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The Tower: Clarification and explanation, part 1
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Monday, April 21, 2008. Clarification and explanation, part 1. It seems that some further explanation is warranted in regards to this project, and I wanted to take some time to tell those of you reading this a little bit more about The Tower, and a little bit more about myself. What is The Tower? The Tower is the name I chose to describe an idea. Jason Van Hoose. Had posted a series of articles here. The Tower is this idea. A place to collect and display professional work in the most professional way...
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Amazing Adventures: September 2014
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Monday, September 22, 2014. In the Minds Archives. This morning on my way to work I was trying to remember today's date. I could remember that the Thursday while we were on vacation was 9/11. The Thursday after that would have been the 18th, plus Friday, Saturday, Sunday made today's date the 22nd. But to not know leaves holes in one's soul. Would my life be different if I knew it was a loving relationship? That's my greatest wish/dream/fantasy. To feel loved. Subscribe to ...
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Amazing Adventures: September 2013
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Wednesday, September 04, 2013. A Step Into the Past. In research I had done over a year ago. I learned—to my great sadness—that my birthmother had lost her father, whom she adored, when she was 16. How did I know she adored him? When I was 33 and she was about 70, I found her. I tried to speak with her on the phone, but she simply said, "I can't talk to you now," and hung up the phone. She had never felt her mother loved her. (Ding! And then she asked me never to contact he...
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Amazing Adventures: The Why and Wherefore of Adoption
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The Why and Wherefore of Adoption. I'm engaging in nostalgia this week as I wander around Interlochen Arts Camp and observe young artists developing and honing their skills and their passions. And, of course, as I write that I have to look up the definition of "nostalgia":. And as I ponder "why didn't I have a different family," I have to stop and say—almost aloud in my head—. It's Not All About You! And what did I give him? I have no idea. He ...
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Amazing Adventures: August 2014
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Mile Upon Mile, Minute Upon Minute. I'm an early riser. Actually, I'm an early waker. I normally wake around 5:30 or 6:00 (at first light) and then lie in bed with my iPhone or iPad until the Jazzman wakes around 7:30. Once he rouses, we sit and discuss the day until he has to get up to go to work. It's a precious and valued part of each day for me. I would lie here for a few minutes wondering if I could possibly go back to sleep. (Nope! What I&#...
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Amazing Adventures: October 2013
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Monday, October 14, 2013. When a Man Notices. We change the towels in our bathroom every Sunday. After his shower, the Jazzman scoops them all up off the towel bars and dumps them down the laundry chute. Later on, I pull clean towels out of the laundry cupboard and place them, still carefully folded, onto the towel bars, his and hers. This morning, as he emerged from his shower, the Jazzman called from the bathroom, "Did you fold these towels and put them back on the bars?
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Amazing Adventures: June 2014
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Who'll Stop the Rain? Before I moved to Ohio, I had no idea how much it rains up here. (I say "up here," you understand, because I was born in Florida and have spent the bulk of my adult life in DC and Arizona.). I hated the Ohio winter of 2014. I grumbled, I complained, I added five pounds to my physique. But I lived through it. One can always layer on more sweaters. But this interminable wetness. Ugh! The high temperature today will only be 74...
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Amazing Adventures: March 2014
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Friday, March 21, 2014. The Rolling Stones Had It Right. You can't always get what you want. I have said time and again that when my mother dies I will not cry. There is not the bond between us that–I presume, I imagine–most daughters feel. Those daughters grieve when their mother dies. I will not. I asked how she was, and got the same answer I have been getting for 20 years, "Pretty good for an old lady." I guess if I want a different answer I should ask a different qu...
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Amazing Adventures: In the Mind's Archives
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Monday, September 22, 2014. In the Minds Archives. This morning on my way to work I was trying to remember today's date. I could remember that the Thursday while we were on vacation was 9/11. The Thursday after that would have been the 18th, plus Friday, Saturday, Sunday made today's date the 22nd. But to not know leaves holes in one's soul. Would my life be different if I knew it was a loving relationship? That's my greatest wish/dream/fantasy. To feel loved. Subscribe to ...
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Amazing Adventures: Your Moral Obligation
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Tales from an overloaded mind. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. So who didn't I feel loved and treasured by? Why, my mother, of course. I hadn't spoken with her since my trip to North Carolina at the end of May for her 101st birthday. That's three weeks. Sometimes I get busy and forget to call. Sometimes I'm so discouraged after phone calls with her that I just don't put myself out to call, as I don't want to feel that discouragement again. She has two beautiful grandsons (my two sons) and two incredibly beautifu...
