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Category Archives: global inequity
Condo Times: January 2021
January 28th 2021 I don’t know if it’s ever easy being a condo board member. Making this newsletter for example, was -to me- a lot of work. But it was still the easiest part of *this* day on the board! … Continue reading
The CK Four – CircusKitchen Oberhauser Four
. I’ve been meaning for ages to make a post for collecting pix of all four of us. Y’know, cuz flamly is everything. Here comes the slowly acccumulating collection, hopefully! . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading
Posted in art, childhood, faith, family, global inequity, health, history, learning, love, marriage, mental health, parenthood, patience, siblings, spirituality
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Meal Abandoned: A Poem
Saturday, January 16th 2020 . Meal Abandoned Meal. Abandoned. Alas. And alack! I ate chew. N I ain’t comin’ back. ~Anonymous? . *
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Condo Bike Day!
Saturday, October 17th 2020 This Condo “BIKE DAY!” I organized turned out better than I could have hoped. In addition to purging, organizing and cleaning the whole bike parking section of the garage, we also habilitated a bunch of kids … Continue reading
Distance Learning IRL for a Change
Thursday, October 1st 2020 Today ClaraJane gets to go to school In Real Life! Her teacher has arranged a 3 hour socially distanced morning session for about ten 4th Graders outside on the patio. Who could have foreseen than going … Continue reading
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Celebrating Today
Saturday, September 26th 2020 My schedule is so open today it doesn’t even appear on the weekly view of my Google Calendar. After some substantial adulting online and in person, Manmeat makes other plans and I take the kids. We … Continue reading
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Rant: Mistakes
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 Mistake #1) Don’t Cry Over Spilled Coffee Though I avoid the phone “like the plague” (can we say that anymore?), I made the mistake of making an actual live phone call on Sunday, and in my … Continue reading
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First Day of School 2020 – Gavin & ClaraJane
Wednesday, September 16th 2020 It’s finally here! Here is pandemic-style Back-to-School for us: After several missteps, stumbles, and inelegant moments courtesy of moi, ClaraJane and Gavin each make it onto their First Day of School Meetings. Even though … Continue reading
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Tagged Tobin Montessori School, Vassal Lane Upper School
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CAMPING: BOOBs @Shawme Crowell State Forest
Sunday August 2nd – Thursday August 6th 2020 2020-08 BOOB Camping @Shawme Crowell State Forest [8:17]: . . . . . BOOBs! Let’s do it again soon. . ♥♥♥♥
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Tagged Bohart, Olivia, Zachary
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Quarantine UkeOke #1** – London Bridge (feat. flying ClaraJane)
Thursday, July 30th 2020 – Quarantine Day #1?? . Song: London Bridge By: Traditional . 2020-07-30 Quarantine UkeOke #1** – London Bridge [7:07]: . ♥