Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Color of Winter

It’s kinda difficult not to get slightly elated about the first real snow of the season.  Sure, this means you have to scrape your car before leaving for work (unless your a hermit, home-worker like me) and it is no … Continue reading

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Alice Walker on President Elect Barack Obama

Alice Walker is a writer whose books speak to a part of me that I didn’t know existed until I start reading.  She’s wise wise wise and her imagination is goddessly.   I was really thankful to find her open letter … Continue reading

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Busy Body

I’ve been so busy lately that my head spins when I lay down at night, trying to sleep.  This is not a bad thing, per se, but just a new thing.  It’s feast or famine for me and my business … Continue reading

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Today’s List of Things to Be Grateful For

naps sleeping late staying up late remembering the Winter Parking regulations, just in time productive Sundays a clean tub friends going through the same thing friends who are much smarter than I fleece pants cleaning out my inbox still laughing … Continue reading

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How to Spice up a DPI Conference

I am grateful for how much more enjoyable work conferences become when you carpool with a friend and stop at the outlet malls on the way home.

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Hunting in the North Woods

I spent the day driving around northern Wisconsin, visiting school districts for whom I’ll be writing grants this year.   On a drive from Superior to Mellen, I saw three bald eagles.  These enormous creatures  just perch in the tree branches … Continue reading

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