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Sixty and Single in Seattle: The Book of Mormon
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Friday, January 18, 2013. The Book of Mormon. I wonder how many people are, like me, walking out of Seattle's sold-out thirteen-day run of The Book of Mormon. Wishing they were headed for a discussion group. True, there was Scott, a total stranger on the bus home, but he hadn't seen it yet. Nice, but not enough. Even now, on the morning after, I'm Googling around my computer to see what I should have investigated earlier, and this is what I find as an informational blurb:. A] hilariously groundbreaking a...
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: Getting Along with Others
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Thursday, January 17, 2013. Getting Along with Others. You know I tutor kindergartners three hours a day, four days a week, right, at my neighborhood school? I did this last year at a different school. I love the kids, the work, and the chance for adult casual, collegial interactions. I like to eat lunch in the staff lunchroom. So early this week, I said, I would love to hear one good. So one of the aides told a quick anecdote about a success. I said, I love that. I readily agreed, and decided to be quiet.
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: Far from the Tree
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Saturday, March 9, 2013. Far from the Tree. A few days ago I finished reading Far from the Tree. Andrew Solomon's tome - 702 pages, plus notes! About families where the children are challengingly different from their parents. Deaf kids, dwarfs, prodigies, gay. One of the most moving encounters is with the parents of Dylan Klebold, one of the Columbine shooters. These, his last lines, are what I want to remember:. Because we might want to blame God for life's imperfections, but we still want to live.
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: December 2012
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Christmas Trees and the Single Gal. I like a tree that grew in the woods. I like the smell. But what a lot of work and expense for one person! True, I could own and assemble annually an artificial Christmas , but I've never liked them. The only artificial trees that interest me are really. Artificial, impossible to mistake for something that grew. My friend Diane sent me a link to some ideas. In the meantime, I'm enjoying my tree of lights. Links to this post. When I got hom...
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: March 2013
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Sunday, March 10, 2013. On Thursday I walked down to the Fremont Branch library to pick up some holds that had come in. Six books to schlep back up the hill in my backpack, not to mention the greens and avocado I had picked up at PCC! I decided to take a stab first at Jojo Moyes' novel, Me Before You. I remember I had read about it in the New York Times Book Review. But couldn't remember what it was about. The blurb-y stuff on the back jacket had me worried: looked a little too much like chick fluff.
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: January 2013
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Friday, January 18, 2013. The Book of Mormon. I wonder how many people are, like me, walking out of Seattle's sold-out thirteen-day run of The Book of Mormon. Wishing they were headed for a discussion group. True, there was Scott, a total stranger on the bus home, but he hadn't seen it yet. Nice, but not enough. Even now, on the morning after, I'm Googling around my computer to see what I should have investigated earlier, and this is what I find as an informational blurb:. A] hilariously groundbreaking a...
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: Gratitude Practice
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The truth is, my day started off badly enough yesterday that by the time I headed for school to tutor, I realized I'd better try to turn things around by counting my blessings as I walked along. The main problem was nosebleed. Is it indoor heating? Is it the Flonase I took, briefly, on my doc's recommendation? Is it Old Age of the Nose? While, with my right, I scoured blood drips from my bedroom carpet. Sticky and thick and gushing! Lacey in the City. Not to mention the memo...
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: Geoffrey Pullum Speaks at UW
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Geoffrey Pullum Speaks at UW. I was excited tonight to attend a sold-out lecture at UW's Kane Hall on - grammar! The Scandal of English Grammar Teaching: Ignorance of Grammar, Damage to Writing Skills, and What We Can Do About It. But it was a bummer. I didn't walk out until most of the question period was over, but it wasn't easy. First, it was one of those wretched talks where everything he says is Power Point-ed on screen. He could have emailed it. Pullum displayed an actua...
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Sixty and Single in Seattle: Listen
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013. I was dancing last night with a man who impressed me, once again, with his listening. I'm thinking, do I mean "his listening skills"? Yes, that, and also his intention to listen, his commitment to it. I told him once that I prefer dancers who focus less on the "moves" - the twirls and fancy footwork - than on being in the music with your partner. Every time I dance with him, I can tell he remembers. I'm carrying that thought. SeeI do read it! January 9, 2013 at 5:36 AM. Url=http...
