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Satisfied Mind Thanks to Bobby Dylan
I’m supposed to be at a Bobby Dylan concert tonight in Seattle. Read More

Inventory
Sixty. I don’t feel sixty. Nor, have been told, look sixty. But the facts are there, in black and white, on parchment paper and family bibles. Read More

The Party
I was very happy to spend the day of my 60th birthday on a rooftop overlooking the ocean... Read More

I'm Back
I am home again; arrived a week ago today. Not sure how it feels to be home. Read More

On Vacation
I'm on vacation. Read More

"Pandemic is very scary word"

30 April 2009

Is the World Health Organization using Homeland Security’s Operation Manual?

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Reporting on Swine Flu Direct from Mexico

27 April 2009

On CNN you can find videos telling you how to avoid swine flu. Amateur productions, available for all to view, give advice on what precautions to take. One seemingly wise lady demonstrates the use of antibacterial hand gel in great detail. She explains how her husband and she have instructed their children in the correct way to wash the entire hand, including the fingertips. They state that their kids should be fine in their southern Californian school, using those safety measures.

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Violence in Mexico

9 April 2009

Thirty-three people were shot and killed on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16, 2007. Travel advisories for the State of Virginia, the Eastern Seaboard and the entire United States were issued, with reports of civil unrest and grave danger to all travelers.

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Authonomy

6 March 2009

I discovered this site over a month ago. I was in the process of moving (should write an entire blog about just that but I think it might exhaust me) when I was introduced to Authonomy. Harper Collins claims they are on a mission to flush out the brightest, freshest new writing talent around.

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Ground Hog Day 2009

2 February 2009 ....

I was reading a news item about Eric Holder winning the Senate confirmation on Monday for US Attorney General and ended up following a link to the Matt Lauer interview with President Obama during the Super Bowl.

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The Return of Good Times

22 January 2009

“The return of good times is not wholly a matter of money. There is prosperity to living which is quite as important as prosperity of the pocketbook.

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Jodi's Year in (Book) Review

31 December 2008

Let me talk about some of the books I read in 2008 and my impressions/opinions/comments.

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What Child is This?

11 December 2008

“What do you call homework when you don’t have a home?”

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Intussusception and other bothersome details of the day.

19 November 2008

When I received the message Monday morning from Olivia, I’d just poured myself a leisurely cup of coffee, fed the cat and switched the computer on.

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Oaxaca

1 November 2008

Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico

My hotel reminds me a lot of Vallarta back in the 80’s.

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Be sure of your facts and respect the locals

30 October 2008  .. 

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Unplanning a wedding
25 October 2008 .. Unplanning a wedding is a lot like planning a funeral. Read More

What do kids eat here?

11 October 2008 .. Friends visiting have three kids and plan to do a certain amount of cooking while here.

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77th Writer's Digest Writing Competition.
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Norbert and Odile
10 October 2008 .. They've named a hurricane Odile. I knew an Odile. Read More

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