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"Gravedigger"
Words & music by Dave Matthews

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Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great granchildren believe
You could live to a hundred and three
A hundred and three is ( Read more... )

It's funny what the Universe brings into your life.  Before I got so busy at BonTerra, I had just stopped dating someone with whom I had a lot of fun. Once I'd gotten over the way it ended, I was ready to focus on my writing--I'd figured out how to solve the biggest issue with the novel.  I'd met John from Thank God I... and was (and still am) very ( Read more... )

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)
(Bill Backer / Billy Davis / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway)
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow-white turtle doves

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company

I'd like to see ( Read more... )

It's interesting and fascinating to see who Facebook has brought back into my life.  People I haven't seen in years, people I haven't seen since I graduated from high school, strangers I felt drawn to, people I knew briefly while in college: all these people the Universe has brought into or back into my life.  In many cases, where I feel there has ( Read more... )

Keep Moving ( Read more... )

This seems to be the week of my former students.  I find it interesting that I'm becoming friends with people who I used to keep at such a distance.  Granted, they could always tell me whatever was going on in their lives--and some did--but I was always very careful about sharing my opinions and details about my life with them. I'm not sure how ( Read more... )

I allowed myself to sleep in today and got to work just before 8.  The day was as stressful as it normally is when I'm on a deadline for this project. Actually, this time, it's not one deadline, per se, but many between now and the end of April. It's interesting how today worked out, though. The stress was constant throughout the entire day, and I ( Read more... )

In getting through my very frustrating day, I realized that I was frustrated because someone with whom I work:

• is passive-aggressive and contrary
• cuts corners instead of doing things thoroughly
• thinks his/her way is the best way & that s/he is always right
• gets snippy and passive-aggressive when irritated.

According to what I'm learning, I have some ( Read more... )

I've had a strange couple of days, mostly because I'm working too much and trying to do 10,000 things too quickly.  I'm still working very hard to keep myself balanced, though, and so I'm still listening to John Castagnini's "Power of Perfection" series (I just finished Week 8) & am still processing the whole idea of equilibration. Does it work? ( Read more... )