Tag: observations
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School Year Resolutions
The kids started school yesterday. We’ve done a few things this summer – the natural history museum, mini golf, a week-long day-camp, watched TV, made props (Set pieces? Equipment?) for Sara’s dance studio, splash park, stuff like that. I’ve not done much writing, though. Something about children hanging on my ears, all day every day.…
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Promises, Promises
Early in July, a friend of mine died. I’ve cycled and sobbed and collapsed and got up so many times I’ve lost count. July was a rough month. Since I received news of his death, I’ve been all flavors of … kattywampussed. I picked up working on a beading project again that I’d told a…
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The Mark of Shame
I’m a little upset today. I shouldn’t be just because of an opinion piece I read. Hey – the US has this quirky tradition of free expression, right? I often read an opinion piece, think “nope,” and move on. But for some bizarre, other-worldly reason, this one hit me where I live, and from more…
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More “Once Upon a Time” Memory Goodness
People seemed to like how my Mom changed government policy. So I guess I can post another goofy story or two from my parents’ past. And possibly present. Embarrassing them gives me something to do while I struggle to write something ingenious and witty here. Ah…. So, back in the early 1980’s, while young lieutenant…
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Writer vs. Author
I lurk on various writing yahoogroups, cutting and pasting conversation pieces into documents so that I have them for future reference. LLC’s vs. S-corps. DBA’s, EIN’s, boxed sets, cover art and fonts … all kinds of stuff gets brought up that strikes me as “I may want to keep that for when I’m ready to…
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A Luddite’s Musings
The other day the husband and I had an errand to run and it turned out the meds wouldn’t be filled for another hour, so we decided to catch lunch, but nothing was quite open yet. Why not kill some time walking around? The sky is actually only partly cloudy and not raining for the…