Archive for March, 2003
Monday, March 31st, 2003
Bagged Two More States (Today’s Main Entry Appears Below)
My modest bid to conquer the United States continues apace. Welcome Utah and Iowa!
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Monday, March 31st, 2003
Playing the Market
When I was called upon to write Papa’s obituary and subsequently his eulogy, I spoke of his love of the outdoors, in particular hunting and fishing. I mentioned his obsessive football watching, superior skills at a poker table, and fondness for playing the lottery which he called “paying his poverty tax.” I talked about his [...]
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Monday, March 31st, 2003
Vagabonding.com Looks At The War From Abroad
Vagabonding.com appears in my Blogs of Note list. The site chronicles the one-made, round-the-world trek of master vagabonder Mike Pugh. Although I would never do what he’s doing, I enjoy seeing the world through his eyes and have wondered how the war in Iraq has effected him. This post offers his observations on the treatment [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2003
Congratulations snakehairedgirl! It’s a Boy!
A big congratulations to snakehairedgirl and her new son, born Saturday March 29 and weighing in at 9 lbs. 2 oz. Welcome to the blogsphere, Little Guy, we’re looking forward to hearing all about you.
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Sunday, March 30th, 2003
Photo Archaeology
Inevitably as we pack the remaining contents of my condo the boxes of photos had to surface. Now they sit outside my bedroom door waiting for me to figure out what to do with them. I looked at a few of the snapshots last evening but I knew if I became too involved with them [...]
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Saturday, March 29th, 2003
Disjointed Dreaming
This morning I’m having a hard time putting any coherent thoughts together. I awakened from a heart-thumping dream of having lost R., in her wheelchair, in a shopping mall, because I’d been preoccupied arguing with a sales clerk. Somehow by the end of the thing I was on an African plain. There were lions and [...]
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Friday, March 28th, 2003
Eclectic Mind Readership Update
Okay, Eclectic Mind’s conquest of the country has gained another state. Welcome Missouri!
And, I have been informed that there are men who read this page — at least two. Gentlemen, although you are awash in a sea of females you are heartily welcomed and now appropriately recognized. Also, with a few more readers weighing in [...]
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Friday, March 28th, 2003
Contemplating Symbols in Time of War
Note To My Readers: Ah gentle readers! How to write about the war? One side of me says leave it alone, another just can’t. This piece was inspired by some symbols and images I’ve been contemplating over the past few days and by the behavior of some war protestors who don’t seem to realize at [...]
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Thursday, March 27th, 2003
Report Card Day at Eclectic Mind
Unlike many of my peers, I never dreaded report card day. Only once, in 4th grade, when I received a “D” in P.E. because I couldn’t turn a somersault, did I panic when the teacher passed out those folded white cards at 3 o’clock. Somewhere stored away in the house back in the Little Town [...]
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2003
The New PhotoEclectic Word “Pretty”
We have enough of ugliness right now, so share things with us at PhotoEclectic you think are pretty. I’ve opened with orchids and pansies but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Give us a look through your lens! Send entries to me at herself@ranakwilliamson.com.
