honoring a last request

When I read yesterday that death row inmate Philip Workman’s last request — that in lieu of a last meal, a vegetarian pizza be delivered to a homeless person — had been denied by the state of Tennessee, I felt sadly unsurprised. This man had attempted to make his last act a selfless one, and […]

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where do you work?

My local Coffee People closed earlier this year. I’d blogged previously about how I would work from that location a couple of times each week — to get out and be semi-social while maintaining productivity, and to escape the distractions of the home office. My home office distractions have been particularly problematic these past months. […]

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my yurt farm

…. currently exists only in my imagination. So I thought I’d ramble about it a bit here. My friends are getting a little tired of hearing about plans for my yurt farm. I won’t actually be growing yurts, so “farm” isn’t technically accurate. It’s just fun to say, “yurt farm.” Try it. I want to […]

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necessary photography

I’m not unattractive. I am rather photogenic. Still, I greatly dislike having my photo taken. One of my editors has, of course, requested a recent photo of me to appear in an upcoming issue of a national magazine. That means I have to get in front of a camera. Ugh. So, being me, I have […]

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NEXT (Michael Crichton)

NEXT Michael Crichton HarperCollins, 2006 ISBN: 978-0-06-087298-4 I’ve been reading plenty of books in the 18 months or so since I last posted a “book blog” entry. I’ve been a lazy blogger. I admit it. After waiting for my number to come up for this book on loan from the library, I began reading “NEXT” […]

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lakshmi

Lakshmi came to live with me on Monday, 8 January 2007. There was no question that I’d eventually adopt another husky. I’d assumed it would be at least 6-12 months after Nanook’s passing before this happened, so I was a bit surprised to find myself with this 13-month-old pup in my care so soon. She […]

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grief

I’d written previously about how devastating the loss of Nanook last September had proven to be. He died four months ago, to the day. In November, I was still having a very difficult time, and understood that I was clinging to my grief — because it was all that I had left of him. Moving […]

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