Without question, 2010 has been a hard year. I could dwell on what’s been hard, but there’s not much positive, not much good, in that. Instead, I will reflect on what this hard year as taught me. Seeing my daughter…
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The phrase, “drive that dusty road,” comes from a Springsteen song. The phrase means more to me than that it comes from a great song (“Prove It All Night”); the phrase conjures up specific images of change and renewal, of…
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Since 2001, I have had a blog. One blog was on blog-city (I think that was it’s name, but it went out of business). I’ve had blogs on Typepad (became too expensive). I’ve had blogs on WordPress (I keep class…
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Computer Netbook (case, mouse) iPad (32gb) with accessories Two additional 19″ monitors for office (for a total of three) Flatbed Scanner Printer 320 gb External Harddrive Software Adobe CV4 Dragon Naturally Speaking EndNote X3 Others..I’ll add them as I think…
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Experiencing today’s sudden (and unexpected) rain shower Being told my apartment looks like “something out of a magazine.” (I’m assuming this person meant the decorating…) Enjoying Sonic Drive In’s Happy Hour (half-price drinks between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.) and $1…
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As I was driving home from errands yesterday, I took a side trip through a neighborhood I’d never seen. I noted the beautiful stone fences. Carved. Ornate. Colorful. The border fence didn’t look like a fence that would screams, “keep…
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From January 10, 2010: Over the past few years, I’ve been intrigued by fences, those things that separate, delineate, alienate, isolate. I want to know why they are there, what (or who) they are protecting, what (or who) they are…
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Over the past few years, I’ve been intrigued by fences, those things that separate, delineate, alienate, isolate. I want to know why they are there, what (or who) they are protecting, what (or who) they are keeping out, and why….
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“What happened to civility?” was the USA Today headline on Tuesday, September 15th. A few nights before, Kanye West had interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for a video of the year award to say that he believed another artist should…
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