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Remembering

Posted in memories, tagged , , , , , , on January 29, 2009 | 8 Comments »

I ran out to run an errand this afternoon and on the way back, I drove by the local high school.  Out on their electronic marquee, was a note of condolence and support for the loved ones of 16 year old Ashley Wilks, who was killed by sniper fire at a local underage club last [...]

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This Too Shall Pass

Posted in life on January 22, 2009 | 18 Comments »

I can feel it coming.  I can usually get myself out of it before it hits full force but this time I can’t seem to shake it.
Depression.
I didn’t get it during the holidays this year but it has descended on my like a dark blanket smothering me.  I’ve only left the house about three times [...]

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4 A.M.

Posted in life, tagged , , on January 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »

There are few things that will have me set the alarm for 4 o’clock in the morning. One of those things, apparently, is inauguration. I’ve never gotten up for it this early. Being on the west coast, it doesn’t happen til 9 A.M. local time so there isn’t really any reason to [...]

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Thoughts

Posted in life, tagged , , on January 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Obama was not my candidate until the end when there was no other choice.
That said, I must say that I am looking forward to a new administration and a new beginning for our country.  It may not be the beginning that many of us hoped for but it is a beginning and it effects every [...]

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Memorex

Posted in life, tagged , , on January 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I used to have a really good memory. My ex-husband used to call me Memorex (for those of you too young to know, this was a reference to a Memorex audio cassette tape commercial). I used to have almost total recall.
Then I had kids. And my memory went downhill from there. [...]

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Just Too Old For This

Posted in getting old on January 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Saturday was my daughter’s 24th birthday.  I had to sit and wait for a delivery most of the day then I had to rush to the store to get a cake and a part of her birthday present before picking up a friend to drive across town to meet my daughter and her friends for [...]

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Discards & Renewal

Posted in life, tagged , , , on January 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »

1. I’m taking the Christmas tree down. This is always depressing to me. I really like Christmas and to see it all go away makes me sad. In years, like this past one and others, when Christmas doesn’t go quite right, I feel cheated and I want it to last a little [...]

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When Is Enough Enough?

Posted in life, tagged , , on January 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Today is my dad’s birthday, January 6. I haven’t spoken to him in a long time, maybe about three years. I don’t even have a phone number to call him. I’m glad I don’t have it because I would be very conflicted about calling him. The last time he called me [...]

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Bad & Ugly

Posted in life, life's unanswered questions, tagged , , on January 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I watched The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada the other night.  It’s a movie I had wanted to see since several people recommended it highly.  I eventually got along to ordering it on Netflix and it finally made it to my mailbox after all of the mail delays due to our freaky weather.   The movie [...]

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The Last Lecture

Posted in life's little treasures, writing, tagged , , , , on January 1, 2009 | 11 Comments »

BACKGROUND
When Randy Pausch, a Computer Science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, he made the most of the time he had left and of his love of teaching.  The university invited him to give an honorary “last lecture” which, at many schools, is a tradition where retiring professors are invited [...]

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