http://capekaren.albatross.org/ ]]> en-us 2008-06-15T11:02:20-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001911.html Well now I really have something to blog about - I'm moving to a new home! At long last I got up the nerve to actually do something about my hatred for this horrid place. It seemed that I... Karen 2008-06-15T11:02:20-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001897.html It's been a while since I've blogged. I'd like to say it was because I'm living such an exciting life and I'm just soooo busy. . . but, (pfffft!) not! There are so many things to blog about lately... Karen 2008-06-06T12:39:13-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001843.html Have you noticed the noise in your neighborhood yet? It's not new, but it's proliferating at an alarming rate in many communities around the country. It's the noise of boom cars. Boom cars are usually driven by young males... Karen 2008-04-10T11:59:57-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001834.html When was the last time you ordered a pizza? How about that fast food you love so much at Taco Bell? Do you have a favorite "authentic" Mexican restaurant you like to frequent? Or, are you a vegan who... Karen 2008-04-04T12:38:04-05:00 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/001655.html It's getting nasty out there... all this political crap. But, let's face it, we're embarking upon what could become one of the most important elections in our history. I might even decide to vote again for this one. I... Karen 2007-11-28T11:20:47-05:00 http://cpkaren.albatross.org/archives/001649.html Okay - I know - it's a subject that engenders much ridicule, and tons of skepticism, but when photographs like this start to show up, of unidentified objects floating overhead, you have to ask what the hell is going... Karen 2007-11-18T12:27:35-05:00 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