Afterthought

I just posted my Shoe Shopping Adventure in another place and someone left a comment that I should just shop online.
I have done that in the past but only when I am absolutely sure about the item and the size. I hate to pay for shipping and to buy something, pay for shipping, then [...]

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Shoe Shopping Adventure

Earlier this week, my daughter and I went to Macy’s to look for shoes for her to wear to work. She had a $25 credit on her charge account and a coupon for 20% off of any purchase so off we went. We took our time going from one department to the [...]

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A Gem To Learn From

Tonight my daughter was watching a movie so I sat to watch it with her. It turned out to be Home Alone 2. I remembered taking my kids to the theater to see it when it came out. That was a particularly rough Christmas for me and I’ve never been able to [...]

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Southbound On the Golden State

Middle lane of the southbound I-5
listening to the classic oldies
singing along
“… oye, como va mi ritmo,
vamos a bailar …”
rudely interrupted
that loud noisy Harley
coming up on my left
just as it reaches me
I am jolted, snatched, and
catapulted
backwards
to a time I barely recognized
my teen years
a foreign place
a different time zone
 
I see that Little Girl
she’s wearing hot pants
the [...]

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I DID IT!!!

I reached my goal of 50,000 words to become a 2007 NaNoWriMo Winner! It was at about 8:30 on Tuesday evening.
About ten of us gathered at a coffee shop in San Rafael to write and to meet Chris Baty, the founder and originator of NaNoWriMo. It was a pleasure to meet him (and [...]

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A Bargain On Memories

One of my favorite bargain stores is Big Lots, formerly Pic N Save. I shopped at Pic N Save since around 1969. They have great stuff and I’ve learned that when I see it, I have to grab it because it won’t be there for long. I’m still kicking myself for not [...]

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Some Losses We Never Get Over

[This blog post was inspired by Truddle's blog post here. Thanks, Truddle.]
When I was in high school, I worked all summer long in the school office the summer between my freshman and sophomore years. I worked a six hour day, five days a week. I earned $2.65 an hour, which at [...]

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Stress

I am way behind in my NaNoWriMo word count and am feeling under pressure. It seems like just as I think I am going to have a block of time to write, one of the girls needs something from me or an errand has to be run right now; not later; not tomorrow, but [...]

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Kids Say the Darndest Things

Years ago, when my now 17 year old was less than 3, she was pretty much a little angel.  Susie didn’t go through the dreaded terrible twos, not at two, not ever.  She was usually pretty good but once in a while she would do something that wasn’t so good.  Sometimes she do something like [...]

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Giving Thanks

It doesn’t take much to remind one of one’s blessings and things one should be thankful for.
I’ve had a particularly tough week since last Saturday when I accompanied the sexual assault victim to the police interview and the forensic exam. That was tough and I haven’t gotten over it yet. Since then we’ve [...]

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