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  • Refinements to rusvw.net

    Over the past few days I’ve been refining some of the components to my blog; I hope you find them helpful. The biggest addition is the publication and contest opportunity link that opens up a calendar of calls for submissions and contests where writers might be interested in submitting their work. You can find this…

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  • Thanks to Janet for showing me the way to this…(and evidently, I mean that sincerely). 🙂 You’re Not Sarcastic At all Sarcasm isn’t for you, and you really don’t appreciate it when people get their snark on. You still have a great sense of humor. You just prefer a silly joke to a sarcastic one.…

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  • Faith in a Seed

    MP tossed a seed into a mug one day, said a little wish, and hoped to witness the birth of a flower. Yesterday, her seed matured and a beautiful sunflower introduced herself to the world. MP believes. She has faith in a seed, and now a whole lot more.

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  • 15 on the Fives, no. 7

    to James Taylor’s Live CD, disc 1 Go. rvw: I can’t get my groove on this summer. Here’s hoping jumping back on the 15 on the Fives wagon might help. Countless reasons why this is so, and they all seem out of my control, for the most part. muse: They are out of your control.…

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  • First of all, I am guilty very guilty of not following my own advice. I realized that earlier today when a wonderful colleague of mine who just moved down to Florida asked for some of my work on Daybooks and journals. When i went through my files to see what would be best to send…

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  • sorry ’bout that, as Hagrid would say. Been a bit away from the blog these past few days as I have been working on several pieces of important writing that, finally, I am feeling rather good about. It’s the full moon, I tell ya. Happens every month. I am my most creative right before the…

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  • To Be An American

    From last night’s daybook entry. . . . I’ve just returned from one of the best fireworks displays I have ever seen. Not only were the fireworks both continuous and dazzling, they lasted for a good 45 minutes. This is a rarity around here; usually, the county puts together a 15-minute display of sporadic bursts…

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  • Relevance is a powerful thing. I just finished reading a Solomons Island article in the Sun by Rona Kobell. It’s well written, and I think Kobell does a fine job of capturing the way of life on Solomons. To a reader who has never been there, I believe s/he will leave the story feeling a…

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  • I just returned from the gym, and I’m now in full training mode for the Seagull Century, which runs on October 7. Here’s the sitch (God I love KimPossible…): Light evening workout (2 miles) on the elliptical trainer. This happens after the kids go to bed, and can sometimes be as late as 10 p.m.…

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  • Blessings, no. 1

    It’s been a few days since I’ve posted. I think the whole water-in-the-basement thing took more out of me than I realized…. I’m back though, and happy to be so. 🙂 Blessings. I made the decision today (and not lightly) to join Team In Training to cycle the Seagull Century along Maryland’s Eastern Shore on…

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