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https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2013/04/somewhat-of-fizzle.html?showComment=1367408468204 The Gold Puppy: Somewhat of a fizzle Happy Beltaine! (sound of deflating balloon ... pfffffffffffffft) . A friend says that considering the energy of this moment, it's imp... the gold puppyof asomewhatfizzle https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-is-it.html The Gold Puppy: This math is beyond me. If Gloom (G) = dark overcast, and Doom (D) = the bitter cold of a wet day in the winter, and Precipitation (P) includes every kind of cloud-... the gold puppymathbeyond https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-snow.html The Gold Puppy: Pink Snow A nice slow rain drenched the land through the night, and brought down with it the first showers of cherry blossoms. The little green pod th... the gold puppypinksnow https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/10/running-on-empty.html?showComment=1254830169169 The Gold Puppy: Running on Empty The virtual world - is it real or not real? I know it's not a part of the earthly plane, I know you can't hold the virtual world in your han... the gold puppyrunning onempty https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-believe-its-wednesday-is-that-right.html?showComment=1325090225100 The Gold Puppy: I believe it's Wednesday. Is that right? Brother Wind is blustery and bossy this morning, blowing hard. However since this is my last completely unencumbered day of 2011, I am deter... the gold puppyi believe https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/11/go-to-light.html The Gold Puppy: Go to the Light Big ole pot is part of the garden at Dumbarton Oaks. Tut calls it a "grudge pot." Love that! When I all of a sudden left the community and p... the gold puppylight https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/01/somes-i-wonder.html?showComment=1264518176033 The Gold Puppy: Sometimes I wonder Maybe this just happens to me because I am essentially a contrarian. You tell me, OK? But sometimes I find myself defending a point of view ... the gold puppysometimeswonder https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/05/before-and-after-first-100-days.html?showComment=1241197020000 The Gold Puppy: Before and After the First 100 Days The White House, yesterday. Part of typical Homo sapiens behavior, (because we are social predators), is to follow our Alpha pack leader. A... the gold puppybefore and afterfirstdays https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/02/fork-in-road.html?showComment=1235251980000 The Gold Puppy: A Fork in the Road I used to call myself lazy, once upon a time. But after a whole lot of consciousness raising and loving kindness practice, I decided I'm not... the gold puppyforkroad https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-strategy-make-love-not-war.html?showComment=1281028910414 The Gold Puppy: My Strategy: Make Love, Not War It's a great week to bump heads - well, if you feel like it - because the planets are squaring off against each other, i.e. metaphorically b... the gold puppymy strategymake lovewar https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/08/about-face-maybe.html The Gold Puppy: About Face - Maybe Two buzzards doing their wobbly circle flight-dance above the Potomac. For a long time I've held a grudge against Thomas Jefferson for that ... the gold puppyabout facemaybe https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/10/masonic-diary.html?showComment=1255288521375 The Gold Puppy: Masonic Diary Painting and jug, creating a nice still life, on the back porch. Yesterday was, for me, a "staycation." In my case, it was a porchcation. I ... the gold puppymasonicdiary https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/12/shhhhhhh.html The Gold Puppy: Shhhhhhh The season of the leaves is almost done. There are still a few trees with leaves hanging on for dear life, but mostly the sky has opened, ev... the gold puppy https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/04/interesting-conversations.html?showComment=1302457822147 The Gold Puppy: Interesting Conversations I've got a big day of work ahead of me. More than one of my clients is/was involved in the making of the deal that helped avert a government... the gold puppyinterestingconversations https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2008/10/crisis-or-opportunity.html?showComment=1223560680000 The Gold Puppy: Crisis or Opportunity? Based on the continuing bad news about the financial crisis, my prediction is that it's going to be a scary Halloween. That's OK by me - a g... the gold puppycrisisopportunity https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/03/jake.html?showComment=1299364289531 The Gold Puppy: Jake Sometimes I miss Jake so much. That dog. No creature has ever been so devoted to me, never, not ever, the way Jake was. Of course in friends... the gold puppyjake https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/01/advil.html?showComment=1264954956659 The Gold Puppy: Snow and Vodka Her dog matches her coat. We had a lovely snow storm in DC yesterday. I'm not sure what the official snowfall total is (how do they determin... the gold puppysnowvodka https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2008/09/grounded.html?showComment=1222454040000 The Gold Puppy: Grounded When it rains, it pours. Oy vey. I'm just about recovered from the Cold from Hell, a good thing, yes? Then why oh why did I lose my balance ... the gold puppygrounded https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2007/11/white-knuckles.html?showComment=1196265000000 The Gold Puppy: White Knuckles Thanksgiving weekend is over ... thank God! Two more holidays to go and I'm home free until next Halloween. My plan to enjoy Thanksgiving wa... the gold puppywhiteknuckles https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/11/embarrassment.html?showComment=1258722457043 The Gold Puppy: An Embarrassment If there had been just one other blogger present at the photo preview of the Terra Cotta Warrior show last night, just one other person taki... the gold puppyembarrassment https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/02/money-changes-almost-everything.html?showComment=1234448220000 The Gold Puppy: Money changes almost everything. Do you get it? Which parts are "spending" bits, which parts are "job generating" bits, which parts are "pork"? One thing for sure is that ev... the gold puppymoneychangesalmosteverything https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/12/belonging.html?showComment=1260713974831 The Gold Puppy: Belonging The poem at the bottom of the post is one I recited so often while doing initiations into Reclaiming that I finally memorized it. It is, in ... the gold puppybelonging https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/06/tilt.html?showComment=1277215426511 The Gold Puppy: Tilt I'm so grateful for Astrobarry, Astrology for People Who Think for explaining my ongoing bout of total, unmitigated, off the charts, effin'... the gold puppytilt https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/05/now-who-am-i.html?showComment=1242153480000 The Gold Puppy: Now Who Am I? For a long time I refused to admit that I had terrible allergies, even though every spring during tree and grass pollinating season, I was a... the gold puppy https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/12/hasta-la-vista-baby.html?showComment=1260366774441 The Gold Puppy: Hasta la vista baby RESILIENCE 1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2 :... the gold puppyhasta la vistababy https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2012/07/three-years-on.html The Gold Puppy: Three years on Yesterday marked three years since Jake died. I can honestly say I only thought of him sporadically. I believe this is a good thing, a s... the gold puppythree years https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/09/blue.html?showComment=1253382176493 The Gold Puppy: Blue I understand why the movement towards sustainable, earth-loving lifestyles is called the Green Movement. As an earth-based dweller, I associ... the gold puppyblue https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/05/offerings.html?showComment=1242502860000 The Gold Puppy: Offerings How many American soldiers Died in this land? How many Vietnamese Lie buried under trees and grass? Now the wineglass joins friends in peace... the gold puppyofferings https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2013/12/confluence.html?showComment=1387253254558 The Gold Puppy: Confluence Rockefeller Center I've been blogging for a long time. I think about quitting at least once each year. But I always decide to continue... the gold puppyconfluence https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-journey-not-destination.html?showComment=1302953548837 The Gold Puppy: It's the journey, not the destination?? In last night's dream, the vehicles I had to contend with were bicycles that had been dropped off a bridge or perhaps run over by a tour bus... the gold puppyjourneydestination https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-inaction-day.html?showComment=1255691427290 The Gold Puppy: Blog Inaction Day This probably is not the right blog to visit today, because this is Blog Action Day. Many bloggers are posting about climate change - they a... the gold puppybloginactionday https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2012/03/golden-years.html?showComment=1333124007337 The Gold Puppy: The Golden Years I wax rhapsodic on a regular basis about the benefits of growing older. I am the spokesperson for aging, a passionate advocate of old age. O... the gold puppygoldenyears https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-fond-farewell.html?showComment=1388420436468 The Gold Puppy: A Fond Farewell Hear ye, hear ye, the end is here. I mean, the end of the Gold Puppy blog. I've been thinking about it for awhile now, wondering what ... the gold puppyfondfarewell https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/12/remedial-socialization.html?showComment=1260547313705 The Gold Puppy: Remedial Socialization It was clay day yesterday. One thing I can report is that the unfortunate moment has arrived when American women begin wearing Christmas swe... the gold puppyremedialsocialization https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-all-grist-for-mill.html?showComment=1241674320000 The Gold Puppy: It's All Grist for the Mill I've been thinking about karma ever since a fascinating conversation over dinner with friends earlier this week. I "believe" in karma, whate... the gold puppygristmill https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/08/shifting-gears.html?showComment=1282138253453 The Gold Puppy: Shifting Gears WWII vets, hanging around their memorial on the National Mall. The season is definitely taking a turn, oh yeah. Yesterday was steamy but not... the gold puppyshiftinggears https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2008/10/am-i-only-person-who-thinks-about-this.html?showComment=1224748200000 The Gold Puppy: Am I the Only Person Who Thinks About This Stuff? Genetic paleontologists believe that birds are modern day dinosaurs. In fact, chickens are the closest genetic descendants of Tyrannosaurus ... the gold puppy https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/08/goodbye-irene.html?showComment=1314615829914 The Gold Puppy: Goodbye Irene All is well in the chateau. There are no leaks or floods, no tree branches or fallen trees I can see from my vantage point. We never los... the gold puppygoodbyeirene https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-days-are-made-for-rain.html?showComment=1276128641660 The Gold Puppy: Some Days are Made for Rain Nice trombone duets outside the Dupont Circle metro stop. Some days I cry. I just do. I listen to evocative music, or the voice of someone I... the gold puppysome daysmade forrain https://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/03/from-inside-out.html?showComment=1299509306760 The Gold Puppy: From the inside out It's field trip season in Washington DC. I do NOT miss being a teenager. No way! Over the holiday season, I mistreated my poor, valiant, nob... the gold puppyfrom inside