http://capekaren.albatross.org/ ]]> en-us 2008-11-17T15:06:52-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/002041.html The Fed's balance sheet has exploded from roughly $900 billion worth of debt in August to around $2 trillion as of last week. Knowledgeable sources expect that to reach $3 trillion by the end of the year.... Karen 2008-11-17T15:06:52-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001911.html Well now I really have something to blog about - I'm moving! At long last I got up the nerve to actually do something about my hatred for this horrid place. It seemed that I just couldn't put together... Karen 2008-06-15T11:02:20-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001817.html A deadly new Arctic Oil Rush is underway and lethal oil spills are sure to follow, killing the polar bears and any other wildlife that might get in the way. Last month, in the biggest oil and gas sale... Karen 2008-03-24T15:48:10-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001710.html Another year has begun. . . what will it bring, I wonder? The presidential race is heating up, complete with all the vague and empty promises of "change." I'm afraid my skepticism is reigning supreme in regards to this... Albatross 2008-01-12T18:02:41-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001678.html Tis' the season... millions of tacky Christmas lights have been blinking and twinkling all over town since November, (and will until late April) and thousands of consumers, from six adjoining states, have been arriving in droves each weekend to... Karen 2007-12-13T10:15:58-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001639.html "David Bradshaw has endured countless stings during his life as a beekeeper, but he got the shock of his career when he opened his boxes last month and found half of his 100 million bees missing.... Karen 2007-11-06T14:12:08-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001633.html Gee, it's been a while since I've blogged. I got home from the seashore at the beginning of October, and here it is November already... where did the month go? (I guess it went the way of the bees...... Karen 2007-11-04T09:37:11-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001596.html September 27-October 7... are the days I'll be staying on the Cape this year. This is a much-anticipated trip, for many reasons. First of all, after so many continual hot weather days, I'm very relieved to be heading into... Karen 2007-09-13T11:17:56-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001584.html This has been the hottest summer in four decades here - we're now on our 50th day of +90º temperatures in the Great Smoggy Mountains. It was 104º yesterday, west of us in Memphis, TN. I'm forgetting what it... Karen 2007-08-25T12:05:38-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001569.html I'm craving . . . the North American lobster, a mysterious creature that smells with its antennae, tastes with its feet, hears with its legs, has teeth in its stomach, and has remained virtually unchanged for 100 million years.... Karen 2007-08-09T12:06:49-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001560.html If you were to make a list of some of the most dreaded experiences you could embark upon, you would probably list "buying a car" up near the top. Just the thought of going to a car dealership, and... Karen 2007-07-27T13:45:49-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001530.html I'm painting our ceilings. While most people I know are enjoying their summer vacation, or just lazing around and having family picnics, I'm staying indoors, in the a/c, in order to escape the 90+ degree heat and humidity, and... Karen 2007-06-18T10:27:29-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001451.html My goodness, here it is April 9th, and it was only 22º this morning! My poor crepe myrtle tree is all shriveled-up now from the freeze - it's formerly budding green leaves are all brown and curled-up, looking like... Karen 2007-04-09T12:47:03-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001372.html As 2007 begins, we are already being assaulted on all sides with what I call, "Weird News." Weird news are those news reports that are almost comical ~ in a perverse kind of way. Some are meant to be deadly... Karen 2007-02-07T11:06:07-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001355.html I've spent the last two weeks trying to create 'a sanctuary.' What in the world does that mean, you might wonder? Well, it means that Karen is dragging out the paint, rollers, brushes, drop cloths, and ladder and doing her... Karen 2007-01-24T16:02:11-05:00