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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 4…

I know, it doesn’t even look like a rose, does it? You would know why, if you read the previous posts in this series. And no, I am still not ready to tell my other funny story yet. Just enjoy … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 3…

Okay, in the last post, I explained why the roses in the Berkeley Rose Garden are so rare that they might exist only in one or two other places in the world. In the next post… or the one after … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 2… (or): Why are the roses rare?

A reader asked why I called these roses in Berkeley rare. No, I didn’t choose the word carelessly. I am sure I told this story a long time ago, but let’s go through it again. It turns out that all … Continue reading

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 1…

Yes, those are roses… and I have a bunch more pictures of roses… and some stories to tell about the roses. For now, just enjoy the roses.

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Upon reflection… (because ‘wet dreams’ would just be tacky) part 40 …

Okay, that is the last Grateful Dead art in this series… probably…

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Some thoughts on Valentine’s Day… part 2…

Guys… If you give your lady a single rose, and you leave the thorns on it… Then you might as well give her this card too… Because the ladies love to laugh. (Okay, I apologize for that one… I tried … Continue reading

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Deceptively simple truths…

Sometimes the greatest truths that we can ever learn end up becoming so cliche that we cease to pay any attention to them. They become clever little sayings on a bumper sticker or T-shirt. We put them aside in our … Continue reading

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