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Achin’ to Be

There is Power in the Union

by Susan on May 8, 2011

So, my beloved Lakers just got trounced by Dallas in what can only be described as the sorriest performance in their gloried history. But while I won’t see another ring, I will soon see a new card. My union card, that is. And I’m actually more psyched about getting it than another championship. The economic [...]

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If You Don’t Have an iPhone … Well, You’re Not Being Tracked

by Susan on April 21, 2011

I just got rid of my iPhone. It’s been a long time coming, for a number of reasons. I’ve never felt comfortable using ATT, given their total submission to the Bush Administration and their continued support for right-wing causes such as the Tea Party and Scott Walker in Wisconsin. I’ve lost too many calls to [...]

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This is What Democracy Looks Like

by Susan on February 20, 2011

Crowds of up to 70,000 people have swarmed the capitol grounds. Inside the building, thousands stand shoulder-to-shoulder, singing, dancing, sharing, shouting for their rights. No, this is not Cairo, or Sanaa, or Amman, or Manama. This is Madison, Wisconsin. You’re not seeing much about it on the news, except perhaps for MSNBC (which is almost [...]

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Your Attention, Please!

by Susan on January 23, 2010

I went to see Avatar this week, and its message of balance was taken to heart. Not just in how we treat Mother Earth; I actually think the imbalances that we are seeing around the planet are a greater reflection of the imbalances that we find within ourselves. While I think it’s pretty obvious that [...]

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Requiem for a Dream

by Susan on January 2, 2010

Part of making New Year’s resolutions is reevaluating the past and letting go of those dreams that don’t serve us any longer. Mine started 17 years ago, when I met my perfect man. The thunderbolt hit, there were shooting stars (literally), the whole shebang. I should say the dream started a few months before, when [...]

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Mercy Mercy Me

by Susan on December 31, 2009

So, it’s New Year’s Eve, and I am lying here on the pullout couch watching a repeat of the NBA game in which Brandon Jennings scored 55 points. Not exactly the way I’d envisioned welcoming 2010. The day before, I’d suffered a bout of diverticulitis. For those who don’t know, it’s a digestive disease, and [...]

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Sh#! Happens

by Susan on December 29, 2009

My cat Dexter just pooped on my bed again. He’s been doing it since we moved to the condo a few months ago. I’m at a loss, really. I’ve yelled, I’ve cried, I’ve scruffed him and hissed like mama cat. I bought him a ton of toys and a huge new cat tree, and had [...]

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Lost and Found

by Susan on December 28, 2009

I just watched the Washington Redskins lose to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. They got wouped. I feel their pain. This year just thrashed me. All of the loss it brought has left me whipped and worn out. For months, I’ve been saying I can’t wait for 2009 to end but, now that [...]

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Achin’ To Be – Prologue

by admin on December 19, 2009

Well, she’s kind of like an artist Sittin’ on the floor Never finishes, she abandons Never shows a soul ….   Thought about, not understood She’s achin’ to be    “Achin’ to Be” Words by Paul Westerberg, Performed by The Replacements  Wow, can I relate. And not just because I relate to pretty much everything [...]

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