Tag Archives: personal

BLG’s Top Reads of 2022

Posted on 2022 December 30 by mongreldogs

Here’s a look back at the best I read during 2022.  These are roughly listed best, first; but the quality was generally so high as to make fine distinctions specious.  Some comments on each follows the lists.  I’ll be fleshing … Continue reading →

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What is a library?

Posted on 2014 August 10 by mongreldogs

I am far from the first to ask this question in an increasingly-electronic age, and I am sure that my answer will be far from unique.  But my wife and I have batted the question around a couple of times … Continue reading →

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Alternate History: The Speech that Wasn’t

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

In preparing my second Convocation speech, I spent most of the summer at a loss. Once I had changed apartments, I sat down in earnest. Eventually, I ended up jettisoning my original effort and producing the speech as given. But … Continue reading →

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Old nuggets

Posted on 2007 August 31 by mongreldogs

Anyone checking the frequency of blogging for this site need not be told that I am not a natural diarist. I keep trying to start a regular compilation of my thought but never quite get in the habit. I have … Continue reading →

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Hidden meanings?

Posted on 2007 August 21 by mongreldogs

I don’t know what this means, but I’ve discovered something weird with the iTunes Music Store. I wanted to find a particular song by Bob Dylan called “Dignity”. But the search box won’t find it for me, instead returning an … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs in Transit Hell: Airline Insanity

Posted on 2007 August 16 by mongreldogs

I am currently in LAX International Airport. I’ve been here since 10:30 AM and it is currently 9:00 PM. If you knew my itinerary, you’d see that this is the time listed for boarding Continental Flight 1803, nonstop LAX to … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (11): Solar Sight

Posted on 2007 August 14 by mongreldogs

I experienced something today that I’ve heard a lot about but never quite believed in: the infamous green flash. I’d read that, sometimes, during sunsets, just at the moment the Sun sinks below the horizon, it flashes green. However, the … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (10): Managed Disequilibrium

Posted on 2007 August 11 by mongreldogs

Every night, the crew of the Regal Princess find some live entertainment to put on in the grandiosely-named International Show Lounge. Sometimes it’s in-house, like a crew sing-along. Usually, it’s more like a Vegas revue: Sometimes piano, sometimes comedy, sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (7): Maui

Posted on 2007 August 11 by mongreldogs

Today was the final port of call in Hawai’i, at the port of Lahaina. It was another transfer-by-tender affair. The seas proved a bit rougher this time compared to Kona; I got bumped around a bit. Nothing serious but a … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (6): Security Silliness

Posted on 2007 August 10 by mongreldogs

I was going to write today about my visit to the USS Arizona and USS Missouri memorials and how moving it was. I suppose I’ll get to that, though maybe not today. Right now I’m going to blog about one … Continue reading →

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