Category Archives: interesting

shoulder length or longer

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Deanna

Watching BBC news last night, I learned some of the story of Hair in Great Britain. I recalled listening to the musical’s LP at home with my parents in the 70s. The production was a groovy thing, I thought. I … Continue reading →

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the games begin

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Deanna

Life is funny. The quest for certain goals can make me think I’m going after gold. But really I’m learning to persevere, whatever the outcome. Continue reading →

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bbb

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Deanna

This week, in my little Internet sphere, a friend I have known only through blogging has blogged about blogging issues. Fresca is the creative person behind some cool videos (about things other than blogging). She is an author of geography … Continue reading →

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typewriter snippets

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Deanna

Remember (you who related to my post last week about my mom’s old Royal) how it felt to snug the sheet of typing paper into its place between the guides, to turn the carriage until the top of the page … Continue reading →

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writer’s royal tool

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deanna

An old friend came down from our attic. It tugged my memories. The gray, dignified look, the smell of ink ribbon, the sound made by a key’s strike. At once I was back in my bedroom during the summer after … Continue reading →

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covered in reads!

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Deanna

Thanks to Christmas, the good prose of others covers me head to toe. (I wanted a pic with a book open on my head, but they’re too slippery.) One’s a loaner, the Scientific American issue from 2005 about consciousness. Thanks … Continue reading →

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in all things

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Deanna

My mom’s okay after a health scare last weekend. A bad reaction to medicine met the caring oversight of medical personnel. She’s home now, and by turns she’s resting and preparing for our meal tomorrow. Thanksgiving week is a good … Continue reading →

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ten lanes across

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Deanna

Away up I-5 from here, past mountains wearing cloud pinafores and showing snow-laced petticoats, there’s a wide spot in the freeway, four lanes in each direction, with a new express lane being constructed on each side. I remember the area … Continue reading →

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Izzard runs and belly laughs

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Deanna

Two things I never could’ve dreamed up appeared online today: 1. Comedian Eddie Izzard has been running marathons around the UK all summer. I mean, he has run one every day, six days a week. Amazing. You can read the … Continue reading →

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in random briefs

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Deanna

I overslept this morning. Today the heat probably broke a temperature record. Will it be our last hot hot day of the year? Will, a good friend of my son, James, leaves this week for college far away. Today Will’s … Continue reading →

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