Monthly Archives: December 2009

Reviewing My 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by madinpursuit

Some people write family Christmas letters. I write Annual Reports to myself. The days slip by so easily in my sweet art life — my inner Board of Directors demands accountability. This year zigged and zagged around roadtrips. I guess … Continue reading →

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A Ton of Cookies, A Ton of Love

Posted on December 30, 2009 by madinpursuit

Back home from St Louis with an extra 4 lbs of cookie/pasta padding under my belt — our visit was a delicious orgy of family conviviality. In fact, I’ve been in official party mode since November 12, breaking bread with … Continue reading →

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Hangover: Party Season Has Arrived

Posted on December 20, 2009 by madinpursuit

I decided to invite a few local pals over for a glass of wine — a little 4 o’clock happy hour squeezed in among the busy family/work parties and shopping pressures. But it turned into a laughathon that lasted for … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 17, 2009 by madinpursuit
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Life Is A Tube of Toothpaste

Posted on December 15, 2009 by madinpursuit

No, wait. Life is a thread being wrapped around the spindle of birth. No, wait. Maybe the thread is being unwound from the spool. A few knots along the way. Oh. Maybe life is a wheel, hitting a few bumps … Continue reading →

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Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone

Posted on December 12, 2009 by madinpursuit

It’s been one of those jumpy weeks, where the monkeys of techno-mania have been distracting me from the catching the big fish deep in the river of my dreams. I want all of my equipment to work at its fnest, … Continue reading →

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How (My) World Works (Today’s Version)

Posted on December 9, 2009 by madinpursuit

My current memoir project is so full of ideas pulled from hither and thither that I decided to doodle it out into a philosophy diagram… or maybe it’s a “cosmology”… whatever. It boils down to this: (1) my “superpowers” (hey, … Continue reading →

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Bridget And Her Sister

Posted on December 6, 2009 by madinpursuit

I’m having a hissy fit this week about the underlying message in my liberal arts education (shall I say “subtext”?) — that adventure — I’m outta here! — is what men do. You think Jack Kerouac was so cool because … Continue reading →

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Was Kitty Flanagan My True-Life Nancy Drew?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by madinpursuit

People wonder why women my age keep referring back to girl-detective Nancy Drew as our inspiration for independence and career-orientation. It’s because our literary reading lists were filled with the likes of Hester Prynne (who had to wear a scarlet … Continue reading →

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Florida Roadtrip Recap, 3

Posted on December 2, 2009 by madinpursuit

We arrive at Safety Harbor, in the Tampa area, for a fine family reunion… and where I semi-earn the title of “e-granny.” Read on>>>

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