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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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Tagged children, memories, pain, weird
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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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Tagged art, books, history, Literature, NATURE, nonfiction, philosophy, questions, religion, serendipity, spirit
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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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Tagged community, entertainment, music
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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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Tagged goals, grief, health, pain, school, writing
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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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Tagged anger, family, pain, personal growth, relationships
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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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Tagged art, FUN, health, history, pain
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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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Tagged art, Balance, creativity, history
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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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Tagged ADD/HD, art, Balance, books, creativity, goals, TIME, writing
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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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Tagged insanity, kids, school
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031614
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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Tagged ADD/HD, creativity, NATURE, philosophy, questions, religion, spirit
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It must be spring…
Wednesday morning, as my sister and I were looking out the front window, we saw an unusual bird on the front lawn. My sister did some checking and determined that it was a Northern Flicker; more specifically, A Red Shafted … Continue reading
022014
Times when there are no new posts for a while usually means I’m busy, busy, busy. I’ve had so many projects going I’ve hardly had time for myself or any drawing or writing. One new thing is this new client … Continue reading
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Tagged money, parenting, school, TIME, work
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Jack Vance
On January 17th, I started reading Tales of the Dying Earth, by Jack Vance. I finished that book on Thursday and yesterday I eagerly started reading Songs of the Dying Earth – which is a tribute to Mr. Vance, edited … Continue reading
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Tidying up…
I often jot down things that I think I might want to write a blog post about, but sometimes I don’t end up getting around to it – so I thought I’d just put some of these things here and … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, family, health, humor, insanity, politics, questions, work
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31 Reasons for a “31-point-plan”
Here is a list, in no particular order, of reasons why I choose to do a “31-Point-Plan” every month. And it is something that anyone could decide to do, in any way they might choose to do it. I originally … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Balance, creativity, goals, personal growth, spirit, TIME
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Weird Weather, Strawberries – and RAIN
There’s been a lot of talk about how strange the winter has been this year – dry and unseasonably warm on the west coast and extremely cold everywhere else. In fact, it’s been warmer in Alaska than in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged California, strawberries, weather
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well, this is interesting…
Every so often I check my spam mailbox to see if there is anything in there I need to look at before I delete them. And once in a while I find some strange and interesting things. Here is today’s … Continue reading
School Update
I am pleased to be able to say that my son successfully survived his first full week of school in many, many long weeks. He is determined to make this semester go well. Unfortunately, he did not do very well … Continue reading