September is not for Writing

There is never much writing in September.  Too much back-to-school new routine-ing going on.
News – not too much of this.  Am getting better, slowly.  I still feel like there are not enough hours to catch up on sleep.  Not enough hours to get all the way better.  This too shall pass.
Not news – school is [...]

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Here and There

Here, they tell me the winters are long and snowy.  I tell them I lived there for nine years.  There, in the frozen tundra where winter is the longest season.  Where we learn to move in sharp winds and guide vehicles through ice and snow in the darkness.
Here, the mountains still leave me breathless.  There, [...]

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Out of Context

This lyric is beautiful:
I will wait for you
I’d make room for you
I’d sail ships for you
To be close to you
(Crush – Doug Erickson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Butch Vig)

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The Smallest View

Miss E. and I read a book once in which one of the women made a point to introduce people by sharing three interesting facts.  For some time, we implemented this with hilarious results. I still find myself returning to it as a surefire tactic to help people remember each other.  They may not remember [...]

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Why Journals Should Probably be Burned Before You Die

1.  People will not understand what is in them.  Especially if you yourself have no idea.
For example, today I found a list in a journal from early 1999:

Black poster board or construction paper
Gold paint pen or glitter
Christmas tinsel
Swimmer’s Cap
Make-up: mascara, eyeshadow, eye-liner, fuchsia lip-liner

Miss E – any insights??

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Orogeny

A mountain range has sprung up in my house.  Mountains of laundry, mountains of books, mountains of homework, mountains of…I don’t even know what.  I’m going to have to start naming piles soon.

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Sock Wars Continued

The socks are winning.  I am transferring command to General Dearma.  A copy of her orders will be posted soon for your general amusement.
I leave tomorrow for a whirlwind, Spring Breakish trip out east.  Every time  I tell someone I’m feeling Spring Breakish strange suggestions pop up so let me clarify:  Spring Breakish is [...]

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Employment Opportunity

This job title caught my eye today:
Alternative Sounds Coordinator
Is this the person you call when the chalk is squeaky and you want to replace  that sound with another one?  Can this person help when you’re taking an exam and maintenance is slicing through steel bars in the lobby?  “Excuse me,” I would say.  “I’d like [...]

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Seen Around Town

On a restaurant sign, advertising the flavor of the day in blinking electronic wonderfulness:
WALLEYE IS BACK!
DRINK HORSE MILK!!
I’m pretty sure I read at least one of those incorrectly.

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Being In The Moment

Not rushing to the next thing.  Not taking offense quickly when others are upset.  Not thinking about lunch while I’m eating breakfast.  Not looking past someone while they are talking to me.
Breathing in the now.

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