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By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
I remember you. You were the object of my adoration when we were in the first grade. During recess, the girls and I would swoon as we watched you play soccer with Jason T. In my amorous haze, I would ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
My stepdaughter is starting school today. Kindergarten. Watching her get up this morning, after a summer of sleeping late and not a care in the world brings me back. Sure, its “only kindergarten”, but she already knows so much more ...
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Doing My Part to Prevent Disease—and Rudeness
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
Theres an epidemic on the rise. Its a malady that appears to be contagious, as Im seeing more and more people affected by it every day. Its serious enough that I have to make sure I continue to take my ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
September 25th is bringing a pretty big show to Corpus Christi. They are calling it the 3rd annual “Blues On The Bay” Festival. The only problem is that its not really a blues festival, they have a couple of artists ...
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By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
Lots of kids are depressed this week. Yepit's back-to-school time again. It seems as though the summer has run only half of its blistering course. Yet, as the sun rises on another school year, I've been rather pensive myself. As ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
When I first came to Victoria as a youth, I spent 30 minutes in the mall looking for the escalator to get to the second floor. No joke. That pretty much set the standard for my future encounters with the ...
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By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
My husband thinks he's married to a bald, middle-aged Jewish man. We are both huge fans of the HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Its writer and main character is Larry David, who also created and co-wrote the phenomenal “Seinfeld” series. ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
I heard a commercial for the new HP Laptop computer this morning. The commercial shows the generation gap between a mother and a teenage daughter. The mom talks about “writing poetry in the quad” while the daughter responds “try publishing ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
This was mentioned in the news this morning. Apparently there is a mysterious death following a suspected shoplifter at a Wal Mart... The full story can be found here: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3301862 So is the lesson that crime doesn't pay? Or maybe ...
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If You Don't Believe Me, Believe Miles
By timoi in On Another Note
There is a really great book out there for guitar players, musicians, and anyone else looking to improve on what they do by approaching things in an interesting way. Its called “Zen Guitar” by Phillip Toshio Sudo. It covers guitar ...