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And here I am still trying to get caught up with my writing: Today I posted these: “just some daily mishmash” (5/8/14) “Strange, stranger, and yet stranger still…” (5/17/14) Movies (and books, of course) 5/31/14 (Here it’s nearly July and … Continue reading
Birthdays
Thursday was my brother’s wife’s birthday – and here is the card I made for her: And today is my sister’s birthday. And while we, by mutual agreement, don’t do much for birthdays these days, … Continue reading
Getting behind again…
I keep getting behind on my posts so that I end up spending several days writing things and then publishing them retroactively (using the date that I first wrote about it in my journal). So the new posts I’ve written … Continue reading
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VOTE
I did, but unfortunately not very many people in my precinct bothered to – final count was about 41%. Not good, people! Sonoma County Election Results
Blast from the Past
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a message on my Facebook page that I might have never even noticed if my sister hadn’t told me she had sent me something there. I rarely even look at Facebook much these … Continue reading
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JUNE (already?)
The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage … Continue reading
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Movies (and books, of course)
Last night I watched a couple of movies on HBO, the first was called “Kingdom of Heaven,” and starred Orlando Bloom (who I think is such a cutie). I also like Liam Neeson, who also starred in the film. The … Continue reading
Daryl Gregory
I am on our local bookstore’s mailing list and get notified of different events that are happening in their store. Recently, when I saw a notice that writer Daryl Gregory was going to be there for a book-signing, I recognized … Continue reading
Strange, stranger, and yet stranger still…
5/17/14 Two things are on my mind first thing this morning: The first thing is that it has become quite clear to me that physical therapy is making me worse. I was in no pain yesterday until after physical therapy … Continue reading
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Musings About Joseph Campbell
So I’ve decided that I do want to write about Hero with a Thousand Faces that I recently read. Joseph Campbell wrote this book back in 1949 – right smack in the middle of the twentieth century. I found myself … Continue reading
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The Petaluma Chorale
Yesterday (Saturday), I was originally planning to go to my regular monthly writers group meeting, but I found out that it had been canceled. But, in a way this was fortunate: my sister had been given two tickets for a … Continue reading
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just some daily mishmash
5/8/14 I woke up from a dream this morning with some words ringing in my brain saying “that a Sagittarius is subtle is an oxymoron.” What??? Where did that come from? Who knows. Dreams are strange. I started physical therapy … Continue reading
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Today is my Aunt Ginger’s birthday. I made a card for her and sent it with some Avon products I know she likes. Bless her heart, she probably doesn’t even realize it’s her birthday. And I miss her so much! … Continue reading
Bad Behavior
Yesterday evening I was very tired and in pain and, unfortunately, ended up having an argument with my sister that got really ugly. And it was so stupid! I was at the kitchen sink trimming berries and, instead of paying … Continue reading
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about PAIN and TAROT…
It’s hard to believe it’s May already. I feel like I’ve done nothing this month but work and deal with PAIN. But I think that these new supplements I’ve started taking (thanks to my sister’s efforts to research my problem … Continue reading
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May 1st
The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which … Continue reading
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Bird by Bird
I have just finished reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. I think I got a lot more out of it than when I first read it about ten years ago. She is such a gifted writer. I saw her … Continue reading
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I’ve been spending some time looking through this book of Charles Vess‘ artwork, which I love, and thinking about drawing. And I ended up getting a little depressed and discouraged. But I know it’s stupid to try to even begin … Continue reading
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BOOKS – April Update
I finished the Shirley Jackson biography on March 20th and started on the book of her fiction, both of which belong to my sister (and that is one big bonus of living here with her – she has a very … Continue reading
The Ides of April (part 3)
My sister finally got back around the 12th. I am glad to see her. By this time, my arm and shoulder pain has me at the chiropractor’s twice a week. At first, it seems to help, but then I just … Continue reading
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The Ides of April (part 2)
…So my son won’t go to school. As I last reported back in February, he was starting in this Independent Study program through Valley Oak School. The problem now is that he doesn’t want to have to go there and … Continue reading
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The Ides of April (part 1)
It appears I need to do a little bit of “catch-up” here. How does time manage to go by so quickly and unnoticed? It is a constant battle to stay current and focused or it all slides by like quicksilver. … Continue reading
APRIL
The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of this name is uncertain. April was sacred to the goddess Venus and it is believed that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess … Continue reading
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I woke up this morning thinking about God – or, rather, the concept of God. When we got smart and quit believing in an actual, living God, we sort of “threw the baby out with the bathwater.” Because, while I … Continue reading
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