Author Archives: Carissa

27
Jul, 2005

words of wisdom i found in a book for teens

“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens and what we do.” “I never got where I am today by supposin’ I was goin’ to lose…” –Terry Prachett, Hat Full of Sky

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27
Jul, 2005

up on the roof

so, we needed to replace a section of gutter on our house. and we have trees that shed lots of little bits. and it’s rained here recently. so, rather than immediately fill our new gutters with all of the little … Continue reading →

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26
Jul, 2005

my favorite summertime sandwiches

my favorite simple summer sandwich is sliced ripe tomato, yellow cheese (colby or cheddar), and a thin layer of mayo on wheat bread. my favorite, more complex summer sandwich is on cinnamon-raisin bread. it has pineapple cream cheese, maybe some … Continue reading →

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25
Jul, 2005

desktop wallpaper

ok. i’ll admit it. i love desktop wallpaper. i love to change my desktop wallpaper. i do it probably about once every six weeks or so. ever since our trip to europe, i have been using a lot of the … Continue reading →

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25
Jul, 2005

ginger’s favorite movie

last night, we were watching winged migration and ginger walked into the room. there was a small songbird hopping around on the screen, making appropriate songbird noises. ginger immediately went into the semi-crouch mode that we normally see on windowsills … Continue reading →

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22
Jul, 2005

art that makes me drool

today, a friend and i biked to paoli, a little town about 15 miles out or so that is a popular biking destination. last year was the first i had ever gone to paoli and even in the last year, … Continue reading →

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22
Jul, 2005

kitty thunder

early this morning, the man and i were suddenly awoken by the sound of thundering kitty paws, up the stairs and under our bed. i saw, out of the corner of my eye, a puffed-up tail, so i figured maybe … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

slow and steady…passes some people who are walking

tonight i ran my second 5k race. in my first 5k race (sometime around st. patrick’s day), my goal was just to run the whole thing, no walking. i was thrilled to acheive that in about 36 minutes. tonight, i … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

music to rush by to

after our trip to texas, i lost a post (computer glitch, grrr) and couldn’t remember what it had been about and have been a bit distracted ever since to think that i lost a happy thought. i know, i know, … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

the golden slippers

late last night as i was biking home, past the creek, i saw some people fishing. this city has some really dedicated fisherpeople. you can see them pretty much any day (or, apparently, night) of the summer on docks, leaning … Continue reading →

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