Monthly Archives: July 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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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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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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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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velo chanteur

on my run this morning, i saw a guy riding leisurely on a red painted bike with a bag slung over his shoulder. this, by itself wouldn’t have caught my attention. what caught my attention was that he was singing. … Continue reading

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bubbles!

i love bubbles. i had one kid in for my baby storytime today and (because someone had a short attention span) after we did a few songs and stories, we played with bubbles and had fun. i tried to get … Continue reading

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blog comments!

i just love it when i get (not spam) blog comments! someone is actually reading my random thoughts! thank you! :)

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knock-knock jokes

tonight i traded knock-knock jokes with a three year old. it was a new concept to her and it was pretty funny. a typical example went something like this: her: knock-knock me: who’s there? her: banana! hahahahahahhahaha!!!! her older sister … Continue reading

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the smell of rain

the smell of rain on hot, dry grass and pavement is like no other smell. i don’t care how many air fresheners and dryer sheets claim to be scented like “rain,” nothing quite matches it. mmmm….

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taco haven

my trip to san antonio this past weekend produced a mexican food induced euphoria. on saturday, we ate all three meals at different tex-mex restaurants and they were all good. breakfast at “taco haven” was my favorite. the tortillas down … Continue reading

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