Alexis Rankin Popik's Blog, page 30
March 6, 2016
A TALE OF TWO KITTIES and more…
Kitties always attract a big audience, so here’s my story. After Catman Scruthers’ untimely death, home wasn’t the same, so this week we adopted a rescue cat from Mary’s Kitty Korner in Granby, Connecticut. His photo is on … Continue reading →
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February 28, 2016
CATS LARGE AND SMALL
These are some pictures of cats from a recent photo safari in Tanzania. When I have recovered from jet lag and can think straight, I may have some impressions to share. In the meantime, I’m posting these kitty photos because you … Continue reading →
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February 21, 2016
BERYL MARKHAM
I am reading West With the Night by Beryl Markham in preparation for a trip to Tanzania, near where she lived and worked for nearly 80 years. What a woman! I was hoping to quote several longer passages from the book … Continue reading →
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February 14, 2016
TINY HOUSES TWO WAYS
I have been interested in tiny houses ever since I saw a photo of a Tiny Tumbleweed House a decade ago. Now it seems that there is a tiny house “movement,” including a series on HGTV devoted to finding and … Continue reading →
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February 7, 2016
DEATH OF A CAT
I couldn’t imagine mourning the death of a cat until I had one. This has been a difficult year, kittyilly speaking. I was prepared for the death of Sancho, our 16-year-old Maine Coon. He was clearly winding down, ill with … Continue reading →
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January 31, 2016
FOMO
Do you suffer from FOMO? Fear Of Missing Out is currently linked to social media. Apparently some people just can’t stay away from Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for fear that they are missing out on something all their friends are … Continue reading →
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January 24, 2016
FOOD FADS: PLEASE, NO MORE KALE
Food Fads come and go. One that has lasted way too long, in my opinion, is kale.The omnipresence of kale reminds me of a scene from Forrest Gump in which Bubba lists the many ways shrimp can be prepared: … Continue reading →
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January 17, 2016
A RHINO CRASHES
I have been looking up the names of animal herds in preparation for a trip to Tanzania. Some of the names are weird (A murder of crows) and others are descriptive (A bloat of hippos). The photo on the right … Continue reading →
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January 10, 2016
WHAT MATTERS MOST
Paul Kalanithi, MD was concerned with what matters most in life after he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at 36 years of age. In the short time he had left, he wrote When Breath Becomes Air, which is being … Continue reading →
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December 27, 2015
THE HAPPIEST OF NEW YEARS 2016
Wishing everyone the happiest of New Years! The wonderful news in our family is that Suzanna Elkin and our son, Nate Popik, are getting married in September, guaranteeing that 2016 will be a very good year for our families. … Continue reading →
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