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Happy Anniversary

Eighteen years ago, so I’m told, I was being a bridesmaid for the first time. Eh, the only time…I have somewhat hazy memories of the day, since it was so long ago and all, but I remember…

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Hurricane Ike

Nine years ago I flew to Houston, TX, to talk at a writers’ conference. My host picked me up from the airport (in his BMW Z3) and drove me along Highway 1, past the Johnstone Space Center with its Saturn 5 rockets lying on the grass by the entrance, and into Clear Lake. It was… Continue reading Hurricane Ike

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Full Mast!

I picked up a pair of capri-length jeans yesterday in a 50% off sale (cos, you know, summer’s over…even if it is still 80-something degrees). As I put them on this morning, I pulled them up and they kept going, past my bum, past my hips and, hallelujah, up to my actual waist. Today, for… Continue reading Full Mast!

Great Blogs

I LOVE this blog. It is written by a 25 year old New Jersey nurse who is working on a “Mercy Ship” in Liberia. She makes me cry almost every day. And I linked to her from this blog, by a newly-minted pediatric doctor who also makes me laugh and cry. Bookmark them and read… Continue reading Great Blogs

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Back To Writing

I haven’t thought about this stuff in so long, that seeing it again is like visiting a former me. I wish I could go back in time and give her a big hug and say…

I Feel Pretty

I’m utterly thrilled. Not only do I love the necklace (which is just the perfect length for my tastes) but I won it!

Incompetence

…I had resolved to be totally on top of things this time, and here I am blotting my copybook before school even starts!…

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Afraid To Offend

…I held off on writing fiction in part because I would have to draw from my life. I was worried that if my character had a crabby mother I’d have to put up with my own mother crying down the phone…

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