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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Jumbled thoughts
Sometime, either Friday or Saturday (details are rough and sketchy), my sister received a marriage proposal from a guy she’s known for just over two weeks. She emailed our mom for advice, since 36 years ago, she was in a … Continue reading
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Memorable weekend
My family has a tradition of moving over Memorial Day Weekend, so every year, I’m grateful when Memorial Day comes and goes without boxes, bubble wrap and moving vans. When they don’t include moving, I have always been partial to … Continue reading
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The new look–an update
The new banner image is up, and the fancy new digs are coming together (thanks, as always, to Scott). There are still a few clean up tasks to do, but my internet connection failed towards the end of the afternoon, … Continue reading
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Random Friday–Holiday Weekend, here I come!
It’s Friday once more, and as is my Friday tradition, it is time for me to set my pod a’shufflin’ and report back the first ten songs it spits out. I promise not to omit, alter or justify any of … Continue reading
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Tonight free time equaled exercise time
Tonight was the first night in more than two weeks where I had nothing scheduled. There were no meetings, no goodbye dinners, no dates and no movies. Needless to say, I have been looking forward to tonight since last weekend. … Continue reading
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Weekday lunch with my dad
Monday afternoon I had lunch with my dad. I’ve lived 3,000 miles away from my parents for the last four and a half years, so a weekday afternoon meal with a parent is a rare and special treat. He had … Continue reading
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Saying So Long
I said goodbye to Ingrid tonight, standing at the corner of 2nd and Poplar. The crew had gathered at the Standard Tap for one last evening together. As we walked down the sidewalk, farewells were said, as people branched off … Continue reading
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Sixty seconds of perfection
Saturday afternoon, I had a perfect moment. Everything in the universe conspired to remind me that I was in the most right place, at the most right time. After finishing an imprompu lunch with a seldom seen friend, I walked … Continue reading
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Candlelight Memorial
A quote straight from my building’s Board of Director’s monthly newsletter: Unfortunately, one of the birch trees in our front garden has died. A candlelight memorial service will be held. We are in the process of getting bids to remove … Continue reading
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Random Friday–In the last few minutes of Friday
My schedule today was different from the norm, and so I haven’t gotten a chance to get my Random Friday Ten up until just now. But I can’t let a Friday go by without setting my pod to shuffle and … Continue reading
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