reflections from my back porch: Reflections from Jay’s Back Porch—one year—319 Posts! - 09/16/07 07:04 AM
It’s a fine fall-like 56ºF morning on my back porch here in my beloved old river town of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and I am enjoying my “Danger Bay Collectible” mug of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, French-roast coffee firing up my remaining brain synapses to synapting, as I consider this, my … (33 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: It’s September the Oneth! (Updated) - 09/01/07 06:09 AM
Boomer & I are enjoying our chipped & well-used “Codger Collectible (January ’07 Edition) Mugs” of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee, and enjoying a late summer Saint Paul, Minnesota morning on my back porch.
Yeah, Jay, and your over-sized and totally ripped-off version of my replica “Pruett’s Pig Powders” … (17 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: It’s Monday! The Weekend has passed (and for SOME the work week is upon us) - 08/20/07 05:34 AM
This gray Saint Paul morning we find Pruett’s telling us the temperature is a cool 62ºF, and out lens-assisted eyes tell us it’s cloudy. The weather people tell us to expect it to be partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. High 71ºF. winds ESE at 10 to 15 … (12 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: It’s Friday! The Weekend is upon us! - 08/17/07 06:20 AM
This morning as Boomer & I savor the coming weekend, enjoying our mugs of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee on my, yes my back porch, the temperature in Saint Paul is a delightfully cool 61ºF and the sky is clear. Boomer has the weekend off (as always), and since … (14 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: “Drag your thoughts away from your troubles...” - 08/09/07 05:45 AM
“…by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” Mark Twain, as presented by my Blog-Granddaughter.
What has that to do with this post?
As some of you may have noticed, my imagination frequently gets the better of me—which is precisely why I so missed … (7 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Realtors® (and other RE professionals) help create Family History Resources! - 08/07/07 05:58 AM
I’m here on Jay’s back porch—OK, really on my back porch, but Jay has not updated that drawing yet—enjoying my mug of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, French-Roast coffee, while Jay is out of sight drawing—something.
According to MY replica “Pruett’s Pig Powders” thermometer (shown in the graphic as on … (12 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from my back porch—I35W Bridge Collapse - 08/03/07 04:38 AM
While I am enjoying my mug of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee, my thoughts are of Wednesday’s catastrophic collapse of the Interstate 35W Mississippi River Bridge.
I spent the entire day glued to the radio listening to the coverage of this tragedy, I couldn’t tear myself away. It was … (13 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Why would I post on a Sunday around 1:30pm (when I could be napping)? - 07/29/07 01:38 PM
To tell you what these little shapes are, of course! Would you’d care to guess??
When I introduce a new graphic, it seems to follow that I’m asked how I draw the graphic, and what program I use.
Although I’ve answered the program question—I’ll cover that again—it’s easier than linking to earlier … (20 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: (UPDATED JULY 26) Village of “Danger Bay” PROGRESS! - 07/25/07 05:54 AM
WARNING: LINK POST—LINK POST—LINK POST!
In my former blog-life as one of five “Codgers” I would with some frequency write from “my corner of cyberspace,” mixing real people with totally fictional people in the cyber-city of “Codger’s Corner.” “Codger’s Corner” occupied the same space along the “Cyber-Mississippi” River as my home … (13 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: I’ve lost my “Blog Voice”—and can’t find it… - 07/21/07 07:13 AM
By Jay Merton…and Boomer Jack
I’ve invited Boomer over to my back porch this fine 60ºF & clear morning here in Old Saint Paul…
…Why, exactly am I here, Jay. We have out of town out-laws, er—in-laws arriving this afternoon—and I’m expected to complete a very long honey-do list before … (40 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Believe it or not—I AM an introvert! - 07/17/07 05:49 AM
It’s a comfortable 68ºF this fine Saint Paul morning on my back porch as I am enjoying my mug of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, French-Roast coffee (as is necessary to get my brain firing on all remaining synapses)!
Yes—you read the title correctly—I am an introvert. At times, painfully so. … (19 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Boomer’s posting on our new Blog! - 07/15/07 12:21 PM
It’s a fine partly-cloudy, 77ºF Sunday afternoon here on my back porch. Don’t let the graphic above fool you, Boomer & I are not enjoying mugs of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee, but some nice cold water (don’t need any more coffee, no matter how much I love the … (18 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Life goes on—and so will I - 07/09/07 04:04 AM
It’s a very comfortable 66ºF, although a bit humid this fine Saint Paul morning on my back porch. I served for a time while I was in the Army at Fort Gordon near Augusta, GA, and the weather here this past weekend reminded me of the weather I suffered through … (23 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Monday Morning on my Back Porch - 06/18/07 05:27 AM
Medford met me at my back porch early this Monday morning. According to my replica “Pruett’s Pig Powders” thermometer, the temperature was 74ºF, and it felt muggy, and my lens-assisted original equipment eyes told me it was hazy, here in our hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota. A quick look at … (12 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: A New Codger Order—Something Fun This Way Commeth! - 06/17/07 09:33 AM
By the time we launch this post, it will be waaay past dawn on this fine Father’s Day Sunday morning. As you can see, the whole crew of Codgers & Codger Ladies (& Cyber-Daisy, my step-dog) are here this morning enjoying our porcelain, not china, but made in China, Codger Collectible … (17 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: A short Photo-Essay on the Bridges of Saint Paul while awaiting the return of the Cyber-Travelers - 06/14/07 05:11 AM
Medford and I are here this morning on my front porch, in the Real World of old Saint Paul, where it is currently 69ºF, with a predicted high of 90ºF. We are enjoying our porcelain, not china, but made in China, Codger Collectible Mugs of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, Sumatran-Roast coffee.
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reflections from my back porch: Where in Cyber-Space are the Codger Wives…and Daisy? (Part Two) A continuing AR Cyber Adventure… - 06/13/07 06:05 AM
Jay and I are still here on Jay’s back porch monitoring the cyber-spottings of the Codger Ladies from around cyber-space, and enjoying (“Jay, what is it we are enjoying, exactly?” “ Med, just scroll down the page to yesterday’s post and copy & paste—it’s what I do.” “Oh, OK—isn’t that cheating?” … (26 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: The Flight of the Warbirds - 06/11/07 05:06 AM
I was minding my own Saturday business this past weekend when I heard the unmistakable sound of big radial aircraft engines approaching—the sound of veteran warbirds! As I sprinted into the house (sprinted? I crack me up!) to grab my camera, at least six AT6 Texans overflew my home. The North … (15 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: It’s Friday! Do you know where your Codgers are? - 06/08/07 06:02 AM
Well, for the moment, we’re right here on my back porch, enjoying, at least most of us, our porcelain, not china, but made in China, Codger Collectible Mugs of organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, French-Roast coffee on a lovely clear skied, 57ºF Saint Paul morning! The day promises to remain sunny with … (15 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Where were we yesterday—why didn’t we post? - 06/07/07 04:58 AM
Let’s cover that post title first—we can get to the morning weather later. No, we were not cowering in fear in our homes because of the antics of our cyber-stalker(s), we think you know that is NOT our style. No, the answer is much simpler than that—it’s my addiction—not to the … (15 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from my back Porch—Restoration or Preservation? - 06/04/07 05:57 AM
In the “Real World” of old Saint Paul—as viewed from my back porch, “Pruett’s Pig Powders” indicate that it is currently a very pleasant 61ºF, and our lens-assisted eyes tell us the sky is partly-cloudy, with the recent “Blue Moon,” no longer full, but shining brightly in the southern sky.
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reflections from my back porch: Sunday morning from my back porch—a short photo-tour of Saint Paul’s Riverfront - 05/27/07 06:06 AM
This morning we’ll take a little break from the antics of our two-dimensional cyber-selves and remain pretty-much connected to the real world (as connected as Med & I can be, anyway).
Medford & I are here on my back porch enjoying a beautiful Saint Paul, Minnesota sunrise, the temperature according to … (64 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from My back porch on a potentially wet day in St. Paul - 05/23/07 05:49 AM
Med and I called our meeting on my back porch to order at about 4:40am CDT, this fine 67ºF morning. As usual, we are enjoying our porcelain, not china, but made in China, Codger Collectible Mugs filled to the brim with organically & shade-grown, fair-trade, French-Roast coffee (Medford’s as usual, … (18 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Wednesday Morning from my back Porch—we got 200 Points for this bit-o-nothing! - 05/09/07 06:59 AM
“So why are we posting today?” Medford asked in the early Saint Paul dawn as we stood on my beck porch.
“If we don’t,” I answered after a sip of my HOT organically and shade-grown, fair-trade, Guatemalan-Roast coffee, from my April edition, ceramic, not China, but made in China, Codger-Collectible … (36 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: From MY Back Porch (What DOES a Codger do when he’s not posting?) - 05/08/07 09:42 AM
Good Tuesday Morning!—It may come as a complete surprise to you, but I did not post yesterday! I made a few comments—but no post. Medford didn’t post, nor did Carl, Harold, Fred, or even the imaginary Molly. Boomer doesn’t post (yet—I’ve been working on him). Since all our other characters … (14 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from Jay’s Back Porch—Thursday Edition—It’s safe, no Rant Today - 05/03/07 05:58 AM
My replica Pruett’s Pig Powders thermometer indicates the current temp is 50ºF and my lens-assisted eyes tell me the sky is clear, as I await the arrival of that cranky Codger™ Medford on my back porch. Allow me to pander just a bit; how do ya like the new me … (13 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from My Back Porch—Monthly Check Ride—How would YOU do! - 05/01/07 06:12 AM
Good Morning Gentle Readers! It’s a fine foggy morning here on my back porch, according to Pruett’s, the temperature is 49ºF, and I’m a happy guy! Why would I tell you I’m Happy? Aren’t you always happy, y’old coot, when you wake up alive? Well—yes that IS a good start each … (25 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from My Back Porch—We REALLY Weren’t Gonna Post Today, but… - 04/30/07 06:07 AM
Good Morning Gentle Reader! It seems our Gentle Readers can’t quite get going without a fresh Codger™ Post to go with the morning coffee, and in at least one case, ice cold Diet Coke!
My replica Pruett’s Pig Powders thermometer indicates the current temp is 57ºF, and my standard … (14 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from my Back Porch—Jay’s High-Anxiety Adventure in a new Digi-camera Purchase - 02/04/07 09:50 AM
First—for our friends of the temperate parts of the country—I don’t believe the temperature ever went above 0ºF yesterday, I’s hovering around -13ºF on my back porch this morning, with a relatively light (8mph) wind making it feel like -26ºF. Needless to say, I didn’t tarry long on the porch.
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from my Back Porch on a Brisk Saturday Morning! - 02/03/07 07:55 AM
A quick check of my porch thermometer revealed a temperature of -10ºF with a strong wind. Back safely inside, an on-line weather check told me the wind is northwesterly at 20mph and the wind chill factor is a very brisk -33ºF! Time to work on my winter tan!
I really … (14 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: Friday, Feb 02, 2007—Just Stepped out the door of My back Porch—and Stepped Right Back In! - 02/02/07 05:56 AM
It’s -07ºF with a wind chill of -26ºF on my back porch this morning. A predicted high of +10ºF with WNW winds of 10 to 20mph, with the wind chill hovering around -10º to –20ºF! Graphic notwithstanding—I’m NOTwithSTANDING outside!
Here in Minnesota, the weather is ALWAYS a subject of conversation:
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reflections from my back porch: Reflections from my Back Porch Tuesday Morning - 12/19/06 06:01 AM
It is +27F, and still this morning as I stand on my back porch with my (china, not stoneware) mug of coffee (gotcha—no description) warming my hands, and jump-starting my brain, making my synapses synapse.
Today I made my first post exclusive to the group: “Codgers & Friends Conversations,” and … (19 comments)
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reflections from my back porch: From my Back Porch: Where should Medford and I duck Winter in February? (a comment carnival) - 12/14/06 05:34 AM
Again this morning the temperature is hovering around the freezing mark, and it’s raining. This could cause some serious traffic problems during this morning’s rush. More importantly, to this codger anyway, it could cause some senior-sidewalk-slippage problems as I make my way to the morning meeting at the café!
This … (24 comments)
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