Tap and I went out, our footprints from the previous visit were filled in/covered over.  The snow got up to his knees. Here, it looks like Billy took him for a stroll. Up to and around the tree, over to the stand of pines, back to the sidewalk. There was and is some gusty wind.  There's snow on the rugs on the front porch. That doesn't happen even during a bad rainstorm. But the wind did create this: Lovely "brushstrokes" on the driveway.
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Prints

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  It's headed to us!  Apparently.  All week, the forecast has been that snow would start tomorrow and last through Sunday.  Now, it's being said that snow will start falling tonight and will last through tomorrow. I did this collage last week and like it very much. I call it "Are Free."  The paper the girl and the butterflies are on is sort of thin, thin wax paper.  It's sort of hard to glue down smoothly, but it does allow you to put images behind it.  I don't like rice paper, which is even thinner than this and refuses to be glued into place without ripping.  At least by me.
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The Pitt Crew

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Did you catch the wordplay there?  I'm proud of it, though it's kind of easy.  Surely others have used it already. I am caught up on "The Pitt," ready for the release (tonight) of the next episode.   Knowledge, compassion, impatience, curiosity, responsibility, exhaustion, decency, all in one face. Dr. McKay: rock on. Dr. King: instant favorite. If John Stamos and Chris Pine had a child, it would be Dr. Langdon. Dr. Javadi: charming. Dana: join Dr. McKay in rock-on-ing. Tall Security Guard: keep those betting pools going. Too many to index: God, you have beautiful skin. Santos: so mean.  SO. Kiara: I could never do your job. I see you, Nurse Jesse.
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