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Abu Simbel
Have you heard about the temple complex at Abu Simbel in Egypt? It’s one of those things I get really excited about, and I just read a book about it so I want to talk about it! The temple complex at Abu Simbel is a magnificent set of two temples on the edge of the…
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She (maybe) chose poorly.
I went to the gym today, after more than a week away due to illness. It doesn’t take much to keep me from the gym. If I experience even the smallest little bump in the road of life my exercise plans are the first things to be thrown out the window. Had a bad dream?…
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Fun-sized character studies
My youngest had a sore throat on Monday, and I ended up taking him to the doctor twice in one 24-hour period. I didn’t used to be this mom. I used to be the mom who let illnesses develop for at least three days before even calling the nurse line. I used to be the…
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Living deliberately
I don’t usually listen to podcasts, but my kids’ piano teacher (who blogs over at Midlife Creative) recommended this one to me and I can’t stop thinking about it. The podcast is about a class taught at UPenn, Living Deliberately: Monks, Saints, and the Contemplative Life. Students in this class are asked to live as…
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M&Ms
I’m starting to enjoy peanut M&Ms and I am a little embarrassed about it. My natal family is an M&M family. My grandma loved plain M&Ms, my mom loves plain M&Ms. Plain M&Ms were my toddlerhood potty training reward and my little brother famously referred to them as “num nums” for many years. I still…
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Costco
Every time I drop off junk at Goodwill I swing by Costco on my way home. The irony is not lost on me. What a horrible warehouse of wonders. I’m not even talking about all their Christmas decorations. The snack aisles alone are enough to make me gleeful (welcome home, giant box of Cheez-Its!). They…
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Boiler problems
We went up to our cabin this past weekend and walked in to discover that for the third time in eighteen months we had experienced a complete boiler failure. The details on all of this bore me at this point so I’ll try to give the short history for those who don’t know it: Anyway,…
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Time & Memory, a follow up
I wanted to follow up on my recent post about reading all the Life magazine issues from 1963. I am fascinated by the nature of time, how the present tumbles into the faraway past in mere seconds. We lived in New York City in our early twenties; it has only been eleven years since we…
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2023 Resolutions
I’m not usually big on making resolutions at the new year, but this year I had three goals that kind of naturally bubbled to the surface of my brain. With less than eight weeks left in 2023, now seems like a good time to do a progress report. Goal #1 – Push harder on my…
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1963
A few months ago I read all the Life magazines from 1963. 1963 was an interesting year. There was an eclipse and a new pope. Prayer in schools was the divisive issue of the day. Beer can technology was changing quickly (at least according to all the Schlitz ads), and long-distance calls were the new…