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Planned Spontaneity: July 2008
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Friday, July 25, 2008. The Magic Formula for Giving a Great Toast. I’m giving a toast at my best friend’s wedding, but I have no idea what to say or how to talk in front of a crowd! I’m terrified of embarrassing myself or offending my best friend. Is there a magic formula for giving a great toast? Here’s the magic formula for great wedding toasts. Choose the right words and say them at the reception. Here’s more detail to make your incantation work…. 2 Share an anecdote about the bride. The fact you̵...
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Luminiferous Ether: Summer Reading, Pt. 2
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Summer Reading, Pt. 2. Barreling ahead halfway through July …. The second book in the witches' strand of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Series. Desiderata, one of two fairy godmothers has died and bequeathed her magic wand to the young witch Magrat, with explicit directions that she is to travel to Genua to prevent. Emberella from marrying the prince. Magrat embarks on her quest, accompanied by her formidable companions Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. Next up: The Lost Garden.
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Luminiferous Ether: What's in a Name?
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Saturday, December 03, 2011. What's in a Name? For the last 17 years, the first Saturday in December has been set aside for a remembrance service held by the Bereaved Parent Group of Madison. The first year after Sophie's death we simply attended. Then we started contributing a song to the service: The Water Lily. Today brought a strange coincidence: Ed was at work and Sophie's cardiologist came in. We run into him from time to time around town, but today of all days? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Luminiferous Ether: August 2011
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Saturday, August 20, 2011. The Impossible Will Take a Little While. In reality, I was despondent and had disengaged from the process. 8 years of GeeDubya compounded with the disappointment in Obama. (YES, I AM disappointed, and I'm not afraid to lose friends on Face Book for stating that. Obama is a big disappointment to me.). The protests of February and March were exhilarating, galvanizing, and inspiring. What I realized was,. We the People are the leaders, the agents of change. "Be the change you ...
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Luminiferous Ether: Head couple rip and snort …
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Saturday, June 23, 2012. Head couple rip and snort …. Social dancing - it's one of my soapbox topics. As in, we as a society don't do enough dancing just for fun, as a way to socialize with our fellow human beings, anymore. Oh yeah, "young people" go out to clubs and dance, and sometimes "women of a certain age" might drag their spouses to a mini course on ballroom dancing. But just to go to a dance for fun. Doesn't seem to happen all that often. The caller last night was T-Claw. Dare To Be Square. Let's...
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Luminiferous Ether: June 2012
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Saturday, June 23, 2012. Head couple rip and snort …. Social dancing - it's one of my soapbox topics. As in, we as a society don't do enough dancing just for fun, as a way to socialize with our fellow human beings, anymore. Oh yeah, "young people" go out to clubs and dance, and sometimes "women of a certain age" might drag their spouses to a mini course on ballroom dancing. But just to go to a dance for fun. Doesn't seem to happen all that often. The caller last night was T-Claw. Dare To Be Square. Let's...
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Luminiferous Ether: Finally!
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Saturday, June 08, 2013. Just in case you didn't hear me screaming yesterday afternoon, I am thrilled to announce that I have a new position for next year - School Library Media Specialist at Frank Allis Elementary school! Ridiculous big grin on my face as I write this.). Life the Universe and Everything. Saturday, June 08, 2013. Saturday, June 08, 2013. You know, I did hear you screaming, but Im not sure that you heard my own elated shouts of joy for you! I am really happy for you! Sunday, June 09, 2013.
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Luminiferous Ether: June 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011. Maiden, Mother, Crone. Anna, age 6, and newly-hatched Grace, 2/3/96. I was thinking. " Every. Day feels like a transition! You readers who have raised children know, I'm sure, how when you're in the thick of it you think it will last forever - for better or worse. You might listen to the Malvina Reynolds' song Turn Around. And get all sad about the future (at least I did, when my first baby was still under a year old! But it doesn't seem all that close. All of a sudden - WHOOSH.
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Luminiferous Ether: Notes from Summer School
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Thursday, July 19, 2012. Notes from Summer School. Which brings me to another point about our summer school program: MMSD thinks it's a good idea to take all of the kids who were not "proficient" in reading by spring - who for whatever reason, were not particularly engaged in or struggled with learning during the school year - and give them more of the same (aka MOTS) for 6 weeks in buildings without air conditioning. Recipe for success? No, I don't think so either. The Wolves in the Wall. And goes and g...
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Luminiferous Ether: Fifty … No, Fifty-two … Wait, FIFTY-SIX Books That I Love
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Monday, October 21, 2013. Fifty … No, Fifty-two … Wait, FIFTY-SIX Books That I Love. I started this list some time ago on a sticky on my desktop, and just felt compelled to finish it (for the time being) tonight. Drop me a line and tell me your top 10 (or more.) You'll note that I don't discriminate between literature for children vs. adults. As far as I'm concerned, great books are great books. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Wizard of Loneliness. How Green Was My Valley. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. For God, a...