Archive for December, 2008

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People Don’t Change, But They Do Grow (Sometimes)

So what do you think?
Do people change? Really change? In ways that matter?
It’s a philosophical-ish question that comes up often when talking about relationships. Usually, when one person is considering severing a relationship.
I’ve participated in or observed the same conversation more than a few times. The general equation goes something like [...]

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Pillow Talk.

I should be sleeping now. After staying up till 3 a.m. last night (which is the subject of another post for later), I was intent on getting to bed early tonight.
The boys went out to do some late evening shopping, leaving me with the Queen. We watched Tom & Jerry. We watched Scooby [...]

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Five Years.

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The Holiday Ship Is Sailing Okay Without Me

This year is not about me.  
As I write this on Sunday afternoon, I’m sitting in my living room, watching my kids decorate the Christmas tree.   Johnny Mathis is singing Christmas songs from our cd player–the same Christmas songs, in digital format, that my husband and his family listened to on scratchy vinyl every year [...]

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The ROI of Thinking Ahead

“I wouldn’t say I was a planner, no.  I’m more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants gal.  Moment to moment, that’s me.”  Vivian, Pretty Woman
I spent ten minutes before bed tonight thinking about tomorrow.
I thought about where my keys, cell phone, shoes and jacket are.  As an INFP, I’m prone to misplacing any and all of these items.
I [...]

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Another LOST ARG update. Interesting. Now instead of an ARG, it’s a CRM program?

After what was a fabulous beginning, the ill-fated Lost “Octagon Global/Dharma Wants You” ARG has definitely come to a close.  Participants received an awkward, if entertaining, email saying that because of the “global economic crisis,” the Dharma Initiative went belly up and had to be sold to the television show, Lost.   
That email was followed [...]

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WANTED: Your Transformative Tales

I hinted about this a while back, but now I’m making it official.  I’d like to start collecting YOUR stories (and sharing them here in the “Bard’s Tales” category, along with my own personal anecdotes).  I’m interested in any kind of personal story, but I’m particularly looking for stories about events, ideas, and occurrences that:

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