Author Archives: Susan

TECHNOLOGY: Mac

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Susan

No, I’m not switching; I’m adding to my repetoire.  My living room, set up with two couches facing each other across the room, looks like a Mac vs. PC commercial.  Each couch has a pillow, laprobe, laptop and wire running … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Spam I am I am

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Susan

The artist in me wanted to believe it; the hard-headed woman laughed and called it tripe: A new comment from “Bill” was received on the post “BLOGGING: ” of the weblog “Spinning”. Comment:A fantastic site, and brilliant effort. A great … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Dumb and Dumber

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Susan

Two stories on tonight’s news that show a tendency for mankind to be getting more out of touch with reality with each generation. A young white couple walks into a bar and are offended by a noose which has been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: In over my head

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Susan

If I tell you that my Christmas tree is still up, will that give you the idea? Usually January is spent on cleaning and catching up on home things after overdosing on holiday framing.  Besides taking inventory and doing the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Back to Winter

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Susan
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REALITY?: Bright Sunshiny Day

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Susan

Good things sometimes happen to good people. Got a ton of different meat–chicken, pork, beef–and salmon filets, sandwich meat and cheese, and rolls all for $36.00. Brought my ring to Michael’s Jewelers and explained how I lost the stone and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Looking for dark, found black.

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Susan

Dark’s not black.  Dark can be fun.  But when a black mood hits suddenly it’s not a nice thing to watch. And black has descended. One of the tanzanite stones in my new ring fell out somewhere this morning and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Mood Altering

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Susan

Trying to get in touch with my dark side today but Susie Giggles just keeps popping up.  That’s better than Old Lady Gibb, however, since that’s who’s been hogging the creative floor in these cold and lonely winter days. Today … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Of Campuses and Chaucer

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Susan

Had a rather delightful meeting with a young woman who’s a fellow blogger and former student at Tunxis CC while she’s on semester break from Vassar.  It was nice to meet her in person after reading her version of her … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The “If it don’t cure you, it’ll kill you” Department

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Susan

It used to be that the U.S. FDA  used to take years and years before approving a promising new medicine that dying folks would gladly have tried without that stamp of validation.  So what’s with this new trend where the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: It Is a Good Day to Die

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Susan

Those words are attributed to Crazy Horse before the Battle of the Little Big Horn.  They went through my mind a couple times today, as I walked out in the unusual warmth of a January day.  There have been many … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Honesty

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Susan

There is a quality of writing that comes through in voice, I think, and it is a step up in the learning process.  I think I’ve just discovered it and while it draws on experience, it just as easily transfers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Inspiration and Plagiarism

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Susan

Not much posting on Writing here lately, mainly because I’ve been writing in Storyspace for the last several months and posting loads about the program and the writing process over at Hypercompendia rather than here since it is a more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: YAY! I Saw the Eagle!

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Susan

I do, even after virtual immersion of twenty years of religious beliefs have some doubts.  But when I see the eagle perched on that tree at the fish hatchery up the road I take it as a sure sign of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Commentary II & the BS Involved

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Susan

Sometime last month there was a brief discussion about weblog commenting that started with a post at Steve Ersinghaus’ place and I dragged here (under his suggestion that we post on our own sites rather than leave a comment). Though … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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