David E. Manuel's Blog

October 2, 2017

One Misstep Deserves Another

Been watching Ken Burns' documentary on Vietnam. Still appalled by the lying and bad decisions in the face of overwhelming evidence they were bad decisions. But I can't say anything surprises me. Had an excellent view of the process being repeated many times. You can read about some of my experiences in fictionalized format.


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Published on October 02, 2017 09:47

October 1, 2017

April 9, 2016

April Showers Bring May Flowers



I wonder what April snow brings? 
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Published on April 09, 2016 07:24

April 3, 2016

March 18, 2016

Signs


Do this. Don't do that. Can't you read the signs? [sigh]
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Published on March 18, 2016 16:04

March 13, 2016

Boys in Their Back on Track Jackets!


Stylish!




Therapeutic!




(Humans do the dumbest things to us.)
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Published on March 13, 2016 17:09

January 30, 2016

Focus



Key ingredient of a penetrating stare.

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Published on January 30, 2016 19:09

January 25, 2016

Walking Our Snow-bound Block




Results of the great dig-out are mixed so far. We went exploring on foot. There were actually a few pavement spottings.















It's a bit of a mixed bag, though. Some streets have been partially plowed.














Then there are the places that are still virtually impassable.












Finally, there's our alley. The county says they may plow it after they've finished all the main roads and side streets. Until then, this is what separates us from the open road!



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Published on January 25, 2016 14:36

January 24, 2016

Digging Out From Snowzilla!










Right now this is a path to nowhere. The alley is under almost three feet of snow.












This is a path to Lee Highway. Note the plows have created a large ice berm that we'd need a blowtorch to cut through!



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Published on January 24, 2016 10:19

January 23, 2016

Snowzilla Update







We've gotten quite a bit of snow so far. Still have a few hours of more heavy snow left, according to the forecasts.















Thinking of renaming our house Endurance.


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Published on January 23, 2016 13:49