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5/24/2005

A bigger FBI file...

Yep, I can feel the file getting bigger. The link of the week is to Free Press, caught during my very brief morning Air America listen (between dropping off the boy and getting to work). Between the PBS happenings, the Newsweek brouhaha, and the Fox-ification of the "news", folks need to be doing what they can to ensure that journalists can still seek out truthful information and share those findings with others.

The letter to call George Bush and co. on the inconsistent ethic regarding the culture of life is in progress--just a few quick facts/talking points to go.

Tomatos are going crazy in the yard--should be a good harvest of Sweet Million. The yellow pear toms are further behind with only a few handfuls of blossoms visible and no fruit seen yet. Cucumber seedlings are up--let's hope they do OK. Yellow squash flowering, should see fruit soon. Eggplant seedlings are keeping on. Still battling squirrels and snails, but at least this morning I was able to appreciate 2 big snails on their morning journey.

5/18/2005

So, May....

It must be a busy life when so much time goes by without this form of ruminating. And it has been, couple with a few Blogger technical difficulties. Juggling work responsibilities, at a time when internal resources are low and must be replenished. The work demands don't stop, though, and you can't really let 'em see you sweat, especially when you're a "leader." I'm looking forward to getting our new hire, which means that a layer of daily operations tasks will leave my plate and go to this person's. It's not just the quantity of tasks, but the differences in attention between the discrete orders micro-level vs. the planning, more macro-level--totally different mind modes.

Gardening continues to be an outlet: tomato plants are going gangbusters, with little fruits starting to show themselves, green as anything. Very exciting as it looks like we will eat a bit of the fruits of my labor this summer.