Monthly Archives: July 2011

Things I learned this week (July 25 – 29)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

It’s Friday! You know what that means.  Time to find out what I learned this week. I learned this week… …that Alaska has now been promoted to my list of no-can-dos. …that while I am saddened at the loss of a … Continue reading →

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Journey of Self-discovery: Conquering Math

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.  What you’ll discover will be wonderful.  What you’ll discover is yourself.  ~Alan Alda If you don’t get lost, there’s a chance you may … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (July 18 – 22)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

It’s Friday!  You know what that means, right?  It’s time to examine the things I learned this week. This week I learned… …that I dont’ want to be the baboon in charge.  Playing second fiddle to the big cheese is … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

We all have them.  My husband is a lover of bubble gum pop.  I will tell you, there is nothing funnier than listening to him sing all the words to a Lady Gaga tune at the top of his lungs, while driving his … Continue reading →

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My summer reading

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs.  ~Henry Ward Beecher I don’t get to read as much as … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (July 11-15)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

In keeping with the theme of last Friday’s blog entry… __________________________________________________________________________ This week I learned… …that fashionable (not functional) suspenders are back.  Apparently, we didn’t get enough of this trend in the 80s.  To this I say:  Gag me with … Continue reading →

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And to think I saw it all on Mulberry Street

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Well…not really, but I always did like that particular Dr. Suess offering.  So, today was cardio day.   I’ll be honest, I wasn’t feeling it.  I waged a war within myself on the drive in from the office.  Go.  Don’t go.  Go.  Don’t go.  It would … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve learned this week…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

My favorite political morning show ends every broadcast with a brief segment called “What We Learned Today”.  I love it.  I thought it would be fun to have a similar thing here on the blog every Friday.  Perhaps nothing of importance … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s woes.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

“Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” – Monday’s Child (nursery rhyme) “Some days are born bad.” Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck – Chapter 14, Lousy Wednesday. Wednesday – that day of the week that falls just before Thursday and right after Tuesday.  … Continue reading →

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Forsaken Friday

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

“It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday”  American Proverb Indeed. After much badgering from my devoted followers – all five of them – I’ve decided to continue on with my personality analyses of the … Continue reading →

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