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Books I Loved Growing Up

My take on this week’s group blog topic: Book(s) that I loved growing up. Those tomes that were read over-and-over until their spines broke and my eyes bleared.

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Dear CJ, 1979

My take on this week’s group blog topic: A letter to me on my high school graduation day. With the world before me, waiting to conquer it, what could I possible tell then-me that would be helpful?

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A Very Good Evening, Indeed

Some people are just like “peas and carrots”. I’m lucky to have a few in my life like that. After a twenty year gap, one of these special people came a visitin’–much to my delight.

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A Curious Time of Faith

This holiday season I had some very interesting encounters. As I offered a Merappiful Chrismukkwansoltivusuleday to people that I’d meet, I found …

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I Like Social Networking

Whether it’s something new like MySpace or Facebook, or ancient like ROS or Fidonet, social networking has been a part of my life for a long time. I think it might be the best application for

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Why Chrismukkwanzolstivusuledays Matter

The shopping crush. The mounting credit card bills. Traffic jams. Filled parking lots. Screaming kids. Carols repeating over and over. It seems like every December we feel we have to endure so much, and for what?

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My 2008 Cornucopia of Thanks

2008 has been a year of re-emergence. After a few years of enduring my father’s decline with an undignifying illness, my immediate family and I have had a year to discover what the world is like when it is what we make of it. So, my first serving of thanks goes to

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Romantic Ideas About the Cameron Phillips Terminator

Cameron Phillips is becoming a topic of some romantic speculation about her role in the Terminator universe. To some she’s a very scary robot, to others a loyal and self-aware ally. Since I’m not immune to Cameron’s mystery, here are some thoughts

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I’m Not a Phone Person

Some people spend hours each day on the telephone, chating and bonding and doing all those other things that modern people do with that technology. For some reason, I don’t seem to be one of those people. (more…)

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Horse Solo

Today was a first. For the first time since he arrived as a foal, I was alone with Kenai. With Tess* still …

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