Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Of Stuffed Animals and Disappearances

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A little over two years ago, when we first moved to this house, my then-partner announced that JT didn't need to have so many stuffed an...
Monday, July 30, 2007

Gardening Stock

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I come from gardening stock. The neat, carefully weeded rows in the first picture on the right is my father's garden in California. As...

Don't Tell Mom and Dad

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I'm serious here, so if you can't keep your big mouth shut, read no further. A few weeks back, I received a speeding ticket. I was...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007

The Barry Bonds Phenomenon

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The prompt over at Sunday Scribblings is phenomenon, specifically what sort of things make other people excited that just don't get you ...
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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Real Life Conversations at the Beach

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The scene: JT is playing with some kids at the water's edge. I'm sitting with my friend S, enjoying the breeze. Me: JT's tan ...
Friday, July 27, 2007

Lunatic Fringe?

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Another offering in my occasional series on 2008 presidential candidates. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is an interesting guy. ...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

I'll Take One Progressive to Go

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In the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan was the king of Republicans, he and other GOP leaders were remarkably successful at demonizing the word ...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

I've Got Myself a Bike-Rider

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From my vacation journal, written on 7/11/07. When I first became a single mama, I was seized with a host of fears and anxieties. I think t...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Tiger Rules

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I finally figured out a reason to use the Photobooth application on my computer ------ to snap a picture of Tiger, sitting on my lap while I...
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Bodies and Beaches

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From my vacation journal, written on 7/8/07. For as long as I can remember, I have had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with my body. A...
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