05 January 2010

What Did I Teach Today?

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During this Winter Recess at the college, I am teaching a business writing class. There are fourteen students. Two took other classes with...
04 January 2010

What Is The Wind Bringing To Life?

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So far, this probably hasn't been the coldest winter we've had in these parts. But people seem to think, and sometimes it feels as ...
03 January 2010

Gender Cleansing?

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There is a laundromat along a street that dead-ends at the street on which I live. There are also two others within two blocks of my apartm...
02 January 2010

Going (Bike) Shopping With My Cousin

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Today I spent much of the day helping my long-lost cousin buy a bike. OK, I know that was hyperbolic-- but only slightly. I did indeed go b...
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01 January 2010

Reflections At The Beginning of The Year

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Most new years have begun with a day that seemed eerily quiet to me. This New Year's Day has been no exception. The weather was neit...
31 December 2009

A Poem: The End Of What Never Was

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OK. So I said my previous post would probably be my last. The operative word was "probably." Anyway...I thought this might be a ...

My First New Year's Eve

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So...This will probably be my last post of the year. It's a little sad to write this: This, the most momentous of my life so far, is ...
30 December 2009

Lives Begin And End With The Old And New Years

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Today, over lunch, Bruce pointed out, "This will be your first year in your new life." As he's been in my life for longer than...
29 December 2009

My Bikes And My Cats, As I'm Healing On The Coldest Day Of The Year

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You've heard the old joke: "It's so cold the politicians have their hands in their own pockets." Perhaps we could update...
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28 December 2009

From The First Meeting To Lunch Next Week

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Dwayne and I had planned on having lunch tomorrow. Alas, he cancelled. He'd suffered from double pneumonia last month and his partner ...
27 December 2009

As This Year Passes; What Has Passed Before This Year

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Tonight, after going to Millie's for a cup of tea, I talked with Marilynne's daughter , who underwent her surgery during the time I ...
26 December 2009

No Time To Criticise, Not Having the Luxury of Gloom

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When I was a kid, if someone had asked me to define the word "gloom," I might have said that it was a cold rain on the day after C...