Archive for November, 2006
consistency vs change
When should we stay the same, and when should we try to change? I’m in the middle of some change, and change is good. We generally need to rethink where we are at various stages, throw out the old, bring in the new, especially when the same old same old just isn’t working well any […]
Posted by Marie on November 28th, 2006 under Changes | Comment now »the war for southern independence
The Civil War is my new topic of interest, and as such, I listened to two audiobooks on the subject on my way up north. The first was “The Road to Appomattox”, a fairly brief overview of the events that led to Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox. After hearing that book and the description […]
Posted by Marie on November 27th, 2006 under US History | Comment now »back in the holy land
I have just arrived (safely) in Jerusalem for another business trip. I’ll be here for two weeks, so I have a weekend in there with which to play. I’ll let you in on those plans later this week.
When I told my friend Nancy about coming here, she was asking what I do when I come […]
giving thanks
I visited with family this past week, and have a few things for which to be thankful this year:
1. Wisconsin DNR wants to cull the deer herd so my brothers/dad got me a deer again this year. It’s all in my freezer right now.
2. It didn’t snow during the Thanksgiving drive home (seven hours up, […]
librarians who aren’t really
I don’t know where I get off thinking that everyone has to fit into my preconcieved notion of what they should be …. next topic on this list is a particular librarian.
My sister-in-law works at the school that her children attend. She said that there is a librarian’s aide position open, and the librarian asked […]
No longer a shaker, nor a luddite
I’ve been talking about this HDTV thing for so long, it seemed I kept denying myself and would never buy one (and so Kara called me a Luddite, or maybe a Shaker). Until now. I stopped at the Sony Outlet store on my way up north, and picked up the new Bravia. Yeah, it’s a […]
Posted by Marie on November 21st, 2006 under minimalism | Comment now »why I am not a free thinker
I like to think I am a rational person. I think things through, and generally if there is some scientific proof for something I tend to believe it. I tend to believe in evolution and not creationism. I don’t put much store in “luck”. I try not to be too traditional, and tend to think things through rationally before […]
Posted by Marie on November 18th, 2006 under Philosophy | Comment now »nothing endures but change
I have started to work with a new product at work, and the last few months have been a little difficult. I consciously decided to move away from the old product and on toward the new, but this is not without cost.
I knew just about all there was to know about the old product, and […]
One more post about Stacey
The other day when I was talking to my mom and dad, we talked about my childhood friend Stacey a bit, prompted by the “Marie’s in California?” story.
Stacey comes from a family with 8 children, all of whom live within easy driving distance of home. When Stacey moved to Chicago, her parents were very concerned […]
trying the no-car life
Most of my driving-age life (with the exception of living in Zimbabwe and El Salvador), I have owned a car. This was just something people do — people own cars. If anyone ever asked me if I considered not owning a car, I looked at them like they had three eyes. Of course I would […]
Posted by Marie on November 15th, 2006 under minimalism | 3 Comments »
- ceiling fan, and baby exercises
- baby competition
- z’s first concert
- yay obama
- my lame halloween costume
- Our little social … human
- I guess time really is money
- starting and stopping work
- talking about breasts
- fresh out of the oven
- my life as a stay-at-home mom
- updated pictures on flickr
- but I do believe in miracles
- our little o negative baby
- blamers and the nuclear family
- his feet look like mine
- pictures on flickr
- new baby in the house
- We just joined the “buy more sh&t” club
- tomato sandwiches
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