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Random things about myself
So, I got tagged in one of those notes in Facebook, and I don’t usually find time to play along and respond. But I had one second this morning and did it and thought it was fun. 1) Come up with 25 things about you, it does not matter what you pick as long as…
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My girls have selected new names for themselves
My daughters’ names are of really special meaning to my husband and me. Dinah’s name came from Louis Armstrong singing “Dinah, is there anyone finah, from the state of Carolinah, etc.” There is also a much longer family story about Dinah’s name, but I’ll get into that another day. And Djuna’s name came from a romantic…
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Tears for Obama, tears for my girls
When I was a little girl, my mother used to tell me about the importance of equal rights for women. I remember listening carefully but not completely understanding because it seemed, from my point of view as a kid in the 1970s, that women did have equal rights. I took it for granted and figured…
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Adieu, sweet prince
Today we said goodbye to a family friend, the beloved dog of one of my closest friends. Sweet Sam We don’t have a pet. We had some fishies for awhile, but we found it impossible to keep the tank clean. That, and Mr. Hubs doesn’t like to read directions or signage, and he inadvertently got…
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Whazzat?! Whazzat?!
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Now, my family doesn’t believe in the Great Pumpkin, exactly, but we do love to watch the Peanuts cartoon about Linus and his undying faith in the Great Pumpkin. (My favorite moment in all of cartoondom is when Linus is in the pumpkin patch keeping vigil for the appearance…
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Me and Obama, takin’ a walk
I was getting dressed for work, and my 5-year-old daughter came to me, holding a drawing. I asked her what it was of, and she said, “It’s me and Obama, takin’ a walk.” I looked at the drawing, and those curved legs and big smiles and said, “Yes, I can see that now. Of course. …
BeTwinned
[Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered]
