Abstract and Landscape
When my sister and I were kids my mom spent a lot of time studying for her masters and then her doctorate in History. I remember wishing she would play with us more, but I don’t remember resenting her time in her office. Now, as I work on my master’s, I follow her footsteps into… Continue reading Quality Time
I don't tend to be a mourner. I shed a few tears, maybe a sob here and there, and then the person I love lives on in my memories and, if I'm lucky, in the lessons I've absorbed from them. I'm blessed to have been born with a small army of Great Aunts. I don't… Continue reading Living in Lessons
It was when I was standing in the toothpaste and tampon aisle that I realized that the powers that be will try to sell us on anything. Why else would the feminine hygiene market be trying to market us on a mini pads for a thong? I don't know about the rest of my gender,… Continue reading Silly Little Love Thong
I've helping a friend teach a class on the Art of the Blog for the last few weeks and another 2 weeks to go, and it's kind of exciting for a number of reasons. One is, even though I do tech support on a daily basis, it's kind of fun to come up with tech… Continue reading The Race
I've coveted a lot this summer: a smaller pair of jeans, a stronger body, a more active lifestyle, and that really cool running tank to wear for my first 5K in three years. I checked most of the things off my wish list by getting fit enough to finish the afore-mentioned 5K. However, while getting… Continue reading Off the Couch
This may come as a shock, coming from someone who blogs (I don't brag about it either) about being a bad housekeeper (blogs - not brags), but I am not naturally organized. Staying organized always seemed like a juggling act that required advanced skills. I pick my battles, but the need to organize my day… Continue reading The Ministry of Organization
Using the word silver to describe the thin line extending from my crown is probably more symbolic of, as Monty Python would say, my struggle against reality than my descriptive powers. It's really more of a shiny grey. And, while it has been mostly solitary for the last few years, it manages to drive… Continue reading The Thin Grey Line
Lately, the company I work for has had the lucky misfortune of having too much business. For the Tech Support staff, this has meant confining ourselves to our computers almost from dawn till dusk. Our computers are all at our homes, but the long days, coupled with winter weather and roads have helped spin a… Continue reading Two Makes Chrysalis
Sometimes, after wrapping up the end of a day doing tech support while refereeing Thing1 and Thing2 as they try to avoid homework and chores by revving up for World War III, I take off. It's only a short escape, and in the summer, it's still light, and I'll drive along the Battenkill River, absorbing… Continue reading The Witching Hour
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