Year: 2004
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Rainy Phish.
It was raining on my way to work last night, and I was stuck in traffic. I couldn’t think of a better time to test out Dan’s Phish CD. I alternated between “I understand why Dan likes this band,” (track one — Manteca) to “I cannot believe Dan likes this band.” Then my mind wandered…
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Philadelphia Libraries Need You
Dear Pamie: I’m sure you get 100 emails a day about library budget cuts (when you’re not getting emails about the milkshake song), but I was hoping you could take a look at what’s going on here in Philadelphia. Our wonderful library is facing some serious problems. That webpage links to contact info for our…
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Good Work.
Last night I read the chapter on “Good Work” in the Monks of New Skete book. It says, “Rarely do people today seem to appreciate the relationship that work, even in its most allegedly menial forms, has with spirituality and with healthy living.” This chapter attempts to show that when we feel like we are…
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Do I hear five dollars?
My book’s on eBay. Don’t tell my mom: she’s already bought three of them through eBay. “Mom, don’t you think they’ll recognize that we have the same last name?” I asked her. “I don’t care,” she said. “I got it for ten dollars!” On another one she bid until the auction price was thirteen, and…
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Crazy Cat Lady Asks for Advice
Okay, it’s a start. New year, new look. I’m just going to ignore all the ugly Sitemeter boxes in the past entries. Never look back! I’m also having a wraparound problem on the main page, but I’m tired of searching Blogger archives to try to solve it. Of course, I’ve done all this work and…
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Crazy Cat Lady Asks For Advice
It’s barely even a new entry. I’m testing out the new template while asking you for advice in keeping Taylor happy and healthy.