Excuse me while I kiss the sky

It is supposed to become reasonably warm again sometime this afternoon; I had to turn the heat on this morning. To go with the near freezing outside, the wind is quite brisk and all this has interfered with my porch sitting for several days.----
I have an outline for a new story; the tale will be fairly brief and relate some semi-true instances from my tramping days in West Virginia in the early 70's, however most of it is make-believe.
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Barnes and Noble is set to introduce a slightly larger tablet and e-book reader combination later this month, supposedly a competitor for the iPad. I hope they will reduce the price on the present Nook e-reader.
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Have a thrilling Thursday, my friends.
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