Archive for the 'Animals' Category

May 28 2011

Name That Rat

Published by under Animals

A sprained ankle hadn’t been among my birthday wishes, but my subsequent attempt to document its aesthetics has been a rewarding challenge. If it hadn’t been for Bully-Stick, I don’t know how I would have survived the most acute back pain I’ve had in years. In other respects, things are unfurling as I’d tentatively planned. [...]

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Mar 09 2011

The Times, They Are A’ Changin’

Published by under Animals,Teaching

Why is there an a before changin‘? That doesn’t make sense to me. Maybe he meant, well, uh, changin’. I’m roasting owl pellets. Ever since Eleni discovered them under a conifer in the front yard last weekend, I’ve been harvesting. The scent of baking owl pellets is one I suggest you avoid if possible. But [...]

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Mar 06 2011

Return of the Key

Published by under Animals,Friends,Teaching

They say you can’t lose something you never had, but that’s not true. You can, and part of yourself along with it. One of my students wore a t-shirt that said, I was a rebel in the 00s. Yesterday my landlady had a (one-sided) conversation with her dog: Do you want to go out? Do [...]

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