Category Archives: Personal history

Berlin in 1993; The Dark 21st Century; Wordle

Posted on Friday 18 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Today’s L&Qs&Cs, about where the 21st century is heading after the optimism of the 1990s, with a recollection about being in Berlin in 1993. Today’s endpiece, about Wordle.

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Albany Mudflats and Bulb, and Costco

Posted on Sunday 13 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Today we went for a walk along the Berkeley bay shore, thinking to avoid traffic by setting off while that big football game everyone is talking about was playing. But we weren’t paying close attention and left about half an … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s Visit

Posted on Thursday 10 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

On Thursday I posted a “placeholder” post just so that any of my tens of readers would know I was still alive and posting and not missing a day. Today as I write is Friday and this post will replace … Continue reading →

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Ls&Cs: How Big Lies are more easily believed than small ones; Supreme Court predictions

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Two pieces about politics, but not for their political content, exactly. Plus an endpiece.

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L&Qs&Cs: Wearing Us Down

Posted on Tuesday 18 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

We are weary of this, as I alluded a few posts ago, but that’s what they count on, I think, that the events of the past year, or past five years, will become the new normal. (I refuse to link … Continue reading →

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Mundane Life: The Western View; Cardiac Therapy

Posted on Monday 10 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

An hour ago I began a different post before realizing it wouldn’t work. So here I am with a mundane post. A post about mundane activities over the past few days. Here’s a photo posted on Facebook five days ago, … Continue reading →

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January 2nd

Posted on Sunday 2 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Another quick post. I spent my hour of posting for today updating the 2021 in Review post I did a couple days ago, adding sections about family and trips, and tweaking the rest. This is the Pinewood Picnic site, in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Snake

Posted on Saturday 1 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Just a quick post for today. The photo shows an electronic snake toy I bought for our cats. (From ads I saw on Facebook.) It goes back and forth, reacts to objects in front them, pauses every once in a … Continue reading →

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2021 in Review

Posted on Friday 31 December 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

Here’s something I don’t usually do. But perhaps it’s worth doing, especially for this past year. What were the significant events of this past year, in my personal life and in the history I’m living through? I had a heart … Continue reading →

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Boosted

Posted on Tuesday 28 December 2021 by Mark R. Kelly

I thought to post a summary of one of those E.O. Wilson books tonight, but it’s past 4:30 and I don’t think I have the time. (I try to wrap up here by 5:30.) So some miscellaneous items today. First, … Continue reading →

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