In brief… Fidelity, by Wendell Berry. This might just be my favorite author of all time. In case you are not familiar with Berry’s fiction, he writes a lot about the rural town (or as he calls it, the “membership”) of Port William Kentucky, in stories that take place during the early part of the [...]
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Summer reading
Posted by Mo on September 13, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/summer-reading/
Severe clear
One of the weird side effects of 9/11 for me was becoming much more aware of the weather this time of year. The incongruity of those terrifying events happening on such a gorgeous “severe clear” day will probably remain with me for the rest of my life. Beautiful late summer days shouldn’t make me sad, [...]
Posted by Mo on September 12, 2011
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Hello again, world!
Hmm, it’s been over a month since I last wrote a “daily” post. Not for lack of interest, or lack of things to write about, but simply lack of time. Mainly because of work. Our big annual event takes place in August and this big annual event is pretty much our entire raison d’etre. So, [...]
Posted by Mo on September 11, 2011
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A recipe for happiness: sweat the small stuff
When people say don’t sweat the small stuff, they mean don’t get all upset over little things that don’t really matter in the long run. That is certainly good advice, but I would add to it that some small stuff can make you really really happy. Sometimes, when you least expect it . . . [...]
Posted by Mo on August 5, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/a-recipe-for-happiness-sweat-the-small-stuff/
Tattoos, pros & cons
Well I couldn’t think of a blessed thing to write about, so I went over and looked at the postaday prompts. Not without trepidation, because most of them I wouldn’t touch with a ten hundred foot pole. However, yesterday’s prompt was “would you ever get a tattoo” and, well, here you go: Cons The bad [...]
Posted by Mo on August 4, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/tattoos-pros-cons/
The Fifth Child, by Doris Lessing
Whoa! This was a freaky book. I can’t even remember the last time I read a book in a single day, but that’s what I did with this one yesterday. It went so fast that I never even had a chance to post it in my sidebar. The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing is the [...]
Posted by Mo on August 3, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/the-fifth-child-by-doris-lessing/
Reality check
I continue to have my share of ups and downs working with this woman that I have vented about in a couple of previous posts. I’ve reached the conclusion that she not only has ADD but possibly also Borderline Personality Disorder. I am not being facetious or snarky, either. I know BPD when I see [...]
Posted by Mo on August 2, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/reality-check/
Corrupting Dr. Nice
Well this is a pretty interesting book I’m reading. Corrupting Dr. Nice, by John Kessel. This one comes from the time travel satire loony romance department. I imagine if Douglas Adams and Philip K. Dick wrote a book together it would turn out something like this. I have a feeling if you don’t like Adams [...]
Posted by Mo on August 1, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/corrupting-dr-nice/
Home again
We had a great week by the lake. Some highlights: My brother in law brought his new girlfriend along, and we all unanimously adore her. His ex-wife, I hate to say it, but she must have been unhappy in the marriage for a looooooong time before we realized it, and she was always a bit [...]
Posted by Mo on July 31, 2011
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Folie à deux
So, I’ve returned to blogging only to leave again. Tomorrow we are off for a week’s vacation, lakeside. While the kids do their thing, hubby and I will spend our afternoons zipping across the lake in a Flying Scot. Not bad, but we are the little dog that thinks it is a big dog. Because in [...]
Posted by Mo on July 22, 2011
http://moander.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/folie-a-deux/
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