Category Archives: Love/Loathe

The Other Side of Bliss.

There was an accident outside our community tonight. It was a white mini-van and a small white pick-up truck. When I saw the white minivan, I held my breath without realizing it, praying without realizing it, that it wasn’t our … Continue reading

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Blogabilities – Week of 03/27/11

* Since I’m not allowed to go swimming right now (doctor’s orders), I’ve been using my “swim time” as “scan time.” Surely you remember the family photo archiving project I embarked on back in … 2004? I’m able to get … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 03/13

Loathe: * Teaching people common courtesy at the gym. Like, if you want to split the lane I’m swimming in, let me know before hopping in with me and going for it. I have my diatribe down now (three months … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 03/06

Loathe: * I still have a lingering cough from the nasty cold I caught three four weeks ago. It’s a mild cough, just annoying as all get out to me, as I have high expectations of my lungs when swimming. … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 02/20

Loathe: * Taxes. I’m bemoaning and missing the “once upon a time” when our taxes were so easy that I could do them myself in an afternoon and get a hefty refund for the effort. Hopefully, likely not next year, … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 02/13

Loathe: * Several things, but nothing I’m at liberty to share. Look at me, being all vague and ambiguous. * Creating picture heavy blog posts. They’re a lot of work! *mops brow* (I came back to the top of this … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 02/06

Loathe: *Weird mystery sickness. On Monday, I developed a cough. But it doesn’t seem to affect my lungs when I’m swimming. Maybe it’s a backwards cold? Like it’s starting in my lungs and moving up to my throat, nose and … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe — Week of 01/30

Loathe: * Confrontations, setting boundaries and picking my battles. Some people seem to handle these things so naturally and easily. For me, it’s definitely a learned behavior, and something over which I agonize, strategize and analyze… and am still learning, … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe — Week of 01/23

Loathe: * Finding used band-aids at the bottom of the gym pool. I pulled this one out last night, as I have every night this week, because I refuse to swim with that in there with me. That gives me … Continue reading

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Love & Loathe – Week of 01/16

Loathe: * Tug’s attitude this week toward his cat, Snug. Snug had his teeth cleaned on Monday, so he went under anesthesia, spent the day at the vet’s office, and that night isolated for his safety. Now Tug is acting … Continue reading

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