Day: December 3, 2007

Guatemala, Here I Come

I forgot to tell you … I bought tickets to Guatemala City a couple weeks ago! I was driven by the following urges: To stop working every second. To catch my breath after the unveiling of the two-year project I’ve been directing (The DNA Files web site). To do something noteworthy to mark the departure of my baby for college. To stick my soon-to-be-uncasted foot into life outside my daily rut. To explore new natural […]

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Observations & Advice

[From my quotation collection] It’s just a little glitch in the ointment. —Craig There’s a flaw in the ointment. —Overheard by Teej Let’s not pass the bucket here. —Person in a meeting I think you have to intoo it. —Speaker at a public radio gathering Let’s show them our best foot. —Project leader The hooves of a donkey are not cut by bread alone. —Bernadette M. It’s six of one, six of the other. —PT’s […]

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Driving Directions

I’ve never been known for having a sense of direction other than an untrustworthy one, so why would someone ask me how to get anyplace? Yo-Nenny just e-mailed to ask where her old preschool was. Only after sending my reply did I realize it’s probably not too helpful. I don’t even remember, prezactly. You’d go down MacArthur past that corner where the drunk man was by the street sign. Not as far down MacArthur as […]

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