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Monday, February 6, 2012

Earth Mama - defined (email from my son)

Hi Mom - The last time I visited Jody, as an exercise we discussed what character traits in women appeal to me. I told her that I have always been drawn to Earth Mamas -- she didn't know what I meant by that term. In describing what I meant, she started laughing hard so I thought, "maybe I'm onto... Sign in to see full entry.

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Letter from my grandson

Couple days ago came a thin envelope from Air Force Recruit Matt in San Antonio. I had written to him, and here came a response. Short letter, a bit formal but sweet, and a wonderful sketch of an eagle's head. Can't wait till he gets a furlough and we can all go to the Cracker Barrell for breakfast... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

How we got to that year on the farm...

In '47 mothers didn't ask their kids whether they wanted to move to a new town. They told 'em they were moving, and the kids could like it or lump it. At least that's how it was when Mom got us up and tucked us into Susie's back seat (our name for her blue '35 Chevy four-door) before dawn one April... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Froth

One of the cool things about living on Sam and Ethel's farm on Lincoln Creek Road was the morning and afternoon milking. They ran a dairy herd of about 25 Holsteins, those photogenic white and black cows you see in the California Dairy ads. I learned a lot about milk and barn cats, also about where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Confusion? Learn to live with it.

I woke up thinking about something I read, or maybe I dreamed I read it. It has to do with a person who talked to the Buddha. He said "I want happiness," and the Buddha came back with an instruction to take the "I" out of the sentence because that was just ego, and to take "want" out of the sentence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

She's here!

Arrived about 15-20 minutes ago. No pics yet. Mom & baby doing fine! Baby Kaitlin, 8 pounds, 2 Oz. arrived 5:09 a.m. Pacific time. Sign in to see full entry.

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Happy Birthday Baby Girl ???

Updates on Facebook all night. My grandson's wife is about to hold her baby girl in her arms instead of carrying her just under her heart. Grandson, Marine Sgt. now stationed stateside, had to leave her in the "waiting" room yesterday since he had duty. They planned to text as the day went on, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Book Recommendation --"Arts of the Possible" by Adrienne Rich

In the last days at Borders -- I think that's when I picked up this paperback -- the cover design caught my eye. It looks like a dark sea with tumultuous clouds above with gaps of blue sky showing. The subtitle reads "Essays and Conversations." With poets, I don't usually start at the beginning and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Strings -- a theory?

When I was a student there in the early '80s our university had an award-winning journalism program - its students won prizes for depth reporting, investigative features, first-person interviews, etc. It was a Hearst Award-winning program, and stood up well against other highly praised programs in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

About Football...and "fans" who make death threats

I may boycott the superbowl this year. Not that anyone would notice. I just read an article about the game strategy used by team A -- sorry, I can't remember its name -- to go after a particular player on Team B -- a guy they knew had had four concussions in previous games. Not only did they go... Sign in to see full entry.

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