Monthly Archives: October 2011

R.I.P. Tom Keith

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Thanks for the kind thoughts shared so far, and bless you all for starting the tribute on your own. Like everyone who knew and loved Tom Keith, I’ve felt helpless and lost all day. It is especially strange to sit … Continue reading →

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Something With Goo in the Middle

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Happy Halloween, Baboons! As we prepare for the annual Trick-or-Treat kidstorm in our neighborhood (more than 500 tiny treats handed out at our door last year), I’m reminded of the blessing of infinite variety in our candy universe. We have … Continue reading →

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The Sidetrack Trap

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Last night I had a strange dream that the leaves falling off the trees in my yard were actually words. When I gathered them up they seemed to make an indecipherable mound of text, but when I allowed myself to … Continue reading →

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Sky Blue Pink With A Heavenly Border

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Sorry for the late posting today, baboons. Today’s guest blog is by Jacque. The autumn skies are spectacular, especially at dawn and dusk. There is a point immediately after the sun sets on a clear day, when the light is … Continue reading →

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Watch This Space

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

I had a cup of coffee this afternoon with a friend of mine – a very nice man who just got back from Los Angeles and a visit with Jayne Meadows. He knows a lot of grateful, gracious, formerly famous … Continue reading →

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Baboons in the News

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This story from South Africa was just so charming, I couldn’t resist. A baboon breaks into the car of a guy whose job it is to follow around the baboons to make sure they don’t mess with people and break … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Babooner

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, I’m running for President of the United States because I think I’m a pretty good person. I have a lot of radical ideas that make perfect sense to me, so I figured my passion and certainty would … Continue reading →

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Casual Observer

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Today is the birthday in 1904 of Moss Hart, a New York playwright and a theater guy who worked with some of the biggest names on Broadway (Irving Berlin, George S. Kaufman) and won a Pulitzer for “You Can’t Take … Continue reading →

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A Little Pep Talk

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

This came in late last night from Spin Williams, visionary and permanent chair of The Meeting That Never Ends – a rolling idea development and dealmaking workshop. Here at the Meeting That Never Ends, we were delighted to hear that … Continue reading →

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Team Effort

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

According to various stories making the rounds in the early going yesterday, the latest despot-snuffing news had many authors and an assortment of modus operandi. It was Obama with a robot in the pantry. It was insurgents with a handgun … Continue reading →

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