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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Pink
My stress level is very high today. I looked through my recent photographs to see if any of them made me feel better. Here’s one that did.
SITY: Not a Stick
I spent a lot of time in the yard on Sunday, just walking the perimeter and looking around. Though I’ve done this hundreds of times, I still always find things of interest. Here’s one of them. When I first saw … Continue reading
Real Disappointment
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris Grade: C+ I became interested in reading Real Murders because I was looking for some harmless videos to watch, and there is a Hallmark series based on the book. The author is … Continue reading
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Confessions of a Liberal
Dear Conservative In-Laws, I just want to state for the record that college did make me liberal, but not for the reasons you may have been told. College didn’t brainwash me. It opened my eyes. I learned a lot about … Continue reading
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Good Point
Yesterday I picked Marshall up from his final computer boot camp class. I gave him the option of going to day camp for the rest of the day or coming home with me. He wanted to stay with me, but … Continue reading
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Surface Thoughts
I’m supposed to sit myself down every morning and write about whatever is on my mind, be it family or work or politics. The purpose of the writing is to clear out the surface thoughts and prepare the mind to … Continue reading
Won It!
Today I hit the 50K mark on my novel. Finally! So I’ve won NaNoWriMo, just a little late (which is to be expected, since I’m hardly ever on time for anything).
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SITY: A Bit of Local Color
It’s true that our summer New England wildlife isn’t as colorful as what they have in some places, such as the tropics. Still, we’ve got a lot of color here. You just have to look a little closer to find … Continue reading
I Heart Palindromes (and My Car)
An interesting number came up on my odometer this week: Palindromes are awesome. And given all the trouble I’ve had with my car lately, and how close I came to replacing it, I’m happy to see it reach this high … Continue reading