Archives for February 2011

What’s In A Name?

Published on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:59 am. 12 Comments.
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Having not lost a spouse, it’s likely you don’t have a good feel for all the things that you lose along with that spouse.  Likewise, you probably don’t have a good feel for the name problem – so many things have to be renamed.  The problem isn’t immediately obvious.  But trust me, it sneaks up [...]

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Hair Clips

Published on 25 Feb 2011 at 6:12 pm. 5 Comments.
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I find that one of the hardest things to throw away are Maggie’s hair clips, the little spring-loaded teeth things that gripped her long hair either in a pony tail or up out of her eyes.  I’m not sure why.  But for some reason those hurt.

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A Story About a Bird

Published on 2 Feb 2011 at 10:42 am. 9 Comments.
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Twapt!  The sound both startled and sickened me.  Having lived in this amazing house with so many windows for the last eleven years, I knew that distinct sound well.  It wasn’t a sound of happiness.  An examination of the kitchen windows confirmed my suspicions.  One of the tallest windows had a lingering fuzzy feather stuck [...]

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