Monthly Archives: November 2001

The estimated harvest

Posted on November 29, 2001 by Marchbanks

In the last six weeks, I’ve picked up somewhere in the neighborhood of twelve thousand pecans in my yard. Continue reading →

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The Weather Report

Posted on November 27, 2001 by Marchbanks

The Master Singers took the British Highway Code and other chunks of bureaucratic tedium, and set them to Sarum plainsong. Continue reading →

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…and there was much rejoicing. <yaaaay>

Posted on November 24, 2001 by Marchbanks

The wallet that was lost, is found. Continue reading →

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The harvest is astonishing

Posted on November 17, 2001 by Marchbanks

The storms were something else, with tornadoes bouncing all over the area, marble-sized hail, rain squalls, and flash flooding. Continue reading →

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Pecan harvesting

Posted on November 15, 2001 by Marchbanks

Harvesting has turned into a six-way battle between the crows, the grackles, the blue jays, the mourning doves, the squirrels, and me. Continue reading →

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I detest programming

Posted on November 12, 2001 by Marchbanks

While I may have an A/B average in the class, I haven’t the least confidence that I truly know what I’m doing. Continue reading →

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The daily grind

Posted on November 11, 2001 by Marchbanks

My wallet has pulled a disappearing act, and I’m beginning to get worried about it. Continue reading →

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