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22 Mar 2010

This too shall pass

Congratulations, my fellow Americans. You have health care. I don’t know much about the bill because, frankly, it all goes over my head. Speaking, however, as one who has enjoyed the benefits and suffered the pitfalls of socialized health care I can say, categorically, it doesn’t suck. It puts you in the drivers seat of…

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17 Mar 2010

My empty hands mock me

I’ve done it again. Gone and overworked a whole new set of muscles that are now plaguing me with tiny shoots of needling pain. Apropos, really, as I acquired this most recent set of hurties via needling. The story is this: Tonia’s mum moved into an assisted living facility earlier this year. In the course…

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15 Mar 2010

Bloom where you’re planted

This morning some of the muscles I tend to ignore are reminding me, in no uncertain terms, that they exist. I don’t know why I find this surprising. The morning after the first day in the garden is always like this. Admittedly, my hamstrings are not screaming as loudly this morning as they have in…

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12 Mar 2010

Falling on your face counts as forward motion

Three years ago Tonia and I spent the better part of a week in France. We went to meet a wonderful artist, who lives not far from Giverny, near the location of Monet’s house and famous gardens. Sadly, we picked a Monday to visit, and the gardens were closed. I stood on a bollard and…

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08 Mar 2010

Have you got it?

I’m not a regular viewer of the ITV program that’s responsible for today’s M3 video. To be honest, I’m not any kind of viewer at all. I usually give it a wide berth, which is why I missed the memo on the K Factor contest that ran through the month of February. Apparently ITV put…

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