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Here in Arkansas, every once in a very small while, I hear a shade of contempt in the polite “oh, really?” response I get when I say I’m from the East Coast.  Inevitably its followed by a huge Southern smile and a heap of genuine (or a good imitation of it) curiosity about how IContinueContinue reading “Taking on an LA Times blog post”

Inevitably, when you leave one place to go to another for nothing more than a new job, the former takes on a nostalgic glow in your memory.  Madison, WI is that place for me.  The city is situated between two lakes, and houses Wisconsin’s state capitol, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and probably hundreds of artsContinueContinue reading “Madison’s greatest hits”

The last year FLEW.  I can still remember blogging last year about the anniversary of 9/11.  It will be 10 years next year.  Hard to believe.Yesterday, I found myself feeling angry at a lot of things.  Strangely, it’s not the terrorists that I feel the anger for – they’ve become something like phantoms in myContinueContinue reading “9 years later…”

Oooh!  I’m liking this “linking to other blogs” stuff.  But before I share some more, two things.One – last night I was reading some old blog posts, and I realized I never posted the conclusion of the Lawn Mower Wars.  Shame on me!  The abridged version is that the key to our heroine’s mowing troublesContinueContinue reading “More fun links…and a few random thoughts…”

Oooh…look.  Pretty new background and style for my blog.  It’s like a makeover, but doesn’t require me to lose weight or wear fake eyelashes.Today I start a new weekly feature where I highlight a few blogs/websites I like (and add them to the new list at right). I finally realized that it’s time to startedContinueContinue reading “new look (and links!) for my blog”