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So, it appears I've turned my old blog...
Published on 2011-01-01 00:11:00
into my new home for all my links!I LIKE IT!ROG
I've Got A New Drug Blog
Published on 2010-05-03 04:32:00
I am now blogging at: www.rogerogreen.com. That's ROGER O GREEN dot COM.Since I'm pretty sure I NEVER quoted or even paraphrased Huey Lewis and the News in five years on this blog:I Want A New DrugROGROG
Five Years
Published on 2010-05-02 03:22:00
Stealing the idea from Bacardi, here's Five Years by David Bowie.Frankly, I'm surprised I made it here. Five years of blogging every day, at least once a day. I have to work REALLY hard NOT to blog MORE than once a day, but I was reasonably successful; only 367 blogposts in the last 365 days, and I'm sure one of those was a prominent death that JUST COULDN'T WAIT.But the other reason I'm surprised I made it is that, last summer, I got REALLY discouraged. I'm not one of those people who cares abo
You just can't have too many computers
Published on 2010-05-01 04:13:00
I had the idea for my presentation for the Underground Railroad conference months earlier. But on long-term projects, I procrastinate. (Or, conversely, I do it right away, because I know I tend to procrastinate.)So it's the Monday before the Saturday of the conference. I've taken the day off from work. The plan: in the morning, finally watch Hurt Locker on DVD. In the afternoon, go to the library and work on the presentation. Neither of these things happen, though; the daughter is home sick for
35 Years After Vietnam
Published on 2010-04-30 04:19:00
Was it only six years ago when I realized that the Vietnam war, contrary to the historic record, was not over after all? I'm talking, of course, about Vietnam vet John Kerry and what he did (or didn't) do in protesting a war he once fought in, dredged up during the 2004 Presidential election between Kerry and George W. Bush, whose own military record also came into question.I admit to have been one of those people who actually supported the Vietnam war in the beginning of 1967. After all, it was
I am painting
Published on 2010-04-29 04:26:00
I am painting the attic. The daughter helped me with the primer coat, but still--I am painting the attic because, after we got half of the attic insulated - in JANUARY - the Wife said we had to paint that half of the attic.I am painting the attic, even though she didn't mention painting it BEFORE we got the attic insulated.I am painting the attic, since she thought it was "obvious" that we would have to paint it after the insulation.I am painting the attic, even though the only time painting is
TV Fandom Meme
Published on 2010-04-28 03:43:00
From Mr. Frog. Pick five of your favorite shows, in no particular order, before you read the below questions, then answer them!1. M*A*S*H2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show3. The Dick van Dyke Show4. Homicide: Life on the Street5. The Twilight Zone01. Who's your favorite character in 2?Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White), who came across as very sweet, but who in fact was incredibly nasty.02. Who's your least favorite character in 1?Klinger (Jamie Farr), after he gave up the dresses. He used to be a one-tric
O is for Olympics
Published on 2010-04-27 03:58:00
You thought that when the closing ceremonies took place in Vancouver, BC at the end of February, the high-caliber athletes had almost all left town. But there would be, in March, a parallel "Olympics", he Paralympics, coming to the Canadian city. This involves a number of athletes who compete at the highest levels despite their physical disabilities.The Paralympics started in 1960 (summer) and 1976 (winter), and has its own governing board, separate from the IOC. Yet, since the Summer Games in S
The Lydster, Part 73: The Health Report
Published on 2010-04-26 04:19:00
A bunch of pictures from last fall. The reason I don't use a digital camera is the very real likelihood that I would lose it. I took these on a one-use camera, then lost it, then recently found it.In any case, Lydia is 4'2" (50 inches) and 70 pounds. She's over the 97th percentile for her height and her weight. She's very active. Not only does she take ballet once a week, but she dances in front of the TV to the music of her favorite TV shows. Usually it's quite graceful, though the thing sh
April Ramblin'
Published on 2010-04-25 04:03:00
Fun Interpretation of the Google Books SettlementWhat I love about my Bible study: we talk a LOT about current affairs. Part of the conversation recently, in reading the 23rd Psalm, was "What IS evil?' One of the examples I thought of was the deliberate misrepresentation of the truth with the intent to incite.We also were distressed about the new Arizona immigration law Two thoughts on that. Remember the Sun City (video) album from the 1980s? Sun City was the resort town in South Africa, whi