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Tales of 9/11
The events of this day touched the lives of some only one step removed from me. I will tell some of their stories here today ( Read more... ) -
Shoulder Restored
Shoulder goes out of joint while I sleep? But I realize now it has a history, that goes back to when I was stuck in a nasty little crawl trying to get out of a cave, and wrenched it a bit in the process. Since then, it's even been dislocated. But it's not fun to wake up in the night and find your shoulder is hurting a LOT, and you can't lift your ( Read more... ) -
Andrew Got a Job with the Assessor!
Since early this year, my husband Andrew has being going through successive waves of interviews with the assessor's office, for a job with the county. Finally, this week, it came down to being a bridesmaid: he just missed (out of a field of over 400) getting hire, due to not enough experience. (You know, those guys with 10 or 20 years of background ( Read more... ) -
"You knew you grew up in Cambria..." on Facebook
Small towns, gotta love 'em. Someone remarked it's like the Cambria kids got our own private chatroom. The majority of us date from the 1960's and '70's, and we're having a nostalgia fest. Someone even proposed a potluck reunion for anyone close enough to make it, down at Shamel Park. There were less than 2000 people in town, then. Of course all ( Read more... ) -
So that's why...fun writing gets de-prioritzed
I've finally cracked why I tend to disempower myself when I want to write. I get fired up and inspired, but then I completely come down on myself and keep myself from doing it. Everything else is more important ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Born to be wild
A drink of Black Bush in a pub in Ireland, with visits to New Grange and watching the sunset from the highest point in Ireland. -
Our Neighbor Died Last Night
RIP Michelle Mummert, smoker, alcoholic, chronically troubled, and lately an invalid. I think this is the only peace she may have ever had the potential to know ( Read more... ) -
Jiro provides for "his" chickens
I found a large, very fresh, very dead rat at the door to the chicken coop this morning. Okay, Jiro has been doing his job, I thought, as I removed the body to dispose of it in the garden ( Read more... )