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Bloomington and Birthdays

Posted on August 8, 2008

Earl and I arrived in Bloomington, IN, a couple hours ago. We’re here to attend the Drum Corps International (DCI) competition where the drum corps that Earl marched with in high school sixty years ago is now in contention for

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Just Noticing . . .

Posted on July 11, 2008

I’ve been rushed all week; it’s partly due to having our house on the market and partly due to working double the hours at my job. Having the house up for sale means extra effort is put into keeping it

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Birthday Remembrance

Posted on June 21, 2008

Today is the longest day of the year, although it has twenty-four hours in it like every other day in the calendar. The issue is that today is the day on which the sun shines the longest.

My Mother reveled

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Things I’ve Noticed Recently

Posted on May 9, 2008

Professional manicures don’t hold up like they used to. But professional pedicures still do. I supposed it’s because one’s feet are frequently covered by socks, while one’s hands bear the brunt of dishwashing, keyboarding, cooking, and the like.

We had

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Hiding

Posted on May 4, 2008

It feels like hiding to me. We’re putting our house on the market, the only house I’ve ever felt one hundred percent safe in, even though I’ve lived in over thirty places: houses, apartments, condos, you name it. They’ve all

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Piano Forte

Posted on May 2, 2008

Last night Earl and I attended a free dual piano concert at our local community college. It was free because it was billed as the dress rehearsal for two local pianists who are performing a week from tonight in New

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St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2008

Truth is I’m a slacker where St. Patrick’s Day is concerned. The Everyman’s model for celebrating the day belonged to my Mother, who was one hundred percent Irish and one thousand percent proud of it.

As a child, I remember

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Snoopy and Friends

Posted on March 15, 2008

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a photo organization project partly as a respite from the ever present political scene. It’s been slow going since I end up stopping to reminisce over every other photo. Now

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Snapshots

Posted on January 17, 2008

The next primaries aren’t until this Saturday, January 19, so I’ve entertained myself with watching the premier of the new season of “American Idol.” A couple moments even brought soft tears to my eyes, which is more than I can

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Unexpected Gift

Posted on December 20, 2007

I visited my local jeweler today because the stone in the ring he’d created recently seemed loose. He agreed that it was. In addition, he offered to clean all the rings I’d worn into his shop, a service he does

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