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Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Stanford and Yale. They sell comic books there. But I like to think of it as a place to hire a stand-up comic.Speaking of funnies, you can always tell when the SJ-R's own political cartoonist hits one out of the park by the comments from the right.
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Does anyone else see the profile of a face in the knot on that tree. It's a really huge knot.Unrelated, but interesting:* First Mormon presidential candidate was the first Mormon.* Subsidies of the Rich and Famous by Tom Coburn (36 page PDF). He covers ...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Found another one of my beloved ginkgo trees with the leaves still on.* I can alphabetize. Also, I deleted several out of date or defunct blogs from my blogroll today, and added three new ones:AllieGailGrace* We had another fish stocking this week -- thi...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Bunn Park lagoon. A couple weeks ago. My other backyard.
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Just last week on Wabash Avenue.Springfield School District 186 is trying to come up with a policy that would dictate teachers' and students' behavior on social networking sites, and in particular, Facebook.If I was in charge, and if there had to be a pol...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
Last Saturday night.* I fully endorse this: Top 5 Reasons that Student Loans should be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy.* For my one friend in Oklahoma: Housequake (uh, don't listen to that work).
Posted by Disarranging Mine 2 months ago.
... is the night. We don't know why we ever liked Billy Squier's music, but we did. It was great juke box music on those cold, winter nights when you had to be carried out of the place slung over your neighbor's shoulder, blind and happy.Washington Stre...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
After almost a full day of rain, we're nearing the end of the fall colors.
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
I believe this is the Giant Foxtail. Oak Street Extended.
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
This does not look like Springfield, Illinois, but it is. Dirksen Parkway.
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
One of my favorite trees. Illinois Supreme Court Building.* Across the street at the Capitol Building yesterday, Occupy Springfield served an eviction notice on the lobbyists and anyone else who violates the public trust.* Interesting article: Lake Chau...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
From the archives. I'm running out of pictures.Do you like baseball The little boy does.They walked in and the little boy saw there was no top on the building, that there was dirt and grass, and big boys like his dad throwing a ball.Great story. Read ...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 3 months ago.
Springfield had its first major Occupy event yesterday. A local blogger has the best coverage. The SJ-R also took notice.Not surprisingly, I have a few disjointed comments about the whole occupy movement.One, thanks to the parade of emails, tweets, and ...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 4 months ago.
* The world lost a genius and a visionary today. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.* Life in 1911. Previous life in 1911.* I think I've discovered Morningside Park's Midwestern cousin. Maybe.* Most of life's lessons can be learned from the cigarette scene in O...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 4 months ago.
This is one of a couple hard maples at the entrance to Bunn Park, which I shot with my camera phone last Sunday afternoon. There was not a cloud in the sky.* Photos of some very cool antique farm equipment, if you like that stuff.* Marking 50 years of I-...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 4 months ago.
One of my regular search alerts is for "Marie Carnes." Whenever Google indexes a new web page with that name, I get a thing in Google Reader. It's not the most uncommon name, but not so common that I'm getting 100s of alerts a day -- more like 100 a yea...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 4 months ago.
The alleged perpetrator was arrested. Springfieldians will recognize the Fourth & Washington parking ramp, and in particular the often photographed staircase, reflected in the remaining glass.Two hours later, all fixed. Temporarily. Photos by my daught...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 4 months ago.
One bureaucracy's junk is another bureaucracy's treasure. Hello. At your state and federal surplus, 10-1/2 Street, Springfield, Illinois.
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