January 2008

Wordless Wednesday

January 29, 2008

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My sister gave my mother one of those Hallmark books designed to hold the family’s history, as recorded by the grandmother. It was pretty and contained a lot of questions that the author was supposed to answer about his/her childhood, including the music, films, books, etc. that were popular then. My mother didn’t think too […]

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Friday’s Feast #177

January 24, 2008

Appetizer How many times per day do you usually laugh? Well, it depends upon the day, of course. But on average, I’d say dozens. In my profession, you learn to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Otherwise, you end up crying a lot. Soup What do your sunglasses look like? Topics: Friday’s Feast

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What is Your Legacy?

January 21, 2008

Yesterday, as I was blog-hopping, I happened upon a site named Andrew Olmsted where the words “Final Post” caught my attention. The post begins: This is an entry I would have preferred not to have published, but there are limits to what we can control in life, and apparently I have passed one of those […]

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What Were They Thinking?

January 19, 2008

What Were They Thinking? Included in the Carnival of Christian Women at Dandelions and Daydreams “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Caught in a noose: Tilghman slips up, and Golf […]

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Aloha Friday Edition No. 6

January 18, 2008

My pal Kailani at An Island Life hosts this great meme, Aloha Friday, based upon a very popular term used in Hawaii when island residents take it easy and look forward to the upcoming weekend — kind of like T.G.I.F. The meme involves no long posts, no deep soul searching revelations … just a little […]

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Friday’s Feast #176

January 17, 2008

Appetizer What is your favorite beverage? White mocha — hot or cold. Soup Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work. Home: A pile of unopened mail to be sorted, three or four pairs of reading glasses, the bottle of water with lemonade flavor Crystal Light in it that I am sipping. […]

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Wordless Wednesday

January 16, 2008

Photo from the Lodi News-Sentinel/Jennifer M. Howell ‘Tis the season for fog. Topics: Wordless Wednesday

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For Whom Do You Write?

January 14, 2008

Any writer who tells you that he/she does not care whether his/her written work finds an audience is a disingenuous writer. Intellectually dishonest. We all want someone to read what we write, even if it is only one specific person to whom we have addressed a letter or e-mail. Even if we only address our […]

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Carnival of Family Life

January 14, 2008

Lin Burress presents Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Lovers posted at Telling It Like It Is. Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on […]

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All Women Blogging Carnival

January 13, 2008

All Women Blogging Carnival I am delighted to be hosting the All Women Blogging Carnival for the first time! The Carnival is a weekly roundup of the best in blogging by women from all over the blogosphere, designed to help female writers share their talent. Any woman can join in, no matter what topic(s) she […]

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“Mom, we were in an accident”">“Mom, we were in an accident”

January 13, 2008

Those are the words that every parent fears. And for a split-second after MattieBoo uttered them in my ear this past Thursday evening, the world went dark.

He continued, “We got rear-ended on the way to the game.”

I snapped back to reality when I realized that, since he was calling me from his cell phone, he was obviously conscious and coherent.

“Are you hurt? Where are you? How are the other guys? How did it happen? How long ago?” I’m a litigator so I’m an expert at asking questions. I was rapid-firing them at the poor kid as I sought to understand what had happened, how it occurred and, most importantly, whether he was all right.

“Well, at first I told Mr. Williams I was o.k., but now my back and stomach hurt, so he canceled the game.”

That was all I needed to hear. “Put Mr. Williams on the phone.”

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Wordless Wednesday

January 8, 2008

Thanks, Santa! Topics: Wordless Wednesday

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How Do You Write? My Response

January 7, 2008

How do you go about your writing? That’s the question recently posed by another blogger. I’m a creature of habit so I always write in the same spot: Right here at my desk. A few months back, bloggers were posting photos of their personal workspaces. I did not participate in that briefly popular fad — nor […]

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Friday’s Feast #174

January 4, 2008

Appetizer

When was the last time you received a surprise in the mail, and what was it?

We received a lovely Christmas gift from friends. Totally unexpected, but delightful and appreciated.

Soup

If you could have a summer and/or winter home, where would you want it to be?

I’m actually shopping for a rental property in Pismo Beach. I will enlist a rental agent to manage the property for me, reserving a few weeks for our family in the summer and over the holidays.

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Colloquium’s Best of 2007

January 3, 2008

Colloquium’s Best of 2007 It’s a New Year and Colloquium has a new look! Hopefully, 2008 will also bring many new friends — in the blogosphere and real life — as well as exciting personal and professional opportunities! If you are a new reader, welcome! Sit back, relax and enjoy some of my favorite work. If […]

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