Thursday, September 26th, 2013

Knight of Sticks β€” Tarot of the Absurd

Knight of Sticks TarotCharge! Knight of Sticks pursues the spark of his idea. Ready to take on the world, he charges at his goal. Go! Go! Strong with courage, he fears nothing. Aiming his bow to the sky, he shoots the moon. Let fly! He tucks those with less valor under his strong arm that they might ride. Come ride! Thus, he sets off his journey in haste. Though he has no clear plan of attack, he has glory in his eyes. And O!β€” he is a thrilling lover with his love for action.

 

But O! tooβ€” he is impatient and impulsive, and consequences be damned! When there is no clear goal, the Knight of Sticks is liable to get restless and act recklessly. He needs to learn about the consequences of his actions. Not every problem can be β€œfixed” right away; not everything can be controlled. Many things are made worse when one does not take the time to think. In order to keep out of trouble, it is necessary to give this Knight one’s full attention.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Iris & Joshua play with the bubble machine.

What is Joshua drinking?

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And that’s how his belly stays so round!

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Mt. Philo

When Iris was tiny, I hiked Mt. Philo with her lots & lots.

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But now that Iris is bigger, she doesn’t like being carried around all day along.

This means I get less exercise, but Iris gets more exercise.

Today, we finally hiked Mt. Philo again. Our friends went with us.

Little E. and Iris hiked maybe half-way. After a little while, E. decided to take a shortcut.

Unfortunately, the terrain he chose was not too toddler friendly.

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Iris and E. explored the summit.

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Apparently, E. is pretty sweet on Iris…

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Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Iris in the mirror.

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I got my camera back from the repair people.Β They said they had to re-install the firmware. Anytime the dates get all skeewhippy, it’s a firmware issue. Β Whatever firmware is. Definitely something that never happened with film cameras.

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Imageless Update

I am plodding away at my book.

It is perhaps 1/4 done.

I am doing the easy parts first.

Does anyone here have any editing experience?

And:

I made my first Amazon sale!

Anyone who has purchased a deck thru here

is encouraged to head on over to Amazon to write a glowing review.

Please?

Pretty please?

With sugar on top?

And a cherry?

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Peek-a-Boo!

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Issac entertains Iris.

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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Nils of Feedback Farm

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Monday, August 26th, 2013

Stump Sitting

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Monday, August 26th, 2013

Iris & Issac

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Issac is Matt & Katie’s third child.

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Β He is eight and has a lot of energy.

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Eight is a great age for teaching things to littler kids.

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Iris adores him.

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Monday, August 26th, 2013

Iris & Sophia

Sophia was the first baby I really got to know. She was born in 1999. Now she holds my baby.

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