Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: And Technology

Posted on December 22, 2003 by Susan

We all know that Big Brother exists, and he lives on the internet. Amazon has just sent me another e-mail with their recommendation as to what I should buy for myself, since it’s a little late for Christmas orders and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Part II – The New Deal

Posted on December 21, 2003 by Susan

In keeping with today’s discoveries on the new medium of publishing, and while I realize that I am a latecomer to this feast, there seems to be such an open road ahead for writers. Please bear with my reflections that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Part I – Getting It Out

Posted on December 21, 2003 by Susan

Perhaps it is just a case of remaining in my cocoon too long. Or just not focusing on the direction that education and writing have taken while I avoided it to grapple with the everyday business of survival. On my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Mighty Prolificality

Posted on December 20, 2003 by Susan

I’m writing this in Windows Word first—I just love to see it try to overcome my use of strange words with bright red zig-zaggy lines. But it has brought to my attention that for this month alone, I have 36 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION & REALITY?: Spanish Style

Posted on December 20, 2003 by Susan

I’m more enthused about learning the Spanish language now than ever. There’s a good possibility that I’ll be visiting Spain sometime in the next couple years, as my niece and her Navy husband will be leaving New Hampshire this coming … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT EVENTS: Christmas Layoff

Posted on December 20, 2003 by Susan

Due to rising costs in postage as a result of loss of revenue to the U.S. Postal Service, it has become necessary to downsize the number of people who will be receiving Christmas cards this year. All mandatory but long … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Aging & Traditions

Posted on December 20, 2003 by Susan

Amidst the flurry of catching up with bills that haven’t been paid simply because I haven’t had the time to sit down and go through them in the last few weeks, I found the subscription renewal for the Reader’s Digest. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Technology: Fun Stuff

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

You’ve heard of David Copperfield, right? But I mean the magician, not the literary character. We’re on break now, remember? So check this out for fun. Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Semester Break

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

Early this morning I was thinking of one more item I wanted to write and post here about how the semester break takes such a load off students and now we’re free for three or four weeks to read, write, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Who finds who & how

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

There’s a very interesting post on The Word Foundry about how some people land on someone’s blog through their search via one of the search engines. This was something I’d checked out myself when I noticed so much interest in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Time yet again

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

Great news! I don’t have to worry about fitting in bleaching my roots–after the past week, my hair is coming in grey! Continue reading →

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WRITING: Christmas Countdown!

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

Only 7 more days till I can read and write every hour of every day for three weeks! Continue reading →

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WRITING: Horror Fiction

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

I love(d) Stephen King, still am mad about Poe, used to read Gothic novels non-stop, have seen just about every horror movie ever made, and am now looking for thrills at Michael Arnzen’s Gorelets. A recent post of his brought … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Fiddlin’ Again

Posted on December 19, 2003 by Susan

Nobody noticed that for the last few days every one of my posts was dated and timed exactly the same–all the way through October in the archives. Well I found the proper string of code and fixed it yesterday. Thank … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Semester’s End

Posted on December 18, 2003 by Susan

Or just about, anyway. I would like to go tonight to the final but optional Spanish class–it was a great group, but I may be too tied up with framing tonight which is just getting closer to mid-pile and with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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