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About S.

Reader, writer, talker, knitter, picture taker, tennis player, music lover, Southerner.

I’m practically gone

Posted on January 25, 2012 by S.

Went and had a passport picture made today. It’s better than the last one, but that’s not saying much. The man who took it told me he’d been to Paris and Rome. Texas and Georgia. Grew up on Amsterdam, right … Continue reading →

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Today’s Truth

Posted on January 24, 2012 by S.

I am not posting a truth for today. I am going to post my own truth. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. I am mad for all the information at my fingertips and for the ability to find … Continue reading →

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Today’s Truth

Posted on January 23, 2012 by S.

There is more to life than increasing its speed. – Gandhi I really, really like this one. I’ve always worked in a deadline business, so when I’m not at work, I don’t like for things to be hectic. I like … Continue reading →

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What I did for my birthday

Posted on January 23, 2012 by S.

I spent the weekend running around picking up things for Sunday afternoon, which is when I was having my surprise party, which I like to throw for myself every year. Except I forgot to take my birthday off Facebook, so … Continue reading →

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Today’s truth

Posted on January 21, 2012 by S.

Learn to…be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. – Henri Frederic Amiel I think this means the opposite of what the most excellent Micki Wheelus, who I worked with at … Continue reading →

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Today’s truth

Posted on January 19, 2012 by S.

We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. – Marcel Proust Last night my head had just hit the pillow and I was out like a light. … Continue reading →

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My imaginary friends

Posted on January 18, 2012 by S.

Dooce and her husband, Jon, have separated. I do not know these people, personally. I have never met them, never been in a huge convention hall and heard them speak on a panel, and likely never will. But I have … Continue reading →

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Today’s truth

Posted on January 17, 2012 by S.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant? – Henry David Thoreau I find myself saying look! and see? a lot. I want so badly for others to see what … Continue reading →

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Today’s truth

Posted on January 16, 2012 by S.

Within your heart keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go, and sheltered so, may thrive and grow where doubt and fear are not. Oh, keep a place within your heart, for little dreams to go. – Louise Driscoll … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I see things

Posted on January 16, 2012 by S.

Tonight Grimace and I were tooling back out Ponce when I he snorted and I had to say, “Did you see what I just saw?” YES! It was a hooker riding a stolen shopping scooter from Publix, with a cigarette … Continue reading →

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