Thursday, August 14, 2014

Soft Eyes and Fractured Vision

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When I was a girl, I trained for equestrian eventing. This is comprised of a dressage test, a cross-country jumping course, and a stadium ...
Friday, July 25, 2014

A Poem for Pippa

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When I posted a wee bit of doggerel that I wrote about our kitty, Katiesocks, a few months ago, my dad sent me an e-mail saying, "You...
Friday, July 18, 2014

5 Reasons I Switched from Google to Bing

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5. Google is a company out of California, the most stupid, morally reprehensible state in the union. Bing is out of Washington -- beautiful,...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Everyday Miracles

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There was so much I wanted to write about as the summer begins to take its hold, and I find it far less enjoyable to sit in front of a co...
Monday, March 17, 2014

In Honor of My Irish Friend from Vermont

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In honor of the Vermonster who is as Irish as a shamrock stuck into a Guinness that's being drunk by a leprechaun on the Hill of Slane, ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Each in His Own Tongue

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                L.M. Montgomery wrote many short stories set in the idyllic province of Prince Edward Island.   In one of them, Felix Moo...
Friday, January 17, 2014

A Poem About Katiesocks

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A more faithful alarm than even my clock's Is the daybreak ritual of my Katiesocks Each morning at precisely six ante meridian She le...
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Monday, December 09, 2013

The Anti-Dog Song

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Of all of the creatures on God's good, green earth, Lacking in wisdom and whimsy and worth, There is one possessing of these greatest ...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

WINNING!

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I got through word 50,000 on my NaNoWriMo project today!  Today!  I'm still not done with the dang book, though.  But, I validated the...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Best Thing About Being a Grown-Up?

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It is getting to eat ice cream any time of day that you please.  Definitely.
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Thursday, July 04, 2013

Happy "Independence" Day!

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From the creative folks at Reason.tv , via Mollie Hemingway at Ricochet : A lot of American principle is contained in the two words: ...
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Tuesday, July 02, 2013

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Top Pot

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I just received a mid-year notification from Map My Run that, so far, in 2013 I have logged 232 workouts on 49 different routes for a total...
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Monday, May 06, 2013

Bellis Perennis (Canis Optima!)

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Otherwise known as the common daisy,  Bellis Perennis  has become the first nickname of our not-so-common Daisy, the newest member of the f...
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Friday, May 03, 2013

Small Washington School Closes Because of Nice Weather

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This story made me smile; it's just so Washington: SEATTLE (AP) — In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weathe...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Running for a Cause!

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Please consider signing up or donating to World Concern's "Free Them" 5K/10K Fundraiser to fight human trafficking.  My whole ...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

Like a Rag Doll

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Yesterday evening at Safeway, we had finished loading our groceries into the car and I was returning the cart when a crunch of metal caused ...
Friday, April 19, 2013

The Happiest Show on TV

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From 1997 through 2002, I had two recurring events around which I structured my schedule: church on Sundays and Dharma and Greg on Wednesda...
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Monday, April 01, 2013

We Are Advancing Constantly

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Sadie will start 6th Grade mathematics (Saxon) this  month.  She is still technically in 4th Grade. When we chose to homeschool Sadie two ...
Friday, March 22, 2013

Drawing Sentences: A Guide to Diagramming

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It always surprises me how very little most people seem to understand the structure of language.  More so, it surprises me how little they ...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

2,000 Years

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Pie in the Sky! Heaven.   Such a beguiling thought!  Do you sit and dream about how you will while away the uncountable hours once the s...