Timeless

by Ruth Ann Harnisch on 08/31/10 at 2:36 pm

Day 234 Did I mention I removed my wristwatch a few weeks ago and have not put it back on?  I tossed it in my purse and have only looked for it twice – once to make sure it was there, and just now to take this photo. It’s said that most young people don’t wear [...]

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Starting Over (Again)

Day 233 I continue to prove that I am an exception to the “do it this many days in a row and you will change your habit” theory.  I can’t think of a single habit that I have changed permanently through this method. My inabiity, unwillingness, or whatever-excuse-I-have-today to post daily here is only one example, [...]

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Be Very Afraid! Stay Tuned For Details…

Day 232 Yesterday I noted that major whackage is underway in my email subscriptions. Two that I am keeping (so far): The Daily Beast and Postitive Quote of the Day. TDB gives me a fast look at current events that people are talking about.  Since I’ve ended a lot of my print subscriptions and no [...]

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Buh Bye

Day 231 It’s like walking into a dark room: first I see nothing, then my eyes adjust and I can make out shapes. Here I am, about to enter the fourth quarter of my sabbatical year, and my eyes are still adjusting.  I see work that I didn’t see until now, and I’m disconnecting. First, [...]

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Emily Dickinson Shoulda Been There

Day 230 Three of us were dining in a fine restaurant.  The service was attentive and professional.  The food was delicious.  The atmosphere was subdued and elegant.  We happened to be the only customers at that time – it was like being in a private club. Suddenly, a loud trio of burly men strutted in, [...]

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It’s Not Easy (Street)

Day 229 When we were house-hunting a few years ago, the real estate agent insisted that we look at one of his listings that seemed to meet our specs. I told him I would never buy that house, no matter how perfect it might be. No house could possibly be good enough to offset the address… [...]

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Squirrelly

Day 228 This morning I watched two squirrels chase each other through the branches of some tall trees. They looked almost cartoonish, cute and playful, leaping and scurrying. But they’re animals in their habitat, and for all I know they were trying to kill each other over some food or a mate. This reminds me [...]

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My Number’s Up

Day 227 Hey kids, do you know who Martina Navratilova is? Hey, senior citizens, do YOU? Even though I’m 60, I still think of myself as….myself.  Evidence of my age, and other people’s, sneaks up on me and says BOO!  Kinda like the sight of Martina Navratilova in Hi Def.  This photo is much less scary [...]

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You Got The Fever? I Got The Curator.

Day 226 I never thought of this as a philanthropy buzzword, but noted blogger Lucy Bernholz says it is: Curator. She cited the TED and TEDx conferences among others that have curators. That word used to refer to people who worked in museums and art galleries.  I’ve known several curators and guest curators, and their jobs involved [...]

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As I (Don’t) See It

Day 225 Uh oh. Today I had to put on my reading glasses to find my other pair of reading glasses. This is either a metaphor for my journey of self-discovery or a bad joke. Or both.

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