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The Restoration of Balance 2007-03-11 23:14:00 The Restoration of Balance
I stumbled upon an extremely well-written and informative article this week: 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web, by Mark Bernstein, which I encourage you to read in its entirety. Continuing to think about the topic I have focused upon the past couple of weeks, why so many folks are blogging these days, I was fascinated by his very first suggestion: “Write for a Reason.
Blog Your Blessings Sunday 2007-03-11 09:08:00 Today I am thankful for peace and quiet. It is a blessing to hear the silence from time to time.
The above cartoon looks like me. Add to the cacophony depicted there the sounds of the washer, dryer, dishwasher, cell and land lines ringing, Blackberry beeping, doorbell chiming, dogs barking, kids yelling, "Mom, did you wash my blue sweatshirt?" or "Mom, do I have any clean socks?" or "Mom, can Read more:Blessings
, Sunday
Sound Byte Saturday #5 2007-03-10 10:20:00 For today's Sound
Byte, I decided to share a clip with you from my all-time favorite storyline on "One Life to Live." In this clip from the Buchanan City 1888 story, Clint Buchanan, portrayed by my very dear friend, Clint Ritchie, begins to realize that he has truly stepped 100 years back in time.
This was also Clint Ritchie's favorite storyline because it gave him a chance to do what he Read more:Saturday
, Sound Byte
Photo Hunt: Architecture 2007-03-10 06:50:00 This Week's Theme: Architecture
Do you see me waving to you from the large living room window? That's where I'm writing this from!
This photo was taken in 1963.Note that the hedge was just growing in, the roses are right there by the front step and we had a t.v. antenna on the roof!photo hunt Read more:Photo
Friday's Feast #134 2007-03-09 07:15:00 Appetizer
What is your usual bedtime? Do you like that, or would you rather it be different?
Every night I swear I'm going to turn in before midnight, but I never seem to make it. It is more typically about 1:30 a.m. or so. Luckily, I have never needed much sleep in order to function.
Soup
When it comes to advice, do you give more or receive more?
In my profession, I give a lot of advice Read more:Feast
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Thursday Thirteen #9: Thirteen Totally Rockin' Feel-Good Songs (Part One) 2007-03-08 04:35:00 Thirteen Totally Rockin' Feel-Good Songs
(Part One)
Go ahead and try it! You know you want to!
Hit "play" on the Thursday
Thirteen iPod in the right sidebar, select one of these songs and see how long you can keep from dancing!Boogie Down (Al Jarreau)Heard it Through the Grapevine (Michael McDonald)Part of the Plan (Dan Fogelberg)Something to Talk About (Bonnie Raitt)Some Days You Gotta Dance Read more:Thirteen
Ten on Tuesday: Ten Things I'd Like to Learn How to Do 2007-03-06 04:56:00 Ten Six Things I'd Like to Learn to Do
Play the alto flute.Play the violin.Play the harp.Program websites that use Flash.Write Javascript.Yoga. That's it!
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Blog Your Blessings Sunday 2007-03-05 04:48:00 This is going to be a short entry because I am exhausted! But it is a good kind of exhaustion.
The past couple of Sunday
s, I have written about my own kids . . . today I am thankful for my youngest nephew. I am exhausted because this afternoon was a very special day in this young man's life: His Court of Honor to commemorate his attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout.
Did you know that out of Read more:Blessings
Life in the Blogosphere: Why Are We Here? (Part Two) 2007-03-04 09:01:00 Life in the Blogosphere
: Why Are We Here? (Part Two
)
I concur with Karen’s enthusiastic endorsement of Writer’s Digest. The insightful articles they publish always cause me to think in a new way about why I enjoy writing so much and how I might improve my written products.
Currently, in a feature entitled “Becoming Intimate with Your Own Creative Impulses,” author Julia Cameron is interviewed.
Sound Byte Saturday #4 2007-03-04 00:45:00 A very special treat! Sir James Galway and his lovely wife, Lady Jeanne, performed on the Hour of Power at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, May 2006.
Click here to read my post about seeing Sir James perform in Marin in March 2006.
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The Carnival of Family Life: "So what's the deal with the flute, anyway?" 2007-03-03 09:22:00 This post is an entry in the Carnival
of Family
Life at An Island Life. This week the Carnival is being hosted by Be A Good Dad.
Accompanying me on my upcoming trip to New York City to play at Carnegie Hall will be a very dear friend, my college roommate. We will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of our friendship this year and I had a milestone birthday a couple of months back, while she Read more:Family Life
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Photo Hunt: Salty 2007-03-03 04:51:00 This week's theme: Salty
A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of a diver from the submarine we rode in Hawaii. This photo is looking back at the Honolulu skyline from the boat en route to the submarine.
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Wordless Wednesday 2007-02-28 14:42:00 Thanks go to Kate for letting me use this photo she sent me from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.Wordless Wednesday
Life in the Blogosphere: Why Are We Here? 2007-02-25 18:53:00 Life in the Blogosphere
: Why Are We Here?
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and thinking about this question: Why blog? With an estimated 55 million blogs now on-line, it seems reasonable to ask why so many people are engaging in this activity. And, more importantly, why so many bloggers comment, facetiously or not, that they are “addicted” or “obsessed” with blogging, can’t live without
Photo Hunt: Soft 2007-02-24 03:23:00 This week's theme: Soft
"Mom, do you see the resemblance?"
I had to snap this photo when Matthew grabbed Sophie and asked me that question. This kid comes home from school, says hello to and plays with the dogs and then thinks to say "hi" to his mother. He walks around the house like this with Sophie quite often and, from her vantage point, she surveys her kingdom.
She is soft -- warm and Read more:Photo
Friday's Feast #132 2007-02-23 04:41:00 Appetizer
Where on your body do you have a scar, and what caused it?
On the back of my left hand, I have a scar about 1 1/4 inches long that I got when my cat, Shivers, jumped out of my arms while digging her back paw into my hand.
Soup
What is something that has happened to you that you would consider a miracle?
I could literally write a book about all the miraculous things that have Read more:Feast
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"I haven't sung a note in years" 2007-02-06 04:00:00 This post is an entry in the Write-Away Contest hosted by Scribbit.
It is also included in A Gonzo Blog Carnival.
Those were the words I heard on the other end of the phone. The words that stunned me and left me speechless.
I know . . . hard to believe that I could be speechless. But I am still completely stymied when I think about it.
What I'd love to know is why.
Now that I have your
My Heart Belongs to Clint (Part Two) 2006-08-29 09:29:00 Several folks have asked me how long I have known Clint Ritchie personally -- and how we met. Ironically, Robert Wendland had something to do with that, too!
Like so many other aspects of my life (so far), this story is stranger than fiction and demonstrates that a) I couldn't make this stuff up and b) the hand of God is upon all aspects of our lives.
I began watching One Life to Live, the Read more:Heart
, Part Two
An Evening With Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway 2006-03-28 21:38:00 “It was a dark and stormy night” here in Northern California. The drive from Lodi to San Rafael in the late afternoon wasn’t bad, but the drive back home to Lodi was miserable because of the steady, hard downpour which made it extremely difficult to see and fairly treacherous since portions of the freeway were beginning to develop standing water since so much water was coming down quickly. In Read more:Galway
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Sunday Scribblings #44: Puzzled 2007-03-11 19:32:00 Sunday Scribblings
#48 -- Puzzled: "Why did I say 'yes'?"
Blog Talkers Talk #5 (Part 2)-- Let's talk about a past love.
Tell us about your first love. What did you learn about yourself from that relationship/experience? What kind of life do you think he/she is living today?
The Cost of the Call (Part 4b): "Why Did I Say 'Yes'?"Continued from The Cost of the Call (Part 4a): "Am I too late?"
I Read more:Sunday
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Photo Hunt: Drink 2007-03-17 05:10:00 This Week's Theme: Drink
My parents, Kenny & Ethel, enjoyed a champagne toast at their 50th Wedding Anniversary party on March 17, 1991.
They were married on March 18, 1041 at Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church in Kidder, South Dakota.
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