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weekend thoughts
You know you miss your daughter when, over the weekend, your husband makes recordings of old LPs and 45s, and you hear a pop tune that began, actually, as a TV commercial with people standing on a hillside holding pop bottles. You start to talk to your husband about the social and political implications of … Continue reading
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practicey
Things are going, well, the way they’re supposed to, undoubtedly. I’m grateful for happy birthdays Tim and I enjoyed earlier this month. (One reason we got married is our birthdays are ten days apart, so we’ll never forget each other’s.) The next event will be our 30th anniversary in July. What do we plan for … Continue reading
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projecting
I walked along the bike path a few days ago, my temp job at Glory Bee a few days done. Like sunlight off the river, my thoughts reflected a positive view. The time at the warehouse gave me a different project, a bit of money, and a nice change of pace. By the last day … Continue reading
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make me smile
Yesterday, parked on Willamette Street in front of the downtown post office, I waited for my son. He’d gone into the used bookstore to look for a hiking guide. Music brought me awake in the moment. Singing. With his back to me, on the other side of newspaper dispensers, a man strummed a guitar and … Continue reading
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s o c i a l i z a t i o n
Ten of us sat in the front room at the house of a couple I’d never before met. Outside in darkness the fog misted; we were warm on cushioned, antique-styled chairs and couches. We became haltingly acquainted, and then amid awkward pauses and with differing styles, we prayed. An older guy from around the block, … Continue reading
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ducky dilemma
I have a decision of some import to make. Or perhaps I don’t really have to decide, and most likely this is not important at all. But please don’t tell any football fans I said so. What’s up is a college game this next weekend. My nephew plays in the marching band at the school, … Continue reading
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sorry…
Again, I have nothing much to offer in the posting department. I watched this movie on DVD today and recalled the intense emotional impact of it, alongside my kids, who were seeing it for the first time. Later I napped, and beyond that made sure there was still enough wood on the fire to keep … Continue reading
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neato
Wow, Gmail just came up with the coolest thingy. I got to pick a theme for my email account screen. (Their new themes are under “settings”). I chose one with a tree (I like those). After it was applied, I noticed raindrops striking the top of my Inbox, and the tree at the page’s bottom … Continue reading
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so much, so little, so
I’m reading Facing East, by Frederica Mathewes-Green, and I’m getting a lot out of it, so I’ll continue to feast on it this afternoon, being exhausted after a trip to see Tim’s dear aunt who had cancer surgery last week (thank heaven for the automatic post option on Blogger, so I didn’t miss yesterday), and … Continue reading
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cardio and hiding away, yes
A year ago I spent lots of time by myself. I do enjoy my own company, but things had probably swayed a bit far into Cast Away mode. Those crayon depictions on my office wall of Greek letters and scenes from Kierkegaard’s life, well… Ahem. This November things couldn’t be more different. In fact. Today … Continue reading
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