Category Archives: Self-indulgent

Summer's late bloomers

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Skip@RR

Took these shots in Karry’s flower garden. Nice colors.

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A tale of two empires.

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Skip@RR

I’m not a doomer. Well, not exactly. But I occasionally read some of the doomer stuff, and one of the more interesting authors I have come across online is Dimitry Orlov. He was a citizen of both the US and … Continue reading →

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Jury, it's not just a duty.

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Skip@RR

They floated me a few days, but finally called me to serve. I sat with the hundred or so of our fellow jurors in Shasta County waiting to do our duty. There was fellow Chamber Member, Kurt Mitchell of Edward … Continue reading →

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Oh, it IS a Happy New Year in blogland after all

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Skip@RR

Heh. I was given a reprieve by the blog gods, and one of my restore operations brought the old blog back to life. I had spent yesterday moaning and wringing my hands as 3 years of posts turned to dust. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year :-(

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Skip@RR

2009 is off to an inauspicious start, here at the ReallyRedding blog. The database had been acting up on the backups, and I thought I’d use the holiday break from work to “fix” whatever was going on with the tables. … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving! Plus, link to a good post for today

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Skip@RR

I have so much to be grateful about, it wouldn’t even fit into a day. Nevertheless we are celebrating at home with friends and family, and Karry’s usual “Martha Stewart on steroids” dinner. Love it all. If you make the … Continue reading →

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Cheap gas, film at 11

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Skip@RR

I ran across this intrepid reporter getting video of the cheap $2.12 gas at Arco yesterday. Never thought I’d see that again. Later I went by there after he’d gone, and they had dropped it again to $1.99. That news … Continue reading →

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Fall comes to town

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Skip@RR

Right after Veterans Day in Redding we can expect a frost. Not yet, so far, but soon. The musical excerpt Lithium is from Craig and my CD Planetary Elements Vol 2, released on the Space for Music label. It was … Continue reading →

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My Great Great Grandfather, Civil War Vet

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Skip@RR

This is John Rodney in his later years, wearing the Union uniform he wore fighting for Vermont in the Civil War. We’re told he never really recovered from the war, in terms of his health, but we see him here … Continue reading →

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Photograph

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Skip@RR

Birthday number 53 is near for me. My maternel -Ma tante (aunt) Doris sent me a 30 year old photograph as a gift. On the right are my maternal grandparents, Henry and Cecile. Karry and I are on the left, … Continue reading →

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