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Heptadecagon: October 2014
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Thursday, October 30, 2014. All her life, Sarah wanted people to take her seriously. To say, Hey, that's a great idea! You're smart. That's exactly right. Even an I hear what you're saying. Instead of the positive what ifs. And sadly, she never learned that governing oneself by what ifs. Sarah continued to stare through the windshield as she answered me. "I can't. There's no way. I just can't.". Her hand slammed against the steering wh...
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Heptadecagon: February 2015
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Trying to (Not) Sleep. We took a quick little trip yesterday- we were gone for just over 25 hours- and Melina stayed up way too late last night. She's a carefree, go-with-the-flow kind of child, who when tired, falls asleep no matter what. And she does so quietly. See for yourself. Friday, February 27, 2015. Such a Light Shade of Grey, I'll Call it Ivory. The website for Astroglide. Enter our 'Purple Room o...
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Heptadecagon: NaNoWriMo Stats
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Here's how the writing is looking on a per day basis. Our writer is well above the average number of words per day to reach the goal of 50,000 by the end of the month. Cumulatively, she's doing well. A cubic fit (not shown in this graph) to the cumulative words written curve puts her on track to hit 50,000 on November 20. Graphs and charts and math. this just may be one of my favorite posts ever ;). The da...
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Heptadecagon: June 2015
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Kitty Cuteness, V. I am so tired, I want to curl up with my feline friends and take a nap. A nap to last the rest of the summer. Or as my good friend says, "Can we just turn the page? Wouldn't being able to turn the page and see what happens be an incredibly enticing (and scary) thing to do? Monday, June 29, 2015. Sunday, June 28, 2015. Setting: Sunday, June 28, 2015. Master bathroom, 6:35 pm. Can You See It?
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Heptadecagon: WWGCD
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Thursday, November 12, 2015. Tonight, Melina - known to her siblings as The Perfect Child -. Is doing her first reconciliation. She reminded me this morning before we left for the school bus. She told me, "But I don't know what my sin is going to be." So I said to her, "Maybe you should do something at school so you have one for tonight.". All of a sudden you decide to post twice in two days? What is up with that, Timmy? Captains Log, ...
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Heptadecagon: September 2015
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Tell Me How You Really Feel: 22. I will always be short. That's how I was born. I'm adult, and aside from growing outward, which could happen, I will not be growing upward. I am okay with being short. My body parts are all relatively healthy. Why am I telling you this? That's all, folks. Just had to get that one off my chest for this week.(And it's been a LONG. Time since we've had one of these posts.).
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Heptadecagon: December 2014
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Are you humming the tune to Katy Perry's Last Friday Night. I know I am. I even thought about writing a little parody of that song, but here it is, almost the evening of New Year's Eve, and I have things to do. So I won't.). Why did I have a colander on my head? And because I certainly don't mind ending a year's worth of thoughts on someone like Melina, we're going to stop the post there. What Day Is It?
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Heptadecagon: May 2015
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Sunday, May 31, 2015. A simple list can be so crucial these days. A reminder of what to do, where she's been, what needs to be done next week. Much like her, I've always used lists. I gain joy from marking off each item as I accomplish it. But my lists and her lists are so vastly different, so far from one another, it pains me to think about those differences. List 1: pasta, mushrooms. Granite City, Belleville, Troy, Bloomfield. You do...
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Heptadecagon: November 2014
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A journal. A log. A story. A place to come and stay a while. Welcome. Sunday, November 30, 2014. We love bananas, but we're not always good about eating them before they turn brown. So, I'm always on the lookout for good banana recipes. I found one I'm pleased with, and I'm happy to share it. I found the original recipe at Simply Recipes. But here it is, just in case you're too lazy to take yourself over there. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (or softened in the microwave). Pour the banana mixt...
