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Category: Spinning Plates
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Plans for the weekend: Friday night - celebrate anniversary with TomSaturday – UT vs. UTEP game with Mary Kay and Joe; write; clean off desk; attend Lagopalooza fundraiser and, if time, catch Linton Mancilla at True GritsSunday – early Mass; grocery store; work-out; write Reality of the weekend: Friday night: celebrated anniversary with TomSaturday –UT vs.…
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"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne My thoughts echoed Nathaniel's when I first woke up this morning and saw the brilliant autumn sunshine beckoning and felt the brisk breeze coming through my windows. It was a gorgeous, perfect autumn morning. Unfortunately, summer wasn't…
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Wednesday started out just copying Tuesday…coffee, toast, fresh air and critter-care, work-out, shower and on to work (computer, computer, computer – trademark screenings, emails, blog posts.) No originality at all! But sometime after lunch, I felt a change. Not in the routine, but in my attitude, where all real change takes place. After work, I chased the…
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Remembering my friend Nancy on her birthday, and feeling very grateful for our friendship.
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Even if you’re not a huge Quentin Tarantino fan, there’s a chance you’ll still like “Inglourious Basterds”, if you can overlook Tarantino’s signature overuse of gore.
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Charly's face, hopeful and questioning, peered at me through the French doors, his white fur glowing in the soft light of dawn. He hadn't done that in ages – obviously, he took our morning walks for granted as much as I did. But this was going on three days! Please, Mom? "Don't worry – we're going this morning.…
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My friend Darla's daughter finished up two weeks of summer camp in East Texas today. Another friend, Patti, offered to let her spend last night at her lakehouse near the camp so she wouldn't have to make such a long drive first thing this morning. Darla invited me to go along just for fun. Heck, yes!…
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A new week starts tomorrow – a week that is going to keep me running from 5 am Monday morning until 4:30 Friday afternoon. Not only do I have the normal weekly challenges, but we're going to go computer shopping (Kendall) and car shopping (me!) And on top of that, I've got the weekend's overflow…
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