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All kinds of love

RIP Anne McCaffrey

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Shandra

I still have in a box somewhere a postcard with a picture of Menolly, dragonsinger extraordinaire, and a note from Anne McCaffrey (or her assistant): Congratulations on your wedding; so sorry to RSVP no. Because I invited her to my … Continue reading →

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Teen madness

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Shandra

My niece is down for the weekend, which is lovely. She’s the eldest of my niece & nephews and the only girl of her generation (apart from Emily) and I met her when she was 4 months old, at Carl’s … Continue reading →

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Teamwork, special days

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Shandra

So back to more pleasant stuff. Yesterday’s time at work was…trippy, too. The last time I was at work, other than a brief visit or two, I was a mother of one child, and I didn’t have the astral kids … Continue reading →

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Point of view, i.e., narrative

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Shandra

I’ve always been grateful that my high school provided 1.5 years’ worth of philosophy. We did a kind of running survey of philosophy – Plato’s cave, Aquinas’s proofs, Descartes’ proof, a bit of symbolic logic, a very brief run at … Continue reading →

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Dumped for art

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Shandra

Noah and Liam both had physicals/shots today (Noah needed the 6 yr old quad, new chickenpox, and Liam needed Flu The First) and I’d booked the day to spend with my boys. But as Noah perused his agenda, he realized … Continue reading →

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Still the warrior queen.

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Shandra

For the first time in a few days we’re not meeting anyone offline for anything – well, last night’s dinner got moved around, but we thought we had a dinner. And it’s raining. And I think we will…tackle the office, … Continue reading →

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And the fat lady sings a final encore

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Shandra

From: ELL’s email From your blog yesterday: “But then I married a situation rather like my narcissistic mother second. I’m not calling Ell narcissists. But this whole abandonment move, that is classic narcissistic behaviour; the idea that their distress — … Continue reading →

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And the fat lady sings

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Shandra

So, I broke up with Grievance/Lohr today, and everyone. Friendly co-parents and I confirmed via email that I’m still the adopted kids’ mum and that’s it. I am giving Magdalynn and Lynn their clear field. But I have no interest … Continue reading →

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Nicholas: Victory of the people

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Shandra

(That’s what Nicholas means.) So…yeah. For 20 years Jeanne’s system and our system have hung out in various forms, the first 7 or so of those almost exclusively me and her people roleplaying on the same online game, where I … Continue reading →

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Why I love Mr. & Mrs. Smith so much

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Shandra

I think I have pretty solid literary taste, but I will admit that my taste in film is a bit more sideways. With books, because I have spent time mastering canons and learning craft and things, I react a bit … Continue reading →

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