Gloamane 26, 30.

– Yesterday was a “day off,” partly because I was so exhausted. Got home. Finished reading a book. Made dinner. Watched an episode of Taxi. Fell asleep well before Leno.

– ALMANAC SAYS –
Pick pears when the fruit has a faint yellow blush but is still green.

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Diary: In September, 1983.

When going back this far, I have to fall back almost exclusively upon confirmed and memorized facts rather than actual memories. I’d just turned five years old. My brother had been recently born, and my sister was two. In either late August or early September, I started attending Valley School which was, at that time, located in Grand Blanc Township.

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Event: California Republicans.

Last week, Tom, my godfather, posted a very interesting analysis of the dilemma facing California Republicans. While California is admittedly atypical, I still think that many of his observations could be extended to the nation at large:

The Republican party is imploding under the “breastplate of righteousness” it has donned at the behest of social conservatives, but because social conservatives dominate the Republican party and aren’t going to give up control, I don’t see an easy path out of the dilemma.

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Concept: Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin lyrics: English -> Chinese -> English -> Greek -> English -> Spanish -> English

So these are the lyrics of Stairway to Heaven Altavistad from English -Chinese -English -Greek -English -Spanish -English, and then punctuation added and arranged in stanzas by me. What do you think? Could Robert Plant sue me for sharing this?

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