Author Archives: madinpursuit

Moving: New Address

Posted on December 10, 2011 by madinpursuit

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My dad’s favorite quotes

Posted on November 16, 2011 by madinpursuit

A funny memento: in Feb, 2004 I was doing a project that involved favorite quotations and got this email from my mom: “Well, you got your father’s pen going and he had to write out a few of his quotes.” … Continue reading →

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What Doesn’t Get Said

Posted on November 15, 2011 by madinpursuit

I’m looking at old online journal entries — transferring them from html files to plain text. I haven’t decided yet whether this is useful or obsessive-compulsive. In either case, I’m apparently one of those people who find themselves endlessly fascinating. … Continue reading →

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“Accept Loss Forever”

Posted on November 14, 2011 by madinpursuit

Pat and I are both listening to Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg. In it, she quotes one of Jack Kerouac’s rules for writing: “Accept loss forever.” Pat balked at this, so I had to stop and think. Seems … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on November 12, 2011 by madinpursuit

week in review>>>

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Out With Girlfriends

Posted on November 8, 2011 by madinpursuit

Hangover. Two glasses of wine with Sue W last night, followed by a tequila-drenched yakathon at Sheila’s house with Maria, Carol, and Deb. An unusual Monday night. Unusual for me to get out on my own any night these days, … Continue reading →

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Gmail and God

Posted on November 7, 2011 by madinpursuit

My gmail won’t load. At least not in the pretty new “standard” mode with all my labels and categories — only in ugly “basic HTML” mode. I’m beside myself. Obsessional. Abandoning my writing plan for the morning and flying into … Continue reading →

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Week In Review

Posted on November 5, 2011 by madinpursuit

Spent the morning at a memorial service for an old scuba-buddy of ours who succumbed at age 63 to Alzheimers. Really tragic. And yet — he turned his mid-forties diagnosis into a good fight. A social worker and family psychologist … Continue reading →

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Where Was I?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by madinpursuit

While I’ve been caught in the endless loop of revising Tribe of the Breakaway Beads, I’ve gotten out of the habit of churning out a chunk of writing every day. I think my “golden age” was back when my dad … Continue reading →

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Week In Review, 22 Oct 2011

Posted on October 22, 2011 by madinpursuit

Nearly done with 10 months of the year, I decided I better go back to writing “Week In Review” entries to make sure I’m staying on track with all the things I want to do. Pretty boring >>>

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