Archive for November, 2005

From each according to his ability.

Posted in November 30th, 2005
by PAgent in FYI

I started taking piano lessons in second grade, and continued through high school. I picked up the trumpet in grade school, and was well on my way to being a band geek when I entered junior high. I dutifully signed up for “C” band (the lowest tier, home to screw-ups and chronically unmusical types) and [...]

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Quality Time

Posted in November 27th, 2005
by PAgent in Parenting

“Quality Time” is one of the cliches of modern parenting. I believe it grew out of the increasing number of separated parents who needed to convince themselves that it wasn’t the number of hours they spent with their child that counted, it was the quality of the time that mattered. This little bit of self-deception [...]

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Food is More Than Fuel

Posted in November 22nd, 2005
by PAgent in FYI, Food and Drink

When our children were old enough to make it practical, my wife went to the midwest to visit her family, by herself. She left the children home with me. This not only saved money on airfare, but gave her a critical break from the kids, at a time when she really needed one.
Since we are [...]

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Unpatriotic? Or merely Unpopular?

Posted in November 18th, 2005
by PAgent in Flotsam

“The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants.
“He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the nation as a whole.
“Therefore it is absolutely necessary that [...]

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Flock of Seagulls is not just a band

Posted in November 18th, 2005
by PAgent in FYI, Portland

I grew up along Puget Sound, and part of me, the part that keeps track of where “home” is, clings to a memory of the smell of salt air, the sound of a ferry departing the terminal, and the shifting feel of a rocky beach underfoot. And of course, the sight and sound of seagulls.
Seagulls [...]

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As Sick as a Dog that is Particularly Sick Indeed

Posted in November 17th, 2005
by PAgent in FYI

My cough has been getting steadily worse all week. Tuesday and Wednesday I was coughing so much it was hard to get any work done. I finished a draft on Wednesday, gave up, and went home. I took my temperature, and it was 102 F. Bleagh.
My cough, which kept getting worse, had reached truly epic [...]

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