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On second thought

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Couldn’t do it. Tried. Couldn’t. Sorry. What can I say? I’m a curmudgeonly stick in the mud. And so it’s back to the old design we go.

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Dig our new shingles?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I decided to give the Rooftop a little overhaul and I’m not sure how I feel about the redesign. And that shouldn’t surprise me, really, considering I blanch at the merest mention of a remake. The Grinch as a live-action character inhabited by Jim Carrey? Tish tosh. A Horton whose Whos have been rewritten? Blasphemy. [...]

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Monday muddle

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In no particular order: Wondering how the bug bites on my butt and upper thighs (well above the hem of my shorts) happened. Either a mosquito had a party in my pants or his stinger was sturdy enough to puncture my khaki. Either prospect disturbs me. And I haven’t even begun to contemplate the logistics [...]

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Blogging my way through the woods

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on April 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Some days I’ve got so much to say, I feel swollen. But the words don’t come. They just spin around inside. A gritty, blistering sandstorm.  Today’s one of those days. Sometimes blogging helps to dislodge what’s stuck. To show the why behind the what. Lead me out of my mental thicket. But I’m pretty sure it won’t work this time. … [...]

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Wrestling the octopus

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For Rooftop’s few enthusiasts, I’m sorry I’ve been so absent from this space. Lately, I’m frazzled and feeling tugged in eight different directions. But, you know what? That’s precisely why I cordoned off this patch of roof: to reflect on (or vent about) whatever seems to be filling my day. So, tugged or not, here I am.  [...]

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New life stirring on the Shelf

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

So, I recently hinted that some version of my old work blog, Shelf Life, might be rising from the ashes. Well, last night it did. I’ve started reporting on all things local and literary at a new online home. It’d be marvelous if you’d check it out, early and often, for news about Central New York books being published or reviewed, [...]

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Perhaps dusting off the shelf

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

For more than three years, I reported on – and mused about — the local literary community here in town, on a blog associated with my former employer’s Web site. Despite a heavy workload that seemed to increase in heft every day, I never resented the time-consuming responsibility of keeping the blog up and running. It soon became [...]

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New post coming soon… really

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Coming soon: A recap of our California Christmas trip and reflections on 2009. Just need to get some pesky deadlines outta the way first…

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Mysterious visitors

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

So I checked my blog stats this morning. Turns out, 115 folks visited the Rooftop on Sunday, three days after my most recent post. It was the busiest day here since I launched the blog more than a year ago. I’m dumbfounded. Who are these folks? And what did they hope to find by clicking [...]

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Mother Nature’s to do list

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I sat in just this spot yesterday morning, staring absently at a tree down the street whose green leaves had drained to cornmeal yellow. The bright, glowing foliage appeared all the more so against the backdrop of the tree’s dark brown limbs and trunk. But then the showers poured in, and I went about my day. Dusting,  vacuuming, [...]

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