18 December 2008

Captivity

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One more week till Christmas. Yes, it's hard to believe. Since Thanksgiving, I've spent nearly all of my waking hours (and a few non...
17 December 2008

Is Karma a Practical Joke?

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Today is Mike's birthday. He's second in the esteemed line of Valinotti siblings. So I exercise certain prerogatives as the first in...
16 December 2008

Risky Move

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Today I did something risky. Carolyn, one of my students was talking about her love of writing. It shows in her work, I said. That made her ...
14 December 2008

Imminence

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During the last few days, the surgery has started to seem at least somewhat imminent. I haven't had time to think about it, or much of ...
13 December 2008

Guiding Through My Language

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Today Dominick had to take an examination for his teaching certification. He's been working as a paraprofessional while he completes the...
12 December 2008

Space Entitlement

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I still recall the first time a man tried to give me his seat on the subway. And I refused. I would learn that it was a dead-giveaway (as if...
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11 December 2008

Quand Sera-ce Fini?

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Nothing let up today. The rain, for one thing. But also the incessant demands, some of them rational, others capricious, imperious and pueri...
10 December 2008

In Another Year

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Tonight I met with one of my classes for the last time. Some of them might remember the class, or remember me, in another year. In another y...
09 December 2008

School Sucks

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Another crazy, busy Tuesday after an all-nighter at the college. Lately it seems that my every waking hour is spent at the college, or doin...
08 December 2008

What Did They Notice?

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Someone must have noticed. How could they not? We were sitting around a table in a conference room, and I was at one end. And what was I doi...
07 December 2008

Seven Months to the 7th

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Seven months from today....Seven months....Seven months... The countdown continues. I can't believe it's been five months since I st...
06 December 2008

The Bears

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For the last couple of months, it seems that everyone's been talking about the economy. It's not just public figures, either: It see...
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05 December 2008

The Doctors

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Another trip to the doctor's today. It seems that everywhere I go, I'm around doctors. Of course, today I went to a "real...
04 December 2008

The Cold: Opening

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I know the weather has been growing colder; that is the way at this time of year. But I cannot ever recall feeling cold, so much of the time...
01 December 2008

Turning and Heading Straight for Womanhood

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Another night at the college. Another weekend gone; another Thanksgiving passed. And another season is just about gone. We've had some p...
30 November 2008

Cats in the November Rain

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This November's ending with rain, again. It hasn't stopped all day, but it didn't show any signs of turning into a torrent. An...
29 November 2008

Another Weekend Passing

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This weekend's gone by so quickly. In almost no way did the days go as I'd intended. No cycling, no time with friends, didn't g...
28 November 2008

Changing, Again

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Today I slept late, went into two stores and, after deciding that I had better things to do than wait on the line in either one, went home. ...
27 November 2008

Thanksgiving

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So...This is my last Thanksgiving before the surgery. That I am looking forward to it is, in itself, a major reason to be thankful. And e...
25 November 2008

November Rain

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A few days of rain in late November, it seems, will not stop, will never end. Today it's not falling as relentlessly as it pummeled the ...