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May.14.2013
May 14
No Stone Left Behind
An anchor attaches at the lower extremities stabilizing me, an albatross is the thing weighing me down from the top, it tips me, throws me to the ground. I must remember to choose ferrous instruments over long necked birds. ...
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May.13.2013
“You forgot how to dress up mom.”
“I don’t like my top let me get rid of it!”
“There’s nothing wrong with your top mom, it’s your shoes.”
Sigh.
“Your pants are too short, just wear flats!”
She takes one last look and nods left to right in big disappointment.
“If I paid for a stylist mom, would you...
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May.13.2013
May 13
Be That Girl
I have tried to protect the investment I made in the past by selling the soul of my future. I arrived self-possessed, a winning girl, but I slid the self from the scene leaving me simply possessed. I gained everything then lost it a...
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May.12.2013
You probably already know this, but most holidays aren't celebrated on the days they actually happened, even a lot of famous birthdays.
Martin Luther King and Abe Lincoln are each honored on Mondays, yet King was born on a Tuesday, while Lincoln emancipated his spindly self from the womb on a...
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May.12.2013
May 12
Box-a-week Tao
I am going through so many changes surrounding the cleaning out and getting rid of process. The flat sided panic that I experience while even attempting the smallest disposal seems impossible. I would deny it if I didn't...
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May.11.2013
A few observations and/or digressions first:
I have a pretty keen sense of smell (or at least, I used to). So much so that one time I smelled a friend's aftershave or cologne, liked it very much, didn't ask him what it was, but then went to Lazarus (now Macy's) a few days later...
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May.11.2013
May 11
Out Standing in My Field
Trying to remove expectations is like trying to unseed a field; it is damn near impossible until something crops up, though when it does I must act swiftly lest things take root. Tedious as it is, weeding the...
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May.10.2013
Erma Bombeck is my all-time favorite humorist when it comes to the subject of motherhood, but not the only one to capture the essence of motherhood nicely. With both Mother's Day coming up and a new mom-related book just published, I've been collecting quotes about moms.
DO ANY OF THESE SOUND LIKE...
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May.10.2013
May 10
More Than a Fedora
I have no explanations only expletives, I wish I had something to say that you wished to hear, but that is not current events; foul humored broadcasts are what fill the air this day. Bad temper is tempting, but I can no longer be...
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May.09.2013
May 9
The Little Black Dress
The holes in my pockets cause me to feel naked. Though it is an inside pocket and no one can see through I feel exposed, my thinking changed and for that matter chained, one link looped through the next. I start with a hole...
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