Monthly Archives: January 2010

Week In Review: Writing! Sales! Roar of the Greasepaint!

Posted on January 30, 2010 by madinpursuit

An intensive, productive week in writing, in rethinking my Ebay strategy, and in firing up the old camcorder. Read on>>>

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Ebay Blues: Redoubling My Effort

Posted on January 28, 2010 by madinpursuit

Earlier I was obsessing over over my ebay fee hike and was planning to bail out. I couldn’t get it off my mind, so I dug into my store paperwork to tidy up my records before jumping into a new … Continue reading →

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Ebay Blues: I’m Outta There!

Posted on January 28, 2010 by madinpursuit

Ebay sends out a press release and letter to sellers: The upfront cost of selling on eBay is about to be dramatically reduced with our lowest Insertion Fees ever. The retweeting set mindlessly repeats the headline. Problem: the lowest insertion … Continue reading →

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There Once Was A Dame With A Project

Posted on January 26, 2010 by madinpursuit

There once was a woman who dangled; Her comfort zone ever so mangled. So she shot out the door, Saying nope, nevermore. Now she’s feeling a tiny bit jangled. This sums up the scope of my memoir — or personal … Continue reading →

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Childhood Of My Discontent

Posted on January 24, 2010 by madinpursuit

[from work in progress] I was restless from the start, the kind of fussy first-born baby who needed rocking chairs and car rides to fall asleep. I was shy, but my doting parents assumed I could do anything. I was … Continue reading →

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This Week: Meandering Memory Lane

Posted on January 23, 2010 by madinpursuit

Digging into old photographs and more. This week in review, continued>>>

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Thinking About Nuns

Posted on January 22, 2010 by madinpursuit

How often do Catholics over 50 think about the nuns who educated us? I know there are a lot of sly looks about the inadequacies of women ill-equipped for family life and consigned to join the convent. And there are … Continue reading →

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Susan in 1952

Posted on January 20, 2010 by madinpursuit

I went to my file to pull a couple photos and slipped down the bunny hole of scanning my childhood photos. Being the first child, I have a lot. I did through 1954. Here I am in 1952 at age … Continue reading →

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Passwords: How Protected Are You?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by madinpursuit

Obsessional hell: I want my passwords safe and secure. But I want them at my fingertips when I need them. I want them available on my iPhone. And on my Netbook. But what if those devices get lost or stolen? … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: the old lion circles her prey

Posted on January 16, 2010 by madinpursuit

I thought I’d get more new writing done for “Grand Exits” but I’m like an old lion circling a herd of gazelles… circling… circling… thinking… organizing… thinking… re-organizing. Taking way too long to pounce… Continue reading>>>

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