Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Ful vs. Fill

Posted on August 20, 2014

I am often struck with the term ‘thoughtful’ and its meaning.  People who think of others and try to help them are thoughtful. People who send cards for birthday and anniversaries are thoughtful too.  And the world needs more of

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It’s About Time

Posted on August 18, 2014

When my Mother died, I inherited her Seth Thomas clock; but it needed repair. So I put it in the hands of a local clock shop owner who assured me he could fix it.  After it was in his possession

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Confession

Posted on August 15, 2014

In December, 2005, I blogged a goodbye letter to Starbucks. It was my first coffee love, but things had cooled. (Read it here:  http://annebrandt.com/10min/tenminute/goodbye-starbucks/)

However, if the truth were told I returned to the Starbucks habit and have continued

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Note to Self

Posted on August 13, 2014

Never, ever again attempt to update internet providers, telephone companies, television programming, cellphone usage and a computer with 87 viruses (Yes, that’s what caused Earl’s computer to crash this morning) all in the same week.  Even when you’ve done your

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Farmer’s Forum

Posted on August 3, 2014

Waiting for my son to finish his daily run (He’s training for the Chicago Marathon), I studied the “Farmer’s Forum,” a weekly supplement to the local newspaper.  I might just as well have been reading Greek.

It’s not that farmers

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Mixed Message

Posted on August 1, 2014

I bought Cooking Light in the airport yesterday to while away the layover between planes.  Then, waiting for my lunch to arrive, I began flipping through it and became confused. True, there were wonderful photos of the summer recipes this

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Transitioning

Posted on July 26, 2014

I recently received a charming little book titled The Art of Doing Nothing by Veronique Vienne.  Published in 1998, it’s just as relevant today in our hurry-up-and-do-something world as it was then.In fact, the main point isn’t so much about

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Counting

Posted on July 23, 2014

I learned to count somewhere between ages three and four.  But, other than to show off for relatives, it didn’t mean much to me. I learned to count bigger numbers later on and also do mathematical calculations with them.  Still,

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Dying

Posted on July 21, 2014

Earl and I attended the visitation of his friend yesterday afternoon.  Bill was a member of the local community for many years, taught at the high school for 37 of them, belonged to more than one Christian church during that

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Probably More Than You Want to Know

Posted on July 20, 2014

I was looking for a synonym for ‘mooing’ the other day and came across Wikipedia’s list of animal sounds.  It was revelatory. For instance, did you know that cows do more than moo?  They also low and bellow, while their

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