groknaut Vox 2008-06-09T03:46:11Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd978abb84f9cc/ journey of complete understanding garden, spring 2008 tag:vox.com,2008-06-07:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00fad68e6fc80005 2008-06-07T19:30:53Z 2008-06-09T03:46:11Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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some of y'all have asked for photos of my garden. there they be. above is a shot looking W-NW. foreground is the fuyu persimmon tree, and some flats of seedlings that'll go into the ground in another month. a close-up of persimmon. the bra...

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]]> the cats are named tag:vox.com,2008-04-02:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00f48d0937640001 2008-04-02T06:42:51Z 2008-04-09T22:52:20Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Although my cats are named Arthur and Daschel, I tend to call them "[poop|shit] [stains|steaks|flakes]" at this juncture. I chose Arthur and Daschel from the film "Minority Report", which is of course based on Philip K Dick's short story of the sa...

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]]> names tag:vox.com,2008-03-11:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00f48d01e4460001 2008-03-11T05:04:09Z 2008-03-11T07:24:43Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom ugh. names are so hard for me. wyoming and cecil? -- tack and jibe? -- wyoming and carson? -- calaveras and telluride? -- dexter? festus? avery? feynman? mogwai? deckard? hamilton? hodge?

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]]> new companions tag:vox.com,2008-03-09:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00f48ce2bf7b0003 2008-03-09T20:29:02Z 2008-03-09T20:55:58Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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yesterday, i went to the SF SPCA and found two cats i liked. they're brothers, 10 months old, from Calaveras county. i think they're gonna be good. so far they seem well-adjusted and well-behaved. they're friendly, open, playful, cuddly. right now...

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]]> out my window tag:vox.com,2008-02-23:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00f48cddc5290003 2008-02-23T01:48:55Z 2008-02-23T01:48:55Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> woe be the meals of the batchellor tag:vox.com,2008-01-27:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00e398d693b90003 2008-01-27T04:50:14Z 2008-01-27T04:50:14Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Tonite made black bean soup from elise.com's site, and Northern Cornbread in my cast iron skillet. Yes, I am the bomb. I need a wife with whom to share these things.

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]]> braeburn in the ground tag:vox.com,2008-01-20:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00e398d4131b0001 2008-01-20T03:42:55Z 2008-01-20T07:54:55Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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i didn't think friends were coming to help me plant my tree today. but i misunderstood their RSVP, and had to jump off the couch, throw on a bra and yesterday's t-shirt. s'all good. shannon and andy and their baby eleanor came along with dan who's...

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]]> arbor days at kallen's tag:vox.com,2008-01-14:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00e398d21a520005 2008-01-14T00:08:27Z 2008-01-14T00:11:10Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Soon I'll be getting the three bare root fruit trees I ordered from Berkeley Horticulture: Braeburn apple - good for eatin' and pie bakin' Fuyu persimmon - the non-astringent kind you eat like an apple Black Jack fig (or a Brown Turkey fig de...

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]]> NYE, caring for my introvert tag:vox.com,2008-01-01:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00e398cd99ef0005 2008-01-01T07:17:11Z 2008-01-01T07:31:16Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom My typical internal debate again tonite. Go out to celebrate NYE or not? Inner tug-of-war for 3 hours between: 1) BARTing to the Mission to a huge party. If it were easier to get to, I'd have at least dropped by, done a "fly-by" 2) Walking a few ...

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]]> QotD: My Holiday Traditions tag:vox.com,2007-12-15:asset-6a00cd978abb84f9cc00e398c864fe0004 2007-12-15T05:39:59Z 2007-12-15T05:39:59Z kallen http://kallen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Tell us about your holiday traditions. paying close attention to the Solstice

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