tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35724672012-02-01T09:28:20.993-06:00The Prattlings of Anna, the Palindrome One.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14744688712119973455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572467.post-14952332034515221432010-01-27T23:21:00.000-06:002010-01-27T23:21:51.298-06:00

Why Obamacare is sinkingCharles Krauthammer is a genius. Read all of it, to the end, because it ends with a great punchline.

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Until Dad gets home! I am counting the days! The days actually number 24--5 weeks is a rounded number.Mama and Dad got me a 6 month membership to a ladies' gym for Christmas. I went every weekday this past week and I feel great!Mama is having Ethan, Naomi, and Joshua read Paul Johnson's A History of the American People for their (wait for it) American history credit. So I volunteered to read

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A Japanese exchange student named Miharu used to say that. And I am very much excited about opening Christmas presents and watching people enjoy what I'm giving them. I got a taste of it while exchanging gifts with the Teagues and now I can't wait for our belated Christmas!

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Poor Dad is far away. Everybody over here doesn't have him but we have each other. Poor Dad only has Eric, which is better than nothing.In other news, Claremore might actually get a white Christmas.I know it's rude to brag about your own cooking, but the soup I just made smells really, really good. Can't wait for supper. Maybe I should make biscuits to go with it.

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"Lots more lights!"Originally uploaded by Purple PalindromeSo said Bob the Tomato as he played Cavis Appythart in Veggie Tales' The Star of Christmas. I love that movie. Cavis sets out how to teach London how to love with "lots more lights", as picture above, and ends up failing miserably, of course. At the end Cavis sees a very simple Nativity skit that shows the truth--love is a baby in a

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"Not that I depend on pleasant circumstances to govern my attitude toward life, but they do help."-----John McCloy

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I already posted this on Facebook, but it's worth a repeat. Best rendering and devotional of Longfellow's poem I've ever heard.

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"And in the dark we climb this slope'cause the bravest thing is always hope." Binary from The Light of Things Hoped For by Brave Saint Saturn"Deepest oceans of despair This vast and somber Charcoal night of space Have you given up yet? What hope lingers in the crevasses and corners of your soul? I know you You haven't given up yet You are brave in this darkness, Saint Saturn

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Nothing makes me feel stupider than being sick or being in pain. I hope I have succeeded in not being grumpy. All I have is a headache but it has completely ruined what should have been a very pleasant day.I really can' even comprehend how people with constant pain live semi-normal lives. Right now in my church Stephanie Marsh and Dena Olsen have pretty much constant headaches. Stephanie has

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Cello by ViolinsOriginally uploaded by Purple PalindromeExperimenting.

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and you and you...When I'm world dictator I'm going to pass iron clad restrictions on nice people moving away from me, even if only temporary like Dad, longer temporary like the Teagues, and even restrictions for living far away from the beginning like Chera. Humph. So there all you nice people! Someday you'll understanding my reasoning. (I do pretty good channeling the spirit of Copenhagen,

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"A once effective phrase or idea that has been spoiled by long familiarity." according to Merriam Webster.I've decided that I don't like this word. Just because something has been said before doesn't mean that it's not true any more. If a phrase or word expresses what you mean exactly who shouldn't you say it? I think the only words that are truly spoiled by familiarity are swear words. What

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Hermione's power cord broke and I realized that I have forgotten how to share a computer. Instead of relearning I just stayed off the computer, almost entirely. After throwing up in front of the $80 power cord at Office Depot, I found one on E-bay for $14 and got it today. Sing with me--"I got it on E-Bay!" I've been doing a lot of reading. I re-read "A Voice On the Wind" and "An Echo In the

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It's been a cold and wet day so I've stayed inside, besides church, snuggled in warm, soft stuff reading Eclipse and appreciating art on Flickr. Today's sermon was really good. Kirk Youngblood was down this weekend from Colorado to visit Brother Archie over Thanksgiving and preached just to give Scottie a break. I can't imagine having to prepare a strong, Scriptural message at least once a

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that I won't have to point back at this blog post someday and say "I told you so!" I can see the political reaction to the Ft. Hood shootings and Nidal Malik Hasan going two different ways. 1, the government will crack down on teachers of Muslim extremism. They will follow money trails from "peaceful" organizations like CAIR and harshly punish any money that gets spent for violence. Tax-free

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The weather here has been absolutely beautiful!! I just got back from a brisk 30 minute walk and my chest feels the better for it. Vernise passed away Sunday, late. Her funeral was Wednesday in Fayetteville. Samuel and I house sat for the Kelleys while they went. I got a lot of reading and journaling done. It feels good to have some of my thoughts sorted out. Hebrew classes are picking up

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From John Donne's Meditation #17:"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the lss, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of they friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore, never send to know for whom the

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News from AfarOriginally uploaded by Purple PalindromeFrom my Flickr...Dad called this evening.This pictures shows where we talk to Dad when he calls. The Army told us to always switch to a non-remote land line to talk to him to cut down on the chance of taps. This phone in his and Mama's room is the only non-remote land line phone we have.The telecommunications where he is are really pathetic.

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FringeOriginally uploaded by Purple PalindromeI think phrases such as "kinda out there on the fringe", "the fringes of society", etc. are such a great word picture. Certain behaviors are ok with a culture, but just barely. They still make people uncomfortable, but they're not outlawed. People who engage in fringe behavior are allowed to, but they're generally distrusted. They're on the edge, just

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I'm listening to Joshua Bell's Romance of the Violin. I believe it was a Christmas gift a couple of years back. I particularly like Nocturne, Track #3. Vernise, he Teague's grandma, Mrs. Kelley's mother, had a stroke Friday. She's having a really rough recovery. Some of her symptoms include restlessness and disorientation which translates into her not sleeping, trying to get out of bed on

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My last blog post said I had 2 big things to blog about. Since then I have caught the influenza and have been busy coughing my lungs up. A side effect of coughing up my lungs is complete loss of brain power. I can't remember what else I was supposed to tell y'all about. Dad called yesterday and today and emailed me! I feel loved! I find myself expressing loneliness over missing Dad in odd

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Ken Ham was at FBC of BA this weekend. I made it to 2 different talks. I'm pretty familiar with his materials (but's it's always good to hear again!), so the only new thing I heard about was a research study he and a behavioral science research group did on the people in their tweens who went to conservative churches through high school and then stopped going in their 20s. I went out on a limb

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Mama's HairOriginally uploaded by Purple PalindromeI took this with BonnieJean's Iphone.Mama has what we call "the Pryor girls' hair". Pryor is her mother's maiden name. All of the women descendants have thick, glossy, healthy hair that either waves or curls. I don't know if you can tell from such a close up shot, but Mama's hair waves at the ends.Mama's hair has been going gray for a couple of

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SpeechlessOriginally uploaded by Bubbletea2Because I can't formulate my feelings right now.

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I'm listening to S.H.E. right now. So much fun! I have a list of 12 different companies to start researching to approach about hiring me. I've decided that in addition to applying for posted open positions, I'm also going to preemptively strike companies about hiring me. The idea of bringing up the idea of hiring myself is rather daunting, but I think it's worth a try. Dad called last night.

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"The truth is, as much as we complain about it, we are drawn to hurry. It makes us feel important. It keeps the adrenaline pumping. It means we don't have to look too closely at the heart or life. ...We want to microwave maturity." - John Ortber

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Fall is arriving here in Oklahoma. It's been in the 80s and very wet. Today was down right cool. I'm sad. I don't dislike fall, but it always comes before winter and I hate winter. Winter is cold, ugly, bare, and dead. I have a hard enough time staying warm in the spring and fall---winter is misery. I'm going to enjoy fall just as much as I can, even if the impending winter is coming. But

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"Money is the mother's milk of politics."--Jesse Unruh I don't usually talk about money on here. (I only have 2 posts tagged with money--one a link to a funny political commentary by Fred Thompson and another that is a sermon by John Wesley.) But today I will make an exception, because it's that important. Today, Randy Brogdon, conservative gubernatorial candidate here in Oklahoma, is doing a

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Henna on myself for 2005 DiwaliOriginally uploaded by darcitanandaClick on the link to Mama's blog in the previous post and then look at this picture.

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Screened In Porch

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Bavido BanditosOriginally uploaded by Purple PalindromeHere ya go, JC! I apologize for taking approx. forever and a day to get this to you!We took this on August 22nd, right before Dad left.Back to front, left to right: Samuel, Caleb, BonnieJean, Isaac, Joshua, Naomi, Anna, Mama, Dad, and Ethan.

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Samuel's school had their first football game of the season last night. He is not really a football person, but as a good teacher he went to support the team. I think he must have been really bored, because we exchanged several texts throughout the night--he at the game and me at Kent's house in Arlington.Samuel: 14 to 0...we're doing wellAnna: Glad to hear it!Samuel: OK, they are running

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Don't get your feet wet, boys!Originally uploaded by CheraCan you believe our three big handsome boys were ever that little?!

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I had to buy a new phone. Please text or email me your number so I can rebuild my address book. I still have the same number. 918-933-2303

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It is so awesomelly wonderful to have Chera here! I'm used to her visiting, but not this long. So every morning I get up and see her I'm just thrilled all over again that she's STILL here! My job is totally stressing me ought right now. It's kinda coming to a showdown between me and Melissa over coverage in Muskogee. Please pray it resolves itself. Mama and I were talking about this stress

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(If you click on the link, skip to 2:20 in) Mama bought season 7 of the t.v. show Monk. We already have season 1 on dvd. we have given up trying to watch them in order and are nwo just snatching up whatever we can find. Mr. Monk Goes Underwater is one of my top favorites. Chera is here! I am so excited! I think she is so brave to move across country, to a new job, away from her familiy.

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Chera will be here in just 3 days!!!

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If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon. - George Aiken

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Ten Questions Politicians Won’t Answer by Tom Coburn onNational Review OnlineShared via AddThis

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In the Hogfather, they discover that there is a finite amount of belief in the universe. I'm not so certain about that, but I've decided I possess personally a finite amount of contemplation and writing. I've been doing a lot of journaling this week, which I'm not quite prepared to post on here yet. However, that has totally drained me of any thoughts to post on here, and I don't want to do a

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Which, of course, calls for a great big "Happy Birthday, Chera darling!" Love you!

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I just found out that I didn't get the case manager position. *sigh*

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1. What time did you get up this morning? After 10! I stayed up really late last night watching the extended Pride and Prejudice at the Longacres, so I was sleepy! 2. How do you like your steak? I don’t eat steak often enough to know. I have been told that if you cook until there’s no pink left you have ruined the flavor. So I guess medium rare? 3. What was the last film you saw at

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I got this invite on Facebook. "Support my cause, Help Indigenous Peoples for the Healing of our Mother Earth and Bringing More Peace in Humans. Help by joining, donating, or inviting your friends!" Wow. This is what you get when you allow an open forum.

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Mike, Jim, and Greg (music director, guitar player, and bass player, respectively) tease me to no end about my height. They never cease to amuse me and everyone else! I came into practice once and Jim had lowered my music stand as far as down as it would go. Greg hums "It's a small, small, world" when I walk into a room. Mike calls me "our representative from the little people village" (

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So she dances...Originally uploaded by S BavidoI dressed up as a gypsy for our poetry reading with the Teagues. Samuel took shots of everybody in costume. Hopefully I can post some more soon.

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This is what you get when I have internet access and am sitting in a session about Facebook that's not telling me anything new. Tweet is one of the funniest words ever. I wish the American Majority and Republican stuff would emphasize getting content in social networks instead of just connections and quantity. I think we're ending up with people generating a lot of fluff or worst just empty

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instead of keeping these late hours I've been keeping.It's been two years now since Jon-E died. It doesn't seem like that long.I got to work with a really neat lady today. Her name is Elizabeth and she has MS. I worked with her just for one afternoon and it was lots of fun! She's one of 9 kids and her mom just passed away a couple months back. She's a real tease and her entire time at work

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That's the current temperature here in sweltering NE OK. Yuck.The Rogers County Republican "Government Serves the People" Cookout was a success! We raised over $400 net profit--that is more than what we've had in the past 3 years!Poor Joshua has poison ivy. It was so bad this morning that his eyes were swelling shut. Mama packed him off to the doctor this morning where he got a steroid shot and

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What do you think?

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I've had this song stuck in my head this afternoon. It's such a surreal song. Speaking of surreal moments--I had one Thursday. I've been job coaching a gal named Lizzie who's volunteering at the boutique store inside Hope Pregnancy Center. We're looking for someone to job coach her permanently, but right now I'm the only staff who has all the training classes she requires. Anyway, the two of

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is no fun. I want a well-paying, political job so bad and I want it now. Bruce Long was very encouraging this morning in Sunday school. He reassured Samuel and I that as we continue to live for Christ He will provide the perfect job that we want so bad. However, he also threw that "wait on Him" bit. *sigh*

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Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else? - James ThurberOne of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. - Rita Mae BrownI am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. - W. C. Fields

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Samuel can see how many people view a photo on his flickr page. He noticed that the picture I posted on my blog had 5 or 6 times the average number of views. So now I'm curious, who are all these people? I thought I only had about 10 readers. I'm in danger of getting a big head.

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  This is my summer reading list which will probably trail well into the fall at least.  Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn  Tolkien's Lord of the Rings  Hurnard's Hind's Feet on High Places  Harjo's How We Become Human  Harjo'sShe Had Some Horses  Pratchett's DiscWorld Series  Ai's Dread  Collin's Sailing Alone Around the Room  Lewis' Until We All Have Faces  Rowling's Harry Potter and the

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Jump (1/30)Originally uploaded by S BavidoPicture Samuel took of Joshua and Isaac while they were at the Longacre's pool party.

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Crew in PulaOriginally uploaded by aronskiI searched for Bavido on flickr and this is the only one that showed up. So, outside of our family, we now know of two other Bavidos: Brian and Sam.

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  It is highly ironic to me that hippie symbols are becoming fashionable.  Hippies were free love, socialist, commercilization is evil, kind of people.  But now their symbols have been commercialized and are becoming fashionable among people who are too stupid to know the history of what they're wearing.

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  I had an interesting idea for a blog post earlier today and now I can't remember it...

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  This will be rather random.  I'm majorly excited about Chera coming!  We're going job hunting, to six flags, and do whatever else strikes our mood.  I may have to work one or two days while she's here, though.  Drat.  So, be praying for me as I decide things about full time paid employment.  Right now, as much as I love it, ERI isn't looking so good.  They don't offer insurance benefits,

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  Mr. Murry was promoted to sixth degree black belt this morning, a highly deserved honor.  Also, Mrs. Rutledge and Mrs. Lester were promoted to sixth degree.  And the crowd went wild.  Joshua won first in his kata division.  Dad won second in both kata and fighting.  My foot was only hit twice and with no sustaining injury. :)

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  I bought my cap, gown, sash, and tassel today.  I'm $65 poorer and that much closer to graduation!

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  Just a quick couch bulletin before I start on my capstone powerpoint.  People are constantly asking me what I did to my foot.  I use the story Jason suggested: "I got in a fight with a squirrel."  Sunday, little Owen Beuhler asked me and I told him the squirrel story.  He didn't fall for it.  We shared a laugh and then I started to tell him the truth.  "They took my ligaments out and gave me

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So, I had my halfway check-up with Orjala two days early today.  And he says everything is looking great and I can start putting 50% of my weight on it.  Praise the Lord!

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where I have pretty much taken up permanent residence. :)Everyone but Dad and BonnieJean went down to the Bowie tournament over the weekend.  Samuel placed third in black belt weapons after deciding on the spur of the moment to compete.  Dillian Ramey and Crista Bailey took first and second, respectively, so he's hanging with the big dogs, for sure.  He also placed third in the super fight,

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  And the saga of Anna's life continues...  Tuesday was my first day back at school and it went great!  My foot swelled some from being up and around that much, but that's to be expected.  Mama graciously drove me around all day.  We're going to have to do some creative thinking to figure out painting class.  It's not a handicap accessible room.  I'm sure we'll figure something out, though.  

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Hey everybody!  Thanks so much for praying for me and asking about me!  The main objective of the surgery was successful.  They got my ligaments out and got the new one in.  My doctor, Orjala, said that the ligament that went sideways around the back of my ankle was pretty severely deteriated (sp?) and that the ligament that went sideways around the front of the ankle bone had disintegrated to

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  Hey everybody!  Praise God, my surgery went well!  I'm exhausted, and in some pain, but everyone's doting on me.  They're so sweet!  Thank all of you for praying!

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  So, my spring break has been up in the air longer than I wanted it to, but this has turned out to be a good thing.  God had it all planned.  Tuesday, I had an appointment with Dr. Orjala, the orthopedic dude who perscribed me the phsyical therapy that helped my ankle so much.  I wanted to find out from him if my diagnosis would be considered a preexisting condition when I switch insurance

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I would like to note that on this day in 241 B.C., the Romans sank the Carthaginian fleet.  Also, a very happy birthday to Chuck Norris, 69 and still going strong.Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs."Christopher Hampton"Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic."Ambrose

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I have turned into an almost completely nocturnal studyer.  I don't think it's the noise in my house--I work around that all the time.  It's like my brain doesn't get settled into studying mode until at least 10 p.m.  It's not like I'm doing nothing before that, though, it's just not schoolwork stuff.  I got to work on chintoe a good bit tonight, got some good pointers from Samuel.  I also worked

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  I'm taking the Comp II testout tomorrow morning.  I need this to graduate.  Please pray.

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  I am still alive.  The capstone proposal is submitted.  I feel like my life is a runaway freight train with me running behind it holding onto the caboose railing.  But I'm pretty sure God is the engineer, so we should be ok.  I won first in brown belt kata at the Oklahoma City tournament.  This is a landmark event of my life.  I have been competing with Wansai Ni for 5 years.  This is my first

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Capstone proposal is due in just eight days!  Panic, panic!

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You’re St. Jerome! You’re a passionate Christian, fiercely devoted to Jesus Christ and his Church. You are willing to labor long hours in the Lord’s vineyard, and you have little patience with those who are less willing or able to work as you do. Your passions often carry you into temptation zones of wrath, lust, and pride. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers!

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  I love my praying friends!  I have friends that I haven't seen or even maintained contact with, suddenly reconnecting with me and praying for me.  I have a group of ladies older than me in age and in faith that all pray for each other.  My Sunday school class prays for me.  My karate class prays for me.  My parents pray for me.  The Teagues pray for me because of the Friday Bible study.  Chera

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I'm grumpy today.  Everybody stay back.  You think people would catch onto the fact and leave you alone, but no!  They insist on being happy, conversing, or other such annoying things.  Must remain pleasant, must remain pleasant...

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  Working 6 hours a day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with an extremely active gentleman that lives in Bixby.   It was rather exhausting and required driving way too far.  Thankfully, Monday is my last day with him and I get to move onto different and, hopefully, bigger and better things.  Writing about 6 poem critiques a week for Poetry Writing.  Writing a case brief and a reading wrap-up a

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multiple times.  I figured it would make a good blog post as well.I hereby give you permission not to read all 141 things.However, I triple dog dare you to read all of them.Please note that this is split into six different notes.Please note that this is doubling as a blog post, so it will show up as a really short note with a link to my blog.Besides the people I’m tagging back, the people I’m

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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."--Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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  We're all home today, staying off the icey roads.  We lost power for about 6 hours last night, but it's back.  Even if it does go out, we have a generator so we're all set.  I love reading Chera's blogs and her notes on facebook!  I wish she was here today.  We could bake cookies or snuggle on the couch with fleeces and watch a chick flick and do other wintry-no-school days activities.  I'm

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They sit on the couch readingTheir companionable silence is contentSometimes they hold handsOccasionally they read a thought aloudTheir companionable silence is contentWhen they share a laugh the walls glowOccasionally they read a thought aloudTheir minds like iron to ironWhen they share a luagh the walls glowHe's an artistic engineer, she an architect artistTheir minds like iron to ironSo very

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So, I succumbed and went listened to the music and somehow ended up with the fiddle.  Guess what?  It's a five-string fiddle.  The guy did it himself.  He drilled a hole in the chin piece for the base of the C string which goes in between the G and D string fine tuners and on up the fingerboard.  It's peg sticks up vertically between the D and A tuners so the tuner is actually on the back of the

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 This is just cruel.  I left my house to study at Cappuccino Corner so I wouldn't be distracted.  Guess what's at Cappuccino corner?  Two guitar players and a fiddler, jamming.  Must study, must ignore...

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Kendra: "I can't figure out if I'm stressed or sick or both.  Probably both."Ricky: "So, you're stricked?"

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"There's no secret abou success.  Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?"--Kin Hubbard"Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?"--Richard Feynman"The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible."--Jean Kerr

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fifteen to go.  Yep, I survived my first week back.  Alas for my readers, my topics will probably be severaly tilted towards school news for these next fifteen weeks.  The good news is that my classes look very interesting, so y'all shouldn't be too bored with school posts.I'm eating some very luscious potato soup and annabread.  Yum!  Mama is an amazing cook!I heard "Starlings", one of the new

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  Have y'all abandoned me or are my comments not working?

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  "Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening."--Barbara Tober

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  Let's try just posting a link.

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Naomi:  "She's my in-ter-per-tater."BonnieJean:  "She means interpreter."

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  I was driving along Scottie's road today and stopped to watch a grey heron.  It's amazing how still those birds can stand.  Occasionally, I could see the feather move some of his breast feathers, but other than that he could have been a statue.  He made a good illustration for "Be still and know that I AM GOD."  Compared to that bird, I don't know how to be still at all.  Even when I'm sitting

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  My traveling itch is getting worse.  I drove to the NE campus of TCC today to take the U.S. History II CLEP (passed!) and almost didn't come home.  When I was leaving TCC I got onto Highway 11 East like a good girl, but I wanted to take it West through Sand Springs where it gets smaller and more country like and follows the Arkansas river.  And then on the Will Rogers Turnpike I wanted to keep

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"Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his 'business' is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things."--Robert Louis Stevenson

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  Why are most of my blog posts written late at night?  I do tend to be more contemplative in the evenings.  I think that's a good thing.  Punyou had two seizures this evening.  The first one was about a mintue and a half and the second was a little less than a minute.  They were about thirty minutes apart.  His whole head would shake, back and forth not up and down, and his eyes wouldn't blink.

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This could also apply to busy work in public education."Bureaucrats write memoranda both because they appear to be busy when they are writing and because the memos, once written, immediately become proof that they were busy."--Charles Peters

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  I'm making sleepty time tea right now, perfect for a late night cap.  BonnieJean made the most luscious guacamole this evening.  I didn't know I liked guacamole.  I had never even tried it, because I had assumed it was spicy.  I discovered, however, that it's actually quite mild and I like it.  I got to do some quill work with Mama this evening.  Writing with a quill is twice as fun as writing

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I was going to be contemplatively brilliant, but I think I'm too tired now.  Maybe tomorrow.

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  This was a tag thing that's running loose around facebook.  I got tagged a total of 4 times and you had to write 16 random things about yourself each time you were tagged.  Here they are, as a cheap way to get a blog post done.1. I love hot chai.2. I worked out this morning and I feel much better for it.3. I drew a rose on my left arm Sunday night with a sharpie and it's still there.4. I got a

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