11 January 2009

Who's Stressing Whom?

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Now the fun begins... Today Mom told me she was "getting a lot of grief" over her promise to let me stay with her after I recover ...
10 January 2009

Synchronicity?

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Another gray, cold day, except that we're getting some snow. It's colder than it's been, so I don't think the snow will turn...
09 January 2009

Males and Females in Hibernation

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I'm so tired. Today reminds me of a lot of days I had during the regular semester: Too much to do, not enough sleep. In between the comp...
08 January 2009

Another Winter Night

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Tonight I rode my bike to and from work. It was the first time I'd done that in, probably, a month. And it's the first time I've...
07 January 2009

Six Months: Deja Vu, A Venir

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Today's the day. Well, the halfway day, anyway. Six months...since I started counting down this year. Six months--181 days--until the da...
06 January 2009

Body and Spirit

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Last night, after I wrote my entry in this blog, I went to Oprah's website. Yes, that Oprah: which other one could I mean? Anyway, I cli...
05 January 2009

In-Between

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I'm somewhere between having a cold and the flu. Except that I'm not supposed to get the flu: I got the shot. I let my doctor talk m...
04 January 2009

Cats, Motherhood and Birth

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Charlie and Max have been all over me. No, you needn't be worried or jealous, Dominick. You know who Charlie and Max are: my two cats. E...
03 January 2009

Another Shift

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I haven't checked my weight since the middle of November. I'm afraid to. Some people say weight and age are just numbers. Well, let...
02 January 2009

The Cold, Again

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I really got spoiled by the warm weather in Florida: I don't think I've been warm since I got off the plane the other day! Funny, ho...
01 January 2009

Starting Off Well-Rested

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Well-rested. I guess that's a good way to start a New Year. That was the first thing Millie, John and Stephanie noticed about me today. ...
31 December 2008

Something I'm Not Counting Down

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So...My last year before my surgery is about to end. Is that a milestone? Someone once told me that any day is a milestone if you make it ...
30 December 2008

Three Girls On An Excellent Adventure

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The weather has been so warm since I've arrived here that today seemed chilly. Still, it was about as warm--albeit a bit breezier--than ...
29 December 2008

Just As Long As They All Know I'm a Woman

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Another warm, sunny day during which I rode along the ocean. About the only thing that could've been better was if I were riding one of ...
28 December 2008

More Lessons: One Love

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This morning my mother, father and I stopped at a dollar store on US 1 near St. Augustine. I normally wouldn't come to such a store here...
27 December 2008

Saying No

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The setting was completely different. Back then, I was in a liquor store in Washington Heights. Today, I was in a store called Kagaroo: one ...
26 December 2008

In Beauty

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Today I took the bike ride--at least part of it, anyway--I'd planned to take yesterday, before dinner. It's turning into one of my ...
25 December 2008

Christmas, Then and Now

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When I woke up this morning, I saw a lemon tree a few feet from my window. Its fruit glowed like little suns among the branches. Six years ...
23 December 2008

Remembering Other Friends and a Cat

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It's a good thing I've been so busy the past few days. I know, you're wondering where I find the time to write in this blog. Wel...
22 December 2008

Remembering a Female Friend

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This and tomorrow's date were, for much of my life, the most difficult part of every year to get through. So far this year, it's bee...