Author Archives: Susan

TECHNOLOGY: Mac Pro

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Susan

Well, it looks like somebody got the Mac for the New Year. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Food and Animation and Life is Good

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Susan

Traditional stuffed shrimp for a nice quiet dinner and I’m back at writing and watching TV.  A great movie–at least as far as I’m concerned.  I just loved Shrek and this is Shrek 2. The animation is particularly amazing as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Oh yes…

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Susan
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REALITY?: Another Word Evolution

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Susan

So now there’s a new term for what was once called "reality" TV.  No longer reality, but "actuality," or "true" TV.  Since as we’ve learned, words change with the times. Gay no longer means merry or happy, and certain words … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Final Trimester

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Susan

No resolutions as such, more like some plans that consider the time left in my life.  Some quiet reflection today as I focus on an undecorated Christmas tree. Things that make you stop and think, things that must be written … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Mine

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Susan

While I’m hoping things change a lot this coming year, this is one of the things I do actually enjoy doing in picture framing.   Glass from an antique clock, smashed in transit, saved by the clockmaker and taped together (with … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Prepping for Retirement

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Susan

We married late in life so I am more lax about the habits that are decades deep.  Some things, however, do require behavior modification.  That’s on both sides, of course, but he doesn’t have a weblog and I do. For … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Left-Brained Thinking

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Susan

This is what I was afraid of, with both a woman and a black man on the Democratic Presidential campaign; a woman supporting Edwards admits: "I’m a little embarrassed to be supporting a (pause) white (pause) man…(giggle)"  Yeah lady, you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Propane Wars

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Susan

Well, while my niece is living it up with Kid Rock in Spain  (USO Christmas Show–some great photos of her and the Kid, Lance Armstrong, Robin Williams) I spent the morning fielding off one gas company from taking my tanks … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Christmas Afterglow

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Susan

Twas a nice enough Christmas, though there’s nothing left of my own family traditions, now lost to me in the fallout of war. Even our Christmas Eve has been changed by the ill health of our sister-in-law’s dad, but we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Holiday Wishes

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Susan
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LITERATURE: McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Susan

This is one Cormac McCarthy novel I haven’t read yet but the 2000 movie version with Matt Damon was on tonight so I, blanket bundled and lifeless on the couch, wearily watched.  The movie was all right, though a bit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Update on USPS Activity

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Susan

So happy to report that I finally did receive the package I was waiting to get in time for Christmas for my husband. Yes, the sender did pay $9.65 to the US Postal Service for Priority mail from Texas to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Why I’m the Christmas Grinch

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Susan

Just got out of the shop and I’m waiting for one last customer to pickup.  Been working since 8 am, and worked on these pieces after a loverly rib roast dinner last night. Here’s the figurework for cutting 25 openings … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Christmas Countdown

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Susan

Working in the shop today, but I’ll take tonight off before I start my last day before Christmas back on Monday.  Cutting twenty-five openings for twenty-five years of children for each of six large photo collages and to concentrate I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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