I read (I forget where) that walking through a doorway makes us forget, as our minds wipe the slate clean for the next experience. Thanks, brain. Really. Today is the first (slightly) chilly day of fall that I’ve had the chance to enjoy. That matters because for months it’s been far too hot to consider […]
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Adventure Week continues, but I’ve been too tired to blog. Also I’ve been trying to catch up on Camp NaNo. At this point (the morning of The End) I need about fifteen thousand words. If I were a reasonable person, I’d give up. I may yet. But. It’s 0748, and I have 35,401 words on
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Blame Murphy. I’m not usually one for joining memes but this sounded interesting, and I wanted to blog anyway. So the way it works: answer the questions, come up with eleven of my own, and tag more people to keep the game going. Sort of a chain letter but more interesting. 🙂 Right then. Here goes.
Remember those internet rants I said were a waste of time? Here’s me, wasting some. In a newsletter type email today, I read about a woman who is outlining a novel for NaNoWriMo that she hopes to publish as an ebook in early to mid December. … …really? Okay, fine. Maybe she is just that
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“It’s not fair,” my 13yo will whine. “You’re right,” I’ll usually say. “I worked a lot already!” she’ll point out. “Yep.” “I should get to go!” “You’re right,” I’ll agree again. “Now. How much does [the mountain, the clock, the rain] care about everything you said?” I’m trying, you see, to teach my daughter that
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I use this icon because that’s how it felt–as if I were invisible. The only Apple Store around is in a very expensive area. The I’ve lived here twenty years and never been near it-type expensive. It’s in a gorgeous shopping center with lovely landscaping including waterfalls (in the desert, remember), fountains, and real trees.
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Last night, at about three in the morning, I woke up to thunder. Rain was pouring down on the house, rattling on the cooler…the scent filled my little home and it was glorious. I must have lain awake an hour listening before it finally moved on and I went back to sleep. This morning the