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Fa la la la la
Are you a fan of the baby Jesus and The Brady Bunch? (Honestly, who isn’t?) I just had to share. This audio clip truly is worth 9 minutes and 45 seconds of your time, especially if you’re looking for a chuckle. Or a groan. You’re welcome. 🙂
Planning
When I was clearing out a file drawer recently I came across a thick file labeled “Planning.” The very fact that we made files labeled “Planning” suggests how little of it we did. We also had “planning meetings,” which consisted of sitting down with legal pads, stating the day’s problem out loud, and then, with…
Books that make me cry
I just read a post from Bona Fide Betty called Readin’ and Cryin’, in which she recounts the first book that made her cry: Little Women. And she posted a picture of her 20-year-old copy of Little Women, which happens to be the same edition that I first owned, the very first hardcover book I…
thirtysomething, plus ten
When the TV show thirtysomething debuted, I was barely twentysomething. In fact, I had just turned 21. I was preparing to graduate from college, and had that optimistic sense that everything was possible, that I still had my whole life ahead of me. I remember watching it with interest at the time, but sporadically, and…
That was then…
Me and the Alaskan sunset… …the Alaskan sunset by itself… …and a view from the train from Seward to Anchorage (which predates the Alaskan sunset photos). That was then, about two weeks ago. Today, I’m back in my office, meeting deadlines. Which is fine. Really. 🙂
Meet Charlotte Brontë
Yes, I named my cat Charlotte Brontë. My introduction to the four-month-old kitten my veterinarian cousin rescued on my behalf three summers ago was this very cell phone photo. She’s bigger now and still gorgeous. And she’s napping on the chair across the room, occasionally glancing over at me through slitted eyelids, as if she…
The divine embrace
This quotation from Henri Nouwen landed in my in-box this morning, and it made me think about conversations I’ve been a part of lately, either by participating or by eavesdropping, in person and online. I thought others might find it as moving and thought-provoking as I do. [The divine embrace] is the place where I…
Who do you think you are?
This season on Who do you think you are?, seven of the world’s most beloved celebrities will embark on life-altering journeys into their family history. They will travel the world in search of their heritage, family mysteries will be revealed, and everything they thought they knew will be rewritten. Lives will be changed. Roots will…
It’s complicated
The two scrapbooks stacked on my dining room table don’t belong to me. I need to return them to their owner, but I’m not sure if she’ll want them. I know I need to contact her and ask her. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. It’s a bit complicated. Twenty-one years ago, when…
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