Catching up is impossible October 20th, 2009
I have not been able to resume any volunteer hours for WiserEarth, the morning arrives when it is still dark and my motivation tends to making cookies and not reports and work, the garden has not been tended to in two months and is more pathetic than I am (almost). I did not get the position at... [Read More] |  |
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Used to, used to, but what am I happy about now! September 7th, 2009
My hub read the last few teasers and noted that I sounded like I was lamenting long gone skills and not mentioning what I do now enough. Well, the laments may roll off the tongue more easily than the detailed "hoorahs!", but I am certainly not hoorah!-less. I make good food. I am... [Read More] | |
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If I had the time...to write papers and essay instead of mediocre posts. September 6th, 2009
I used to pride myself on my ability to read volumes of information, comprehend and analyze that information, and write a paper of greater than 10 pages that was actually worth reading.
Now, I can still read, digest, and critically analyze huge amounts of information, but my writing skills... [Read More] | |
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Reading is a purpose in life August 7th, 2009
I used to be crack at fiction, classics, texts, and childrens books. I could do reader advisory on 1000s of books. Hallo long time ago. Something has to have replaced that data/information, as I still retain the frameworks and major themes for those titles. I have learned to do much... [Read More] | |
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Arrive with a bang July 2nd, 2009
Why would an encounter with a gun toting dog killer alter my work schedule? I don't know, but it is. The whole thing lasted less than two minutes but I am still feeling distracted. When I am not distracted I am trying to catch up on the work I have to do - and I am mostly there, but then I have the... [Read More] | |
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Pirate Festival Ahead! June 8th, 2009
This was received with great joy:
Mark your calendars for Sept. 19th (International Talk Like a Pirate Day) and Sept. 20th for the 4th Annual Portland Pirate Festival in Cathedral Park. Take advantage of our Special Ticket Price Promotion through July 20th by purchasing advance tickets... [Read More] | |
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breathing again, words can flow April 8th, 2009
last year I attempted (feebly) to get my essay juices flowing again. I failed. But I did come up with a great list. And today, while running, I formed the first of what I hope really is 39.
Learned a lot this week. About everything. Exploding.
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Timing, juggling, and cramming March 18th, 2009
Part of my intent in every day is to apportion work hours here, volunteer hours there, and most of the hours left over (the majority, hopefully) to laundry and Ceres. Yes, Ceres gets lumped in with the laundry because she generates a lot of it and I am capable of doing papier maché crafts... [Read More] | |
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Getting back into the zone... February 22nd, 2009
The recent spate of news on poisoned peanuts/food has given one of those platitudes I was raised on some higher attention: Some days peanuts, some days shells. Life is way too short to be deriving the whole of your satisfaction from someone else's worldview. ... [Read More] | |
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Timing, or chunks of time. February 17th, 2009
I was a latecomer to discipline. I have always had persistence, but discipline was usually only an imposed structure. To some extent this is always true with children. Persistence can be learned or it can be a trait, but discipline is always learned/imposed. I think a lot about the role and realm... [Read More] |  |
