Author: Meg
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House Keys
About ten years ago it became clear that the front door was in desperate need of a new handle. The parents had put off acquiring a new one for as long as they could (things like door handles and door keys seem to always be at the bottom of the list). The new handle came…
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A Truth
It’s 8:15 on Saturday night. The parents are out of town for the weekend. I could have invited over all my friends and all of their friends, too, and had a raucous party with no fear of disturbing anyone. I could have invited over my favorite friends and enjoyed an intimate night of talk and…
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Vingts Regards
Ma often offers to drop me at the library when we are out running errands. She’ll ask if I need to pick up something without my having said anything about it. The answer, more often than not, is yes. (Remember that one time when I tried to limit myself to two books from the library…
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February Books
I read eight books this month: The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose The Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen My Antonia by Willa Cather Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth…
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San Diego
A couple of weekends ago was a three-day weekend. You all know what that means: road trip! This time Pa came along for the ride. This was most excellent for me because that meant Pa did a lot of the driving which meant I had time to paint my toenails perfect, San Diego pink to…
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Today I Am Sore
Yesterday was my first outdoor run of the season. I went barely three miles and ran most of the way. Like a fool, I thought I’d be able to do the same run today. I need a day, maybe two, to recover. My recovery strategy: go up and down the stairs as few times as…
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My Reading Plan
I’ve worked every day this week. On Tuesday I logged in for one meeting. While in the meeting I realized I was not capable of doing any work and promptly climbed back in bed where I spent the rest of the day. Wednesday I slept in, not logging in until the late morning. I intended…
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January Books
I’ve been sick sick sick. Over the past week, when I haven’t been working I’ve been in bed. Occasionally I’m on the couch with my mother watching an episode of Star Trek. One of the really old ones from the 1960s. Who thought wearing mini skirts in space was a good idea? But mostly I’m…
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Counting Calories
Sometimes I count calories. Not for days or weeks at a time. Just every once in a while for a single day, but not all day. At one particular moment in the day I’ll think through all of the food I’ve eaten and tally up the calories in my mind. It isn’t particularly accurate (looking…
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Perfect Road Trip Snacks
I’ve been practicing the art of road trip snacks for as long as I can remember. I packed pretty much perfectly for Phoenix. This is what I took: carrot sticks celery sticks cherry tomatoes cheese sticks boiled eggs yogurt triscuits several pieces of homemade bread peanut butter apples almonds these cookies I was quite pleased…