Sunday, April 29, 2012

"Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities that he does not possess..." ~Samuel Johnson

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About a month ago I received an email from an old friend. This particular person has not spoken to me for a couple of years. He requested th...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Today the bumblebees arrived. The white blossoms in my crabapple tree not only smell lovely, they buzz with the constant sound of striped, f...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Time for the leopard to change her spots

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I find the things I'm about to write incredibly confusing. I think I'm starting to understand this friendship thing. Maybe. To be ...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Oops! I did it again...

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Hello. My name is Samantha Stevens and I'm a workaholic ( cue canned laughter ). Sigh. And I was doing so well, too. Every time I he...
Sunday, April 1, 2012

"There never was an angry man who thought his anger unjust." ~St. Francis de Sales

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Today I saw the first leaves beginning on my rose bushes. After a very mild winter, spring has begun. It worries me a bit. Longer, more seve...
Friday, March 30, 2012

"My surgeon is only allowed to say seven sentences to me during an office visit."

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That's what I told my physical therapist when she was testing my strength so she could send a report to Surgeon before I saw him on Wedn...

Death

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I have a rather obnoxious aunt who, when someone we knew had passed away, would interrupt our silent mourning to gleefully chant in her obsc...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Spring

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The birds believe they must make up for lost time. They sit on my crab apple tree eating the dried fruit and singing loudly. A few smaller o...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

It's not that I'm picky--I'm just a purist.

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As I've worked in the public schools and taught classes in higher education, I've been baffled by the fact that the average person d...
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