2018-09-11

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2018-09-11 07:52 am

Gordon visiting

Rain, heavy at times, courtesy of an ex tropical storm. Air temperature 59 F, dew point 57, wind east about 5 mph. No guess as to whether this will clear out in time for a bike ride.

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2018-09-11 09:28 am

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Today is the day my sister avoids all media.
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2018-09-11 11:26 am

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Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun;
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
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2018-09-11 05:44 pm

Odd memories

With all the hurricane coverage, I flashed back to sitting in State Police headquarters in Atlanta, 1960s, in front of a desk full of ham radio gear, emergency communications for one of the hurricanes coming our way. Still a vital service, folks, when the power goes out and the cell phone towers fall . . .