Boundaries, Parents, Kids, Needs, Wants, Feelings

These things are all so complicated, aren’t they?

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Sign Petition Urging Nora to Visit!

Dear Nora,
We the undersigned urge you to visit to North Carolina
at your earliest convenience.
We realize that you have many obligations,
including practical, artistic, academic, and financial constraints.
However, we nonetheless encourage you to return home,
even if ever-so-briefly.
Your mother would like to hug you.
Signatures:
Your Mom.
Add signatures via the comment function.
Thanks!

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Painty’s Birthday!

Without further ado, photos taken this afternoon at Cheesecakes by Alex in Greensboro.
The occasion was the birthday of Ms. Laura Lough, a/k/a Painty.
The birthday girl herself!

Laura and Chris

I love this one! Alli and “the Peanut”

Your humble photographer

MissViolet!

The birthday girl’s mother!

Kelly!

Kelly, Chris, and Laura deep in discussion (about cheesecake probably.)

More pictures!

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Job Interviews!!

I’ve had two job interviews this week. Both went well, as far as I could tell, and I’d be very happy to accept an offer from either one. Keep those fingers crossed!

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Morning Music!

What does your alarm play when you wake up?
I have mine set to play this song, from the Outro Lado CD by Zuco 103:
Humana Video

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My Favorite Cool Weather Recipe

The next Recession Swap Question is:
“What is your favorite Cool Weather Recipe?”
I think my favorite is beef stew:
First, heat oil in cast iron pan,
then brown Stew beef, cut into small chunks.
Put the meat aside for a little bit.
Next, add a little more oil, heat it, then add
Onion: one is usually enough, cut [...]

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Seattle Stranger

Nora is on the cover of this week’s Seattle Stranger.
I am assured that this is a relatively “tame” cover,
and that the Stranger is a Big Deal in Seattle.
Still, it gave me a start.

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An Open Letter to Everyone

Dear world, and especially,
Dear friends, relatives, long-lost schoolmates who contacted me via FaceBook or Classmates.com, co-workers, online knitting pals, swap buddies, my husband and children, President Obama, charities who keep mailing donation requests, and people whose knitting gifts I started years ago and haven’t finished,
I apologize for everything.
I’m sorry for not getting as much [...]

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Happy Birthday to Me!

I’m sure a psychiatrist would have lots to say about why I have an annual meltdown shortly before my birthday and start wondering What It’s All About and whether I’ve Done Anything Worth Doing, etc.
Luckily that pre-birthday phase is over and today is lovely!

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Good Things About the “Late 50’s”

My birthday in a few weeks will put me irretrievably into my “late 50’s” if I’m not there already. To celebrate, I’ve decided to list some of the good things about this advanced age.
1. Amusing and/or aggravating younger people by pretending to be confused about “modern terminology” as for example referring to [...]

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