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On my mind 20091118
So many things need saying that there never seems enough time to say them, yet a job once begun is half done. Let me begin today with a moment of silence in memory of a friend. I learned a couple of d… more →
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On my mind 20091118
boakley59 wrote 1 week ago: So many things need saying that there never seems enough time to say them, yet a job once begun is h … more →
See, I don’t fit in
boakley59 wrote 2 weeks ago: I am a faithful watcher of Rankin/Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In 45 years of annual viewi … more →
An age of wonder
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boakley59 wrote 2 weeks ago: I like to say that I know the exact day I became old, because I remember the awards dinner Suzy and … more →
Thinking about us
boakley59 wrote 1 month ago: Oct. 14, 2009: I’ve been a bit caught up in my own little worries these days, and in thinking about … more →
Simply not good enough
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boakley59 wrote 1 month ago: Half a lifetime ago, I wrote about the day I lied (twice) to a panhandler about being able to give h … more →
Looking on the bright side
boakley59 wrote 2 months ago: Today is “Be Glad to Be Alive Day.” Yesterday’s post, and my mood of late, have be … more →
How are ya, 5-0?
boakley59 wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been on this rock in the void for 50 years now, and it’s feeling especially cold th … more →
Who Needs Health
boakley59 wrote 2 months ago: What passes for health care discussion these days is enough to make you sick. The prevalent sound bi … more →
Mixed signals
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boakley59 wrote 4 months ago: Ah, for the days of energy and discipline, when I could sit down and pop off an essay, a tall tale o … more →
Better together
boakley59 wrote 6 months ago: Sixty years ago today, on May 28, 1949, William Herbert Oakley married Edna Marie Dudding. He was a … more →
And now the news
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boakley59 wrote 6 months ago: They say to be careful what you wish for, because you might get it. In “A study in contradictions,” … more →
A study in contradictions
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boakley59 wrote 8 months ago: Rest in peace, Rocky Mountain News. Fare well on your Web-only way, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All … more →
I need a shrug
boakley59 wrote 8 months ago: Snap out of it, a wise friend advises over the phone. He read “On not writing well” and encourages m … more →
Too much television
boakley59 wrote 9 months ago: You know you’ve watched too much television when you find yourself shouting, 45 seconds into the sho … more →
On not writing well
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boakley59 wrote 10 months ago: I have become an expert on not writing, at least at not writing for publication. There, I just did i … more →
Old man
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boakley59 wrote 11 months ago: We buried my father two years ago today. As I’ve written before, he was really gone long before then … more →
Looking back over the years
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boakley59 wrote 11 months ago: I’ve been going through old files lately as we’re trying to box up our stuff so that we can sell the … more →
A better class of people
boakley59 wrote 1 year ago: We must do better. No matter who wins this election, the choices that matter will come after Electio … more →
Meager Christianity
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boakley59 wrote 1 year ago: The 2008 election is a tough one for Christianity. People who are claiming most strongly to be Chris … more →
