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Quiet Sunday
Posted on 23. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
I still have one old-fashioned clock. You know the kind I mean. It has big numbers, runs on a battery, and has not only a minute hand and hour hand, but also a second hand. The second hand actually clicks as the moments edge to the next minute. The clock lives in my office, and [...]
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From Santa Fe to Los Alamos
Posted on 22. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
The hardest part of the public meetings was not being able to stop and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
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And in 1947, The Aliens Landed
Posted on 20. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
The Public Meetings for the project I have been working on for the last six+ months are taking place this week in New Mexico. Tuesday morning as I mentioned was in Carlsbad, NM and on Tuesday night, there was a meeting held in Roswell, NM. We had a couple of hours after we arrived to [...]
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On the Pecos River
Posted on 18. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
I am in Carlsbad, NM and last night I stayed in a motel that I swear to you was a throw-back to the 60’s or 70’s and Family Road Trips. Except, I was alone in the room and without parents or a sibling. And to be honest, it was kind of….scary. Top that off with [...]
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Where the World is Flat
Posted on 17. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
We are making the drive from West Texas (Midland) into New Mexico (Hobbs). I don’t know if it’s the endless visage of dead grass and flat road ahead or if it’s trying to work on the laptop while riding that is makng me feel a little naseous. Acually, we are in New Mexico now. Just [...]
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Channel Surfing
Posted on 14. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
While I was gone this week, we were “upgraded” to digital cable. I have not yet figured out the best way to work the remote. It’s complex. But there is TNT on-demand and I can put “In the Line of Fire” on as I get ready to really wrap things up.
I am feeling kind of [...]
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Out of my Norm
Posted on 13. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
Overall, by 7:30, I am ready to start settling down for the night. Make-up off, jammies on. Tonight, though, I just got out of the shower, have re-done my make-up, and am debating which of my suits to put back on. Tonight, instead of reading my book and snuggling in the covers, I’m going to [...]
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Ghosts of Relationships Past
Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
Maybe it’s the full moon, but for some reason, old friends are coming back into my life in the last couple of weeks. Not just old friends, but old colleagues I haven’t heard from in ages and, well, old lovers if I were to be downright honest. Which, in this space, I want to be [...]
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11/11: Veteran’s Day
Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
In thanks to all the men and women who have given so much of themselves to keep us free.
(This photo is from Arlington National Cemetery, Section 35)
PS - for those who are looking for more Arlington photos or my post from last year: History of Veteran’s Day | Some Personal Thoughts
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To sleep…perchance to dream…
Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
I’ve never been good at remembering my dreams on the whole. I remember bits and pieces of things - especially the pieces of weird stuff. I don’t seem to remember all of the dreams, though. There are, of course, the few that I remember. Usually those are the ones where someone I know, often someone [...]
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My Favorite
Posted on 09. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
Lincoln, I have to say, is my favorite President.
This coming year is the 200th anniversary of his birth and there are several events in DC - mostly exhibits at various Smithsonian Museums. But also, the re-opening of the Ford’s Theater with two shows about Lincoln.
I’ve been to all the Monuments here in DC - Lincoln, [...]
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Home Away From Home
Posted on 09. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
I am all checked into my hotel in DC. There are times when a hotel - especially this hotel I am in now - feels more like home than home does. A part of that, I think, has to do with how comfortable it feels here. But the other part is the “comfort rituals” that [...]
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Fish Oil
Posted on 08. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
I twittered about it briefly tonight, but I am supposed to be taking Omega-3, which is really just fish oil. The last few weeks, I have simply slipped away from the regular schedule of taking care of myself doing things like vitamins and exercise, but that has got to change. Today, after I got my [...]
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Let the Catalogs Begin
Posted on 07. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
If you haven’t noticed, the “holiday sales” have begun at various stores like Kohls and such. Today, I got my first holiday catalog from Historic Aviation. I’m drooling just a little because I love old planes and do have a few die-cast models in my office, but I wonder how they got my name. Of [...]
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After
Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by Deb.
It’s two days after the election. DC has certainly been interesting as politicals begin to make transition plans and feds wait to see what will come.
Tonight I had dinner with some good friends - all Republicans. One lobbyiest, a political strategist, a charity director and a business owner. The elections, of course, was much of [...]
