Monthly Archives: June 2011
Great Rock and Roll Pauses
On the way home from Portland I started to read A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. Or tried to. The gentleman next to me was right chatty and while I tried to employ the technique I learned this … Continue reading
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Ace Camp
Well now. This past weekend I was in Portland, Oregon for an Ace Camp with Erin Loechner, titled Living a Fulfilled Life of Creativity. And was it ever. This camp was aces. A whole handful of them. *I’m not much for … Continue reading
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Things I don’t understand (but think I should)
I’d like to think I have a bit of smarts. That, for the most part, I can follow a conversation and perhaps even contribute intelligently. But there are a lot of things I don’t understand, but think I should. Because … Continue reading
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Exhaustion, brought to you by BowDog
Sally is a rescue. A rescue with issues. But we’ve been working hard since the moment we got her to give her some sort of normal dog life (which in my mind is about halfway between running wild on the … Continue reading
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Girl’s night in
Last night I hosted my first “Ladies and Bitches” evening with my friend Amy and her sweet pup Rio. That’s Amy’s term – isn’t she clever? It was the first night with our new appliances, so Amy came over for … Continue reading
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Before and not quite after
The fridge shot in my last post inspired me to look back at what it was before. Wow, our old kitchen was depressing. Having Sally in the almost same spot is purely coincidence. Still a lot to do (hardware, paint, … Continue reading
Home-cookin’
YES! Our appliances arrived today. We didn’t even have that long without them, but I’ve never been so happy to think about cooking. We were getting tired of Subway. I never thought I’d say that. We’ll be trying them out … Continue reading
A good chance
I’d say there is more than a 50/50 chance I’m going to see this movie, and I’m hoping it gives the big C the respectful levity (yes, I know that doesn’t make sense, but neither does cancer) it seems to … Continue reading
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Superstition, unsuccessful
Guess I didn’t talk about my feelings enough, and the Canucks lost the finals. Bright side? Ginger beards around the country are going under the razor, including the one in my house*. *Full disclosure – I actually much prefer the … Continue reading
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Superstition
Requirements for the Canucks to win the game tonight: Husband must be wearing his lucky Canucks hat. Both husband and wife must be drinking Newcastle or Steam Whistle beer (official sponsor of the 2011 Kitchen Renovation and Stanley Cup Playoffs) … Continue reading
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