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Sunday, May 31
View Article  Mad Prophets of the Blogosphere
by theBoonie on Sun 31 May 2009 02:15 PM MDT
But in a blog, with the spiffy software and web-page design, we puff up into seers and clairvoyants.    more »
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Thursday, May 28
View Article  Gringos Having Fun
by theBoonie on Thu 28 May 2009 07:28 AM MDT
...but surely it was actually true, back in the good old days, that when you went to a public festival in the summer, you could expect a modicum of success at...    more »
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Sunday, May 24
View Article  Mr. Spock's Spores
by theBoonie on Sun 24 May 2009 07:42 AM MDT
Years ago I learned to be uninhibited when anthropomorphizing. It is one of the tricks of the trade.   more »
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Thursday, May 21
View Article  Fearless
by theBoonie on Thu 21 May 2009 05:55 AM MDT
People worry about risk only when it accompanies uncommon or unpopular behavior. They yawn at common risks like turning left out of the grocery store's parking lot or walking down the wedding aisle.   more »
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Sunday, May 17
View Article  Rapture on a Ridge Line
by theBoonie on Sun 17 May 2009 03:03 PM MDT
A bird flying by a bluff line at just the right moment can be a powerful experience. It captures the human observer's mood so perfectly. It brings on a temporary, endorphin-induced metempsychosis.    more »
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