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  • "Paperwork is the embalming fluid of bureaucracy, maintaining an appearance of life where none exists. "~ Robert J. MeltzerSteamed broccoli is good. I'm displacing the tribute to my parents about half an hour early. (…

  • I Was Raised by Wolves :-)

    Happy Anniversary to one of the weirdest, well-balanced couples ever - my parents!!!It's been 27 happy years. The modern gift tradition for such a length of time is sculpture. Anything y'all want, Mama?(Btw, the tradit…

  • Je Preach

    Visit the Internet Island35.1 What makes you unique?It's not one particular characteristic that makes me unique, that makes me who I am. I'm sure there is at least one person in the world that shares at least one of my …

  • Ode

    Peach. Une pêche. Fuzzy on the outside like a downy throat. Thin skin freckled like a weathered décolletage. Colors warm, sun orb. I squeeze it in my palm to check its firmness;it smears a fecund …

  • Holy crap do I love this song. This song, like many, is a favorite simply because of my last boyfriend. It's not something to be proud of or to be ashamed of, I've decided - it just is. We were young and stupid when w…

  • The outing with the ladies was lovely. Dinner at a pizza place - two of us got yummy salads.I'm here now twice in one day because I had to tell you how good Dave Matthews's cover of the Stones's "Wild Horses" is. So me…

  • BN didn't have what I needed last night. I'll have to check out the local independent bookstore - they always have looooooooots of periodicals. I'm looking for the June edition of this magazine because one of my colleg…

  • This week:class, gym, and dinner with boy last nightgym, rec center with Stella, or TV with parents Tuesdaylooks like it's going to be TV, because Daddy is expecting me; I may stop at BN first, thoughgirls' night with cl…

  • Life as a Military BratBelow are Terri Barnes's words (in italics), but so many of them ring true to me:I adapt easily to changing environments. It comes quite naturally to me. Now that I’m in my 30s, I find myself in a…

  • I did just a short stint on the bike today - 6 or 7 miles. I wasn't feeling it, and it was a little cool out, but I put on my favorite jacket and strolled through the neighborhood. This was after I finally got the zucc…

  • Things I Love

    Motown on the radio on the freeway in the middle of the night in downtown, any downtownBlueberries!"Simple Man" by Lynyrd SkynyrdLight Vanilla Soy Milk (Silk, of course)acoustic "Layla" by SlowhandWhat did I do today? I…

  • I heard this song on the radio on the way into work today. It's one of my favorites, as are most Cat songs that I know. Sure, they're pretty vanilla and such, but sometimes they just hit me at the right time. "Can't K…

  • Did you know...?

    The highest point in Pennsylvania (which is supposedly a "mountain") is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.I learn all of these interesting tidbits in Uncle John's Bathroom Readers, but it is rare that I remember t…

  • My brother got a Xanga! and writes eloquently about his greatest love, music.Was he not the cutest toddler ever? I just painted my toenails! Yes, that's a huge deal for me. No, you don't get pictures.My first "Writin…

  • I appreciate students doing what they need to do to get a better grade. However, when a student's reasoning, research, and grammatical savvy are downright wrong and he feels the need to resort to malice, manipulation, a…

  • I drove a 34.5 foot U-Haul today.I am a rockstar!Added to my favorite musics - Nick Drake was a groovy old soul. That's all I have the energy for today. Peace

  • In what ways are you similar to your mother?

    We both have long, brown, graying hair,blue eyes,and Irish freckles.We love musicand clogs,singing,(especially in store aisles)mysticism,leftover spaghetti (I'm loving it right now),BOOKS (though she reads more than I do…

  • Potpourri

    26% of Japanese adults smoke, while only21% of American adults smoke (source: Stars and Stripes)U.S. military servicemen will now get 21 days paternity leave. They don't have to be married, but they do have to claim the…

  • I love the rain - more than most people, I'm sure.But how am I supposed to bike in it?End o' semester data entry to do. Then the other boss has some actual manuscripts for me to work on. I'll go home and we'll watch a …

  • Techno Fair today. Which means it was like a field trip at work Came home earlyish and now I'm being a domestic goddess. I turned on the laptop to turn on some music, but of course I got distracted by things like Scrab…

  • 20,097 credits down, only 80,000 more to go. Thank you all for your donations. This is the last month that they'll be letting you do surveys for credits, so if you're interested, hop on board. I've taken long ones, sh…

  • Mama's Library: three books checked outone for Steve, which he probably won't readtwo fiction for meone movie, due FridayMy Library:four books checked outone for Steve, which he's reading slowly, nonfictionone trashy fic…

  • Today was good and oh-so-lazy. I think one of my library books is in the office so I'm putting off going to the library until I get it. So many books at home to read, and stuff from the other library. We went to the g…

  • Today (yesterday?) I:- learned that I got an A in comp theory!- finished Eva Luna - I recommend it- read Joyce Carol Oates's Sexy - mostly good, infuriating, provocative- started wee pots for zucchini and cantaloupe - in…

  • Haha - this movie is based off of one of my husband's favorite books. Yeah, no kidding.We just got done biking 16 miles - same trail I did last week. Next time (probably next week), we'll head the other way, towards ca…

  • Internet Island 34 Happy Birthday, Mike! 34.1 Having a Good Day: What is the best day you've ever had?Today is by no means the "best" day of my life, but it's a mostly good one. I'm feeling a little under the weather be…

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