Monthly Archives: October 2010

I Want it Back

Posted on October 29, 2010 by theheadstrongme

It used to be so different.  Totally different. I used to sit in the strangely exciting fluorescent light of my study, cross-legged at my desk, with a fistful of colored pencils, highlighters, and a data pad, pouring over papers for my research, … Continue reading →

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Distressing Letters

Posted on October 28, 2010 by theheadstrongme

I talked to my aunt by phone this evening.  If you don’t know my aunt, this may not seem a very poignant statement.  So let me just say that Auntie is the ULTIMATE queen of afternoon/evening television; if a show exists … Continue reading →

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Fall at the Breakfast Bar

Posted on October 28, 2010 by theheadstrongme

Somewhere there is bold sunshine.  Somewhere a warm breeze welcomes all comers outdoors, tousling the fluff on downy white clouds above and bursting seeding plants below.  Somewhere birds sing nonchalantly as they scavenge.  And somewhere nature’s carpet and shades are … Continue reading →

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And I Click Send

Posted on October 22, 2010 by theheadstrongme

Written the night I finally sent the email that will help me move forward.  A life goal is altered, and what I feel then, and even now, really is beyond words. I don’t know how to convey this feeling of utter, complete, … Continue reading →

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