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writing about madrid

June 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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the following is an experiment in writing … remember i said i wanted to do more creative writing?
madrid …
when i think of madrid, a place i have never been, i think of – seriousness. the seriousness of beautiful […]

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · general

quickie: inspiration

June 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

to my fellow bloggers who like to write about inspiration: one of my blogging buddies, damien at postcards from the funny farm, has a group writing/writing contest project called amazing visions.
it closes on july 1 (extended deadline) and here is what it’s about
can you think of someone you admire? maybe it’s for their brain? their […]

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Tags: blogs of note · general

a review-me post: health insurance

June 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

as you’ve seen, i’ve started experimenting with monetizing this blog. (it’s all fellow vancouverite john chow’s fault). part of this experimentation is with “review me” paid reviews. so let me disclose up front that i’m getting paid a whopping $10 to write this (it’s my first review; it might take me a […]

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rich! richer! richest!

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

and today, just for the fun of it, because good ol’ john chow sent me there, here is a look into the crystal ball. try it yourself!
18,170,695how much money will you be worth?

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8 random facts

April 19th, 2008 · 15 Comments

8 random facts about me
… and things you may not know …

i once seriously considered starting a web site dedicated entirely to caesar salad
the only autograph i ever bothered getting was from dancer rudolf nureyev
in my crazy berlin-before-the-wall-came-down days, one saturday i had a one-night stand with a kurdish urologist who looked like […]

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Tags: blogs of note · general

frozen pea friday: researching tamoxifen

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

today is frozen pea friday, and as usual, i’m writing about cancer.
a friend of mine who just underwent a mastectomy and will most likely get the recommendation to take tamoxifen in the near future was asking some of her friends to do a bit of research for her (remember, sifting through tons of information can […]

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Tags: cancer · general · psychological research and other things academic

changes

April 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

the other day, carol took a video of me babbling on about the mind of a blogger.
that got me thinking. do i really want to frame everything in terms of blogging? is that the kind of world i want to inhabit?
that was not one of those sneering hypothetical questions. (as in, “come […]

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can someone please feed the cat?

March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

hello everyone!
it’s friday today, so time for a frozen pea friday post. today you can find it over at smarter than your average blog, who has kindly invited me to guest post.  it’s about the bewildering amount of choices people are faced with when they have cancer.
i’m going to be away for a week […]

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frozen pea friday: a survivor tells her story

March 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

for a few weeks now, either here or on another blog, every friday i post something about cancer. as those of you who stop by here frequently, this is something started by susan reynolds and the people around her. in december, susan reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer. now she’s become an […]

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Tags: cancer · general

almost wordless friday

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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poker playing as a frame of mind

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments

a guest post by my husband glenn:
years ago, in a land far, far away i spent a year as a crisis line volunteer. one call that i received was from a girl in senior high school. we talked about her difficulties with her foster family and difficulties socially at school, how she found it disconcerting […]

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recovering from bad work experiences: after the job offer

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

welcome to my last instalment of jacob share’s and my conversation on leaving bad work experiences behind. we started this in november and discovered the six stages of recovery from bad work experiences:
we’ve already covered

resign: get the hell out of dodge!
recover: get your bearings before you throw yourself back into the job search
resources: make an […]

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live blogging: a day off

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

i’m taking a day off – well, actually, just a few hours and thought i’d live blog about this. just a few snippets here and there.
right now i’m sitting at a café on 2616 east hastings. just ran into barry, the pastor from the longhouse church down the street, a really interesting first […]

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a new theme

November 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

well, folks, i finally have my new theme up and running. what do you think? i still need to iron out all kinds of little kinks and realize that i want to re-write all my pages (as opposed to the posts) - but all in all, i think my new “house” is ready. […]

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Tags: general · the net

creating community

November 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

researching for an article, i came across a number of interesting resources on building community, and i thought i’d share them with you. at the beginning of next year i’ll tell you what this is all about …

mutual support handbook
how to develop an online support group or web site
local self-help group clearinghouses in USA […]

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