Category Archives: Crazy Me

There Is No Try

Posted on 11/24/2017 by chick

There are 46 posts in my drafts folder. This is a new record for me, but it’s not anything to be proud of. I hate to see so many unfinished posts, especially the ones about the kids. It also saddens … Continue reading →

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I Like What?

Posted on 11/07/2017 by chick

Yesterday I found out that I like to listen to “atmospheric electronic” music while writing. I started listening to it simply because I thought it might suit the sci-fi bent of my novel. As it turned out, I enjoyed some … Continue reading →

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Life Without the Internet

Posted on 11/06/2017 by chick

A nor’easter hit the Northeast on the Sunday before last. Had it brought snow, who knows how bad the damage might have been. As it was, the winds (hurricane-strength in some areas) knocked down trees and power lines all over … Continue reading →

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It’s a Law

Posted on 10/24/2017 by chick

We woke up this morning and found that we had no electricity. The kids had to eat cold cereal and drink bottled water for breakfast. After putting them on the school bus, my hubby and I went out for coffee. … Continue reading →

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Triste

Posted on 09/14/2017 by chick

I have had this song stuck in my head for days. It is an art song by Claude Debussy, called “Beau Soir,” the lyrics of which come from a poem by Paul Bourget. Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont … Continue reading →

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Proud

Posted on 07/21/2017 by chick

Earlier this year I started working on a special photo album of nature pictures and posts. It took weeks just to sift through all my photos and writing. I found more material than could fit in a single album, so … Continue reading →

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Stupid Is as Stupid Does

Posted on 07/21/2017 by chick

Do you have any mental blind spots? That is to say, are there any types of thinking that are hard for you? I have a few. I can think of two immediately because they’re both things that have come up … Continue reading →

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Digging Out

Posted on 06/10/2017 by chick

A recent post had me on the brink of being buried in my piles of unread newspapers. I not only managed to dig my way out, but I also took the paper beast by the neck and looked all the … Continue reading →

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Bloggadee

Posted on 05/31/2017 by chick

Silly thing about me: I organize my digital photos by year, with a subfolder for each month. Sometimes when I have a lot of photos that could (or ought to) go on the blog for that month, I create a … Continue reading →

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Memorability

Posted on 05/27/2017 by chick

If you want to live a memorable life you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember. — Joshua Foer This quote showed up in my random quotes today, and it seemed so fitting that I had to … Continue reading →

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