R.F. Gainey

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God and Dog

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 5:34 am
Now, HERE’S a human who “gets” dogs. It really IS this simple. Chow.
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Any Way You Look

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 5:06 am
Space, the final frontier, right? Well, here are two different perspectives: one real science; one spoof….and, oddly, saying the same thing…. The sublime: And then there’s the rid...
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Please Read

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 6:32 pm
If you are an owner of a dog that belongs to a ‘dangerous breed’ category and you also have a child or a visiting small child please take this as a warning. Don’t leave you...
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Online

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 6:22 pm
For those of you who follow my blog, I’m back. After a death in the family and a rough few weeks, I find that sitting back down to a “blank” computer screen may be good therapy. Te...
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Lost in Translation

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 5:30 am
Ever wonder how different pastas got their names?  Their shape, of course. Here is a list of pastas.  If you are a foodie, as am I, you will recognize the literal nature of each name. Cannelloni: ...
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Penance

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 5:46 am
According to Reuters, a Thai man is keeping scorpions as pets to atone for years spent cooking them as snacks to sell in the streets of that country. Four thousand-six-hundred of them, to be exact...
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Experience

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 5:19 am
One hears about writers who put pen to paper (or fingers to the laptop ) for years until they are published. And then there are these stories, heartening only if you have not yet sat down at a key bo...
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The Two Sexes

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 5:17 am
An Indiana University study has demonstrated that when men listen, they only do it with the left side of their brain (where speech is located). Woman apparently listen with both halves. I suppose th...
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AH-Choo

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 10:16 am
I hate sneezing.   First of all, I don’t understand it.  It goes totally against all standards of wild behavior, after all.  Dogs who gave away their positions on the Savannah way back when ...
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San Juan Sojourn

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 13, 2009, 8:07 pm
I got a late start on the boat this summer.  Usually, I head for Canada July 5 and stay along the Inside Passage until late September.  Most of the time I spend alone, reading, kayaking, exploring. ...
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Rats

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 5:14 am
The fossilized skull of a rat the size of a car has been found in Uruguay.  It’s about 4 million years old and weighed about a ton, so big, in fact, that it probably spent most of it’s ...
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Last of Summer

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 5:29 pm
Labor Day has finally come and, with it, the turn to fall. Hard rain and blustery wind: perfect weather for….ice cream. Yes, we made a fire in the den and hauled out the ice cream freezer, two ...
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Gathering Nuts

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 3:07 pm
The squirrels are out in full force up in the Pincio. There’s nary a nut to be found now.  They’re all squirreled away, if you will. I sit and watch the dizzying creatures, mostly. ÂÂ...
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BYOB

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 5:40 am
Dogs are ubiquitous in the bars and cafes of Italy.   Who do you think cleans the floor? It keeps labor costs down and subsidizes the feeding of urban canines. Brilliant, no? But bunnies in res...
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Epigrams

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 3:29 pm
I love epigrams.   The English critic and poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, said, “What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.” A clever epigram about epig...
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Ciao, Ciao, Chanel.

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 2:46 pm
Chanel has died.  Not the fashion (even though it’s not Italian, it seems eternal) nor the designer, herself (Coco is long gone)—but the dog. Chanel apparently was the oldest living do...
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Cat-Habit

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 11:04 am

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English

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 23, 2009, 11:47 am

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Right Brain, Left Brain

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 11:40 am
Just when I think I have it figured out…. “Everything you can imagine is real.” –Pablo Picasso “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” &#...
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Election 2009

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 10:40 am

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Paradise, Lost

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 11:48 am

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Memories

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 4:53 pm

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The I-SMELL

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 5, 2009, 5:45 am

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One Pic is Worth…

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 5, 2009, 5:25 am

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On The Road, Again

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 12:58 pm

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Got Creative?

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 12:22 pm

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Screaming Eagles

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Jul 28, 2009, 5:55 pm

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Going to Grasse

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 6:52 pm

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'Tis

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Jul 22, 2009, 6:10 pm

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Got Milk?

R.F. Gainey posted an article on - Jul 20, 2009, 2:46 pm
  Here’s a creative writing exercise for you.  Or, if you’re too tired to write after a day of summer sun, put your vacation book down and read these reviews.   It’s all about ...
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