10 December 2009

The War President And His Peace Prize

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So we have a President who, in accepting a Nobel Peace Prize, talks about a "just war" that just happens to be the one to which he...
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09 December 2009

Si Questo Un'Uomo...If This Is A Man, I Understand

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A comic--I forget which one--said that he made people laugh to make himself laugh, and that both he and they needed it because he and they w...
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08 December 2009

Fine But Tired

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The papers are piling up. The days are getting shorter. And the weather forecast is for combinations of rain, sleet and snow until ntil tom...
07 December 2009

Five Months Passed; What They Don't Know About My Past

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Five months already! That's how long it's been since my surgery. I haven't had a chance to meet my new neighbors yet. Some of...
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06 December 2009

A Bridge And A Gate At The End Of The Day

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After yesterday's rain and driving wind, the cold, crisp, clear air felt good. Late this afternoon, I walked to Astoria Park, where the ...
05 December 2009

Hallucinatory Fatigue

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Now I'm at the point of unpacking things just to unpack them, and moving my bed and dresser just so I can use them. Things look fairly h...
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04 December 2009

Resting After The Last Seven Years, And For The Next Seven

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Today was a slow day for me. I slept late and got not much done besides my laundry. The state of my unpacking is exactly where it was at the...
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03 December 2009

Mike Penner and Christine Daniels

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Last night, I checked out Eva-Genevieve's blog and was shocked to find her post that linked an article about Mike Penner's apparen...
02 December 2009

What Do They Know?

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Now it's coming on the end of the semester. The stress is building, as it normally does at this time of year. I'm still unpacking a...
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30 November 2009

Between Seasons: Middle Age

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Back to campus today, after the move. Now I'm feeling really tired. It's not just from the move, though. Today was one of those gr...
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29 November 2009

Just Around the Corner

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I am so exhausted. So what am I doing, writing on this blog?, you ask. Well, I'd rather whine to whoever may be reading this than to m...
28 November 2009

Do You Want Your Life To Be The Way It Is In Your Blog?

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If only life could be like it is in our blogs! Is that this generation's version of "I wish life could be the way it is in the movi...
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27 November 2009

Moving Day

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Well, I've got about a dozen and a half boxes--about half of them books, or things related to books--piled around my living room. I...
26 November 2009

Another Happy Thanksgiving

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I'm writing, in part, to wish those of you who are reading this (and those who aren't!) a Happy Thanksgiving. If you've been rea...
25 November 2009

Pregnant With A Hammerhead Shark On One Side

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Have you ever seen those ads that promise to tell you your "true age?" Well, I think I don't need one of those ads: My body ...
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24 November 2009

Next Installments

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So today I paid my first month's rent on my new place. I still have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it's a new beginning and...
23 November 2009

What Age Do You Want to Be?

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This cold is slowing me down, the grayness and the shortness of the days are getting me down and it seems that just about everything else is...
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22 November 2009

Coming Down With, Coming Down To

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I have a cold. At least that's what I hope. All I need now is the flu, or something worse. The holidays are coming up and I've got...