Archive for July, 2009

It’s the year for change, right?

Before you go–yes, you’re in the right place. I just changed the decor a bit. After 18 months, I felt that it was time to be a little crisper, a little clearer, and so I sought out a new theme. It’s the season of green around our territory at the moment, so this felt right. [...]

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All the news that (gives us) fits

Before I went to law school, I was a newswoman. Print media. Since then, I’ve been kind of a news fanatic. I’d devour the Miami Herald or the Cleveland Plain Dealer or a NYT, if I could get my hands on one. The Today Show was a must, and occasionally the evening news, too.  The [...]

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Saying yes

I’ve had quite a bit of conversation in recent days about my travels, and the extent of my potential insanity for making them. The subject came up again when my two sisters and I got together for the purpose of wishing one of them hail and farewell as she heads out to New Mexico to [...]

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The road goes ever on and on

I’m not a person for living in big cities. I often regret missing the opportunities and options for activities and cultural events, especially where the children are concerned. But we can go visit those if we choose, like our visit to Roboworld in Pittsburgh just before we went west. (Being able to touch the Lost [...]

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Independence day

To celebrate independence this year, we decided to take a trip. What? you say? Didn’t you just get BACK from a trip? Well, yes. But this trip was to celebrate K’s independence and her externship at the Biltmore in Asheville, NC.  We’d never been there before, and it gave us an excuse to take the [...]

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Back to life, back to reality…

It may be a catchy phrase in the musical world, but it’s kinda sad in real life. It has taken several days to find the top of my desk and get re-organized, back to the life of helping people get what they need. But the final legs of the trip had their moments as well. [...]

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