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A Froggy 4th,
originally uploaded by kylekimberlin.

Hope you all are having a very froggy 4th. President Bush has taken the Independence Day opportunity to remind us that we must endeavor to persevere in Iraq, ‘cuz it’s not easy being red, white & blue. Or something to the same irrelevant effect.

I’ve had a pretty good day, mostly just getting ready for tomorrow. It’s going to be busy. I have a guy coming to de-flea my raging bachelor crib, so preparations must be made. Seemed like a good day for a little summer cleaning. Also tomorrow, Tasha and I are off again to visit the doctor in Ojai. Should be nice and warm over there.

I did do a couple of things today that I don’t normally do. I sat at my dining table at drank a cup of coffee, while listening to James Taylor. Cranked it up pretty loud, to cover the intermittent sound of my doofus neighbor’s power saw. God knows what he was building, right outside my window. (In condos, everything you do is right outside somebody’s window, which is what makes him an inconsiderate doofus.) He seems to enjoy sculpting abstract art from junk plywood. Then, feeling musical, I went over to my old piano and played it for a while. That kinda felt good; it’s been a long time. I think I got the neighbors’ attention too, as they stopped chattering like a flock of roosting pigeons, punctuated by juvenile howler monkeys.

I took the photo yesterday. My folks’ have that little frog band in their back yard. I believe my nephew added the flag during his recent visit. I added the watercolor filter in Photoshop, for reasons passing understanding.

Have a good week.