In this dire economy, with no clear end in sight, I thought it best to review my options while I still have some. For a moment it looked like buying a smallish travel trailer would greatly reduce my living expenses.<< MORE >>

New! tothezoo political commentary lives at Cafe Press.com!<< MORE >>

Obama's "Not Exactlys"?? Has the blood of our founding fathers been so completely diluted that we are no longer capable of sustaining this great country?<< MORE >>

If something seems too good to be true, is it? How long does it take to know for sure?<< MORE >>

07-SEP-08

Oops, sorry.


My apologies to anyone who has subscribed to this blog.  I found out the hard way, like you, that subscription does not simply provide you with notification of a new posting, but bombards you with the whole damn posting.  I've made my feeling about this known to GoDaddy.com.  Feel free to do the same.

I made a few corrections and additions to "Is it?" and had to repost it.  The original was deleted, so the link will no longer work.  Sorry that your inbox was filled with it twice.

And, yes, I am looking for somewhere else to post my blog.  Somewhere that sends only the notice of a new posting.  Suggestions welcome.

How did this happen? I was just beginning to really enjoy an uninterrupted night's sleep.<< MORE >>

She really seemed to have the whole Being a Cat Outdoors thing down.<< MORE >>

Of course, that was before the shiny new radiator.<< MORE >>

It's PTSD with weekly checks. << MORE >>

01-OCT-05



DAWN



A dusky orange is creeping towards the tiniest sliver of a moon
Dawn defines the horizon against an ever-warming glow
Long fingers of near forgotten clouds reach for an invisible snooze alarm
All the stars have faded with the indigo of night
And the sky has begun turning a more familiar blue
The orange is gaining steam now,
As more yellow spreads into the mix
The yellow stretches high and wide along the eastern range
It fades and blends against the blue, illuminating low clouds with a silvery hue
Scattered clouds on the horizon glow like heated coals
The sun is surely coming soon
It's light enough to see them all -- the features of the land
The stubborn sliver of a moon clings on still,
Though now so pale it's barely there
Clouds to the North have come alive with a fresh, rosy glow
All across the sky it seems, the clouds are nodding on in dreams
One by one they trade their foggy gray for tinted crimson
Alas my camera battery's dead, on this account you must rely
As the daylight paints a wildly colorful sky
Rose is gone and crimson has churned the clouds to a bright and dizzying yellow-orange
Stay back, sun!
Let me enjoy this masterpiece, so huge, so beautiful, so great.
Pinks and orange on every cloud, as far as the eye can see
Oh how dull the rest of the day, in simple blue and white.

TheZooKeeper