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Sailing Toward Sixty #7 – What’s Up With the Weather?

Sailing Toward Sixty #7 – What’s Up With the Weather?

So what’s up with old, older, old-ish, people over fifty and their fascination, or maybe it’s an outright obsession, with the weather? When my dad retired from the Navy, my parents moved back to their home state of Delaware where, at the time, my grandmother still lived.  Almost every evening from 1985 until 2012 when my grandmother passed away, my dad, the the dutiful son, would call his mother to check on her.  Inevitably, the conversation always began with, “How’s the weather over…

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What Day Is It Anyway?

What Day Is It Anyway?

My world has always revolved around the academic calendar.  I calculate every day and date around the start and finish of my semesters.  I know what day of the week it is based on my MW or TR Thursday schedule.  For the past several summers, I have taught summer school so my reference points have remained in tact all year long.  This summer, however, I am not teaching and I realize that half the time I have no clue what…

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January 8-16: Cleaning, Friends, and Tornado Sirens

January 8-16: Cleaning, Friends, and Tornado Sirens

Only sixteen days into the new year and so many good things have already happened!  Yes, I have taken a week long hiatus from writing here; though that was not exactly what I had planned, it is a good thing.  Last weekend, while on retreat, I felt compelled to write even though I was not supposed to be.  And this week, I have been at home with access to my computer, but other things were more important. I returned home…

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First World Problems

First World Problems

So the worst thing that some folks have to worry about these days is the fact that Starbucks has removed any “Christmas” symbols, like snowflakes and reindeer, from their holiday cups.  One militant Christian posted a viral video online saying that this is because Starbucks “hates Jesus.”  I’m fairly sure that snowflakes and reindeer are not signs of Jesus.  And even if they were, why does it matter what is on your coffee cup?  My understanding of Christianity is that…

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356/365-2 Ready

356/365-2 Ready

“Naughty? Maybe. 25? Definitely.” These two are ready to party.  The “naughty” one celebrated her 25th birthday today.  She and her “nice” sister spent the day shopping and eating (and maybe drinking a little, too.)  All that was followed by a family dinner and sharing of gifts tonight. Neither one of them was really dressed for a portrait.  The naughty one had on ridiculously high heels making her way taller than her sister and thus making it impossible, in terrible…

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257/365-2 A Mess

257/365-2 A Mess

“A Mess of Shoes” *** No time was injured in the setting up of this shot. *** This is about as everyday as it gets.  The shoes that we don’t wear very often are neatly stacked in clear boxes in another closet.  The ones we wear daily, however, get kicked of into the closet haphazardly at the end of the day.  When I am crawling around on the closet floor barely awake at 6:30am  trying to get ready for school,…

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359/365 Christmas

359/365 Christmas

“Beethoven’s First” It is hard to believe that Christmas Day has come and gone already.  I’m not exactly sure how it all happened but I think everyone had a good day.  As far as Christmases go, we had a relatively low-key day.  That was OK with me. I learned one thing today.  My family is a bunch of serious enablers!  They all gave me great gifts, many of which will support my photography obsession journey.  I got everything from a new…

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I Sense A Theme Here

I Sense A Theme Here

On July 10th, exactly a month ago, Weber and I celebrated our third anniversary and I gave my final exam for first summer term.  While I was at school, my beloved husband was doing on his anniversary what most men do, frantically trying to wrap a gift for me.  This involved finding appropriate wrapping paper.  And so the story begins . . . We don’t have much cause for gift wrapping throughout the year because a) the majority of our…

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184/365 Contrast

184/365 Contrast

“Contrast” So what is it that makes someone think that taking a photograph of a sprinkler is even remotely interesting?  I’m not sure what the answer to that question is.  I do know, however, that as I walked up the sidewalk to school this morning I was immediately struck for some reason by this image.  In reality, there was more of the “rainbow” visible; that may be one of the aspects that drew my attention.  Another may be the shape…

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