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Archive for January, 2008

Lordy,lordy, Elle is… 6?!!?!

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABRIELLE!! Your sisters were so excited when you arrived.And you grew, um… large, uh… rather quickly.How do the years fly by so fast? It seems like only yesterday you were one.And eating dirt…And now you’re making friends, making music, making goofy faces, and making us love you more each day.

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Why I’m glad I’m "out of the loop"

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

If you haven’t run across this wonderful post from Mrs. G, you MUST read it now.

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Inspiration for the Week

Monday, January 28th, 2008

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” * Rabindranath Tagore, nobel poet laureate, 1913

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Questions

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I like questions. I find myself asking more and more of them. My most enjoyable questions are those directed at me – taking a second look at things I thought I’d “known” for a long time. In that process, I’m working hard to abate my natural tendency to rush in with an answer, and just […]

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Thank you for the dream, Dr. King

Monday, January 21st, 2008

From a speech to the SCLC, Aug. 1967 – the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. I want to say to you as I move to my conclusion, as we talk about “Where do we go from here?” that we must honestly face the fact that the movement must address itself to the question of […]

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Mandatory Viewing

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

I had the opportunity last night to watch three amazing short films on the impact that climate change has on the lives and work of three families, from Indonesia, Niger, and Peru. (produced by these folks: http://www.ddcmadagascar.com/index.php The videos I saw aren’t on-line yet, but there’s similar stuff to check out).Anyway, thinking about a huge […]

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Global Warming, Schmobal Warming

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Playing outside (for fourth day in a row – highs in the 70’s), Jan. 12thOh, wait… high for tomorrow – 39!!!! Nevermind.

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The Office

Monday, January 14th, 2008

A quick tour of my “office”, for a friend in a cornfield somewhere. Desk, check. (All I need are some cutesy post-its to remind me of stuff I’m not likely to do.)Bookcase, check.It’s not behind the door, but will an unused corner do as well?

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