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J.D. in Slumberland

In which I read Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip from the early 1900s, and it gives me nightmares.

In which I read Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic strip from the early 1900s, and it gives me nightmares.

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Roadside Weeds of Canby, Oregon

In which I describe, in words and photographs, the common weeds around my home.

In which I describe, in words and photographs, the common weeds around my home.

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Famous First Lines

In which I devise a contest for the readers of this weblog: identify the books from which I’ve drawn these opening lines.

In which I devise a contest for the readers of this weblog: identify the books from which I’ve drawn these opening lines.

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On the Naming of Things

In which reading Proust causes me to meditate on the things for which I have no names.

In which reading Proust causes me to meditate on the things for which I have no names.

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In which I continue to recover from knee surgery. In which I begin to read Proust.

In which I continue to recover from knee surgery. In which I begin to read Proust.

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Independence Day

In which I remember the end of my father’s life.

In which I remember the end of my father’s life.

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