Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Equalization

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Susan

Dead-on noon; the backyard is just a different colored sky. Shades of blue are green, and clouds and birds told only by their shape and size of moving shadowed shades of grey. At noon, up and down is one. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Friends

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Susan

Sometimes, it is only the seemingly hardest among us that see through the shell and understand. Thank you, Rina. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Death

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Susan

Maybe because it is Easter Week, and a time for reflection upon life, death, goodness, gifts, friends, and pierogi. Maybe it is only floating bits of time that get in each others’ way and crash together in coincidence. Last night … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Life

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Susan

Another happy phone call; C tells me of the birth of her second grandchild, a boy, 2,500 miles away. We talk of weight and length, and how perfectly he fits into our ideals. Forgetting, of course, his older sister who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Morning

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Susan

Every morning between seven-thirty and eight, my neighbor calls me to let me know she is alive. She has been widowed now for five years (oh Andy, I still miss you so!) and is frightened of being found dead three … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Reality

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Susan

I don’t blog very much, if at all, about current events. The war in Iraq, the Americans killed in the effort, the unspeakable cruelties human beings heap upon each other, the poor, the hungry, the sick and the dying. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Update

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Susan

Well, with the help of my former English Professor and my own innate sense of irresponsibly accurate guesswork, I now have bought the proper Flash Memory Card for the camera and the memory stick for the little doohickey jump drive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDGAR & I: Soul Mates

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Susan

He is laughing. He thinks I don’t hear him, but I do. It is not the warp-speed winds we are having, nor the crows that squat from the cold to look like their large-headed raven cousins. It is him. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Cameras! Action!

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Susan

Yes, I have fallen victim to a tremendous sale whereas I bought a digital camera and received a free printer that I don’t need for $99 total. Now, of course, I am trying to figure out what I need for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: My Softer Side

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Susan

Just got this old article in an e-mail from my brother-in-law. They must have been spring cleaning…

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WRITING: Style

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Susan

In case you hadn’t noticed from the opening paragraph of the last post, it was a bit different from my usual style of writing. But it sure is in keeping with my speaking voice! Example: “Hon, would you check the, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Who are we?

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Susan

Sort of starting out late in life, but in truth have always been, but just now taking seriously my search for my true self and purpose. One of which should never be, as pointed out by loving spouse and evidenced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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SELF ANALYSIS: Another Quizella

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Susan

Swore I wouldn’t do any more of these, but I do find them fascinating. This one, Whose Soul Mate are You? You have a dramatic personality and a fascinationwith the bizarre so it’s no wonder yourliterary soulmate is Edgar Allan … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Lofty Ideals

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Susan

After many days of passing by an old and empty tree, I saw the eagle resting there today. His back was to me, but his great white head was turned in profile, golden beak sharply breaking up the softly swirled … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Order and Chaos

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Susan

Today is 04/04/04, and in 6 months, I wrote 666 thoughts that would have been kept to myself. My father’s birthdate is 12/12/11; my mother’s 1/2/12. My husband’s social security number is only 2 digits different than mine, and if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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