Tag Archives: July

Blah, Blah, Blah

Spent the last couple of days indoors, laying low and avoiding the continuation of a heat wave that was suppose to disappear as we started this new month of August. In the Philadelphia region, we sweated through 21 days of … Continue reading

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Ode to Philly’s Cyclone Alley

Don’t know whether to blame the weather on climate change or not,That’s a politically sensitive issue like if we should legalize pot;The left says yes and the right says no,But does anyone really know which way to go? Those nasty … Continue reading

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Osprey Nestlings’ Head Count for 2019

During the other day, I took count of osprey nestlings along my usual stretch of the Delaware River from the New Jersey side. Four of the thirteen nests are either hard to see closeup, or not at all from Pennsylvania. … Continue reading

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Ode for the First of June 2019

Another week has passed us by,May turned into June, my, oh my.Soon it will be the 4th of July,Followed by the dog days of August to make me sigh. Racking my brain for something to write,For my weekly tirade due … Continue reading

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Back to the Black-Hole Closet!

‘Twas hot and sticky for the majority of the past week, but the furnace went on for the first time this evening since early last May. Autumn appears to have taken effect. What a relief it is that the torrid … Continue reading

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Automotive Idiosyncrazy

A little less than two days are left in July, making the month’s fifth week quite short, as seen in the graphic to the left. Blog entries during diminutive weeks like this one are usually nonexistent, and my scheduled tirades … Continue reading

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Curses, Foiled Again!

“Procrastination: hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now,” expressed a meme I posted on Twitter for #WordlessWednesday. It garnered one like. Perhaps my faithful followers were waiting until later to respond, but I deleted … Continue reading

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That Dastardly Infectious Weed

Is poison ivy a weed? It surely is unwanted and definitely not for smoking. Thank goodness for air-conditioning. The summer that never quit lingers well into September. A mini-heat wave prevails in the Philly region, although today we’re at the … Continue reading

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No More Mr. Bad Guy

The heat wave finally broke last Friday. High humidity remained during the past weekend of rainy weather, making the real-feel temperatures still in the brutal range. This week brings much-needed relief, however. So far, the summer has been the hottest … Continue reading

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A Crock of Malarkey

The Red Devil’s back and almost ready for that road trip. Cooper is looking good for being a twelve-year-old car, don’t you think? Converting that to dog years makes the auto eighty-four. Hope I look as good if lucky to … Continue reading

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