A record of the incessant and trivial chatter running through my head.
Yearly Archives: 2011.jpg) I just love them. Each Monday evening I close the door to my office and I walk down a long hallway before exiting the building where I work. As I make the trek from my office to my car, my mind is caught up in the events of the day. I reflect on moments with […] .jpg) Who among us has not heard this quote by Lao Tzu? “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” I’ve always liked it. (Of course I do. . . It has the word “mile” in it.) Such words make my runner ears perk up and immediately I pay attention. As someone who has […] .jpg) I declared a truce with winter. It happened on Friday morning, during what I’m pretty sure was our 73rd snow storm of the season. We sat down, Old Man Winter and I, and we had a chat. And since I understand the art of negotiation, I took great care to talk in such a way […] .jpg) All week we (the kids and I) have been looking forward to a visitor from across the state. Upon waking up on Tuesday Charlie asked, “Is today Friday?” And then again on Wednesday night he asked, “Is tomorrow Friday?” We have watched the forecast with bated breath, hoping and praying that Mother Nature would cooperate […]  It’s 9:16 p.m. I’m sitting in our living room next to a dimly lit lamp. Across the room, my husband sits in the dark with his phone in hand. . . He’s probably playing Scrabble or pursuing Facebook or Twitter. American Idol is on the television and we intermittently glance at the screen and comment […] |
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