Category: Assorted
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Where the heck I’ve disappeared to
Let me start by saying I think I have a mildly addictive personality. When I get excited about a new project, it’s full speed ahead. And lately my obsession has been painting, which doesn’t really go hand-in-hand with the computer. But I have missed you all! I spent a week in Athens, Ga., helping Chris…
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On blue hair and beer helmets
I’ve run in 5 races now (3 this year) and one could say they all start to run together except – they don’t. At least not yet, not for me. I remember each step of each one, who I was with, where the difficult hills were, who was cheering me on at the end. This…
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Seeing your byline not always a good thing
Amy suggested we write about the first time we got published, a topic which should have been easy for me but instead I started getting muddled in the details: First time I got what published? – A book? Dictated from me to Mom, who wrote it down on construction paper and tied it together with string, 1983.…
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Escape-artist dogs and a sad tale
This is a very difficult story for me to tell but I think it necessary, what with all the talk I’ve had about unleashed dogs on this blog of late. For the record, I understand things happen with pets. My brother mentioned his dog getting out of their fence occasionally – I am completely aware…
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My first 5K or When I realized I could accomplish something athletic
In the latest edition of the together-but-separate blog postings, Amy and I are writing about our first athletic achievements. I started thinking about my first running accomplishments recently during a discussion with Heather about how to begin running. I remember the first time I ran a mile – it felt so amazing and accomplished! My first…
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My birthday party video: The next best thing to being there?
I have virtually no experience in video editing, but Susan brought her Flip to my birthday party so of course we had to have fun with it at the bar. And of course I had to spend all day playing with it in Windows Movie Maker. Apologies in advance for bad lighting, bad camera skills…
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Happy (belated) birthday, Heather!
So I was trying to decide whether to post what I was getting Heather for her birthday since it was going to arrive late. But it arrived this morning at her house so I will wait for her to find it and unwrap it! Meantime, I wanted to say happy belated birthday (for the record,…
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One night in Charlotte and the world’s your oyster
Blue hair gel, check. Leg warmers, check. Little Red M3, check. Great friends and great family, check. Even those I wonder about when I see you dancing with your friends … You’d have to Send Me an Angel to make this birthday party any better, so if you are on the East Coast (or a plane…
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Who are The Beatles?
I have recently had the opportunity to introduce a friend to The Beatles. No, this “friend” is not actually my 2-year-old niece or anything like that, though I know why you would think that considering the above statement. No, this friend is 26 years old and as of last summer had “heard of” The Beatles…