Organic Mutant Archives: November 2006
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30 November 2006
cosmic marriage
I don’t believe in marriage sanctioned by the state, but I am married.
I don’t believe in compulsory pregnancy, but I am a mother.
I don’t believe in doing things just to do them, but I did NaBloPoMo and all I got was thirty posts in November.
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29 November 2006
one more kiss, dear
I am a hypocrite. If you could see my page view history you would see a smattering of social causes and a whole lotta shopping. These two aspects contradict one another. I have enough of an altruistic streak that I seek to help causes for social justice yet I also have an [...]
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28 November 2006
2 dreams I had
Sunshine. I, like plants, love sun — not too much, not too little. After living in this house for over 5 years, the seasons and their effect on the amount and quality of sunlight in this house are burned into my mind. Right now, as we ride the diminishing sunlight until the [...]
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27 November 2006
boob-heavy downmarket lad mag
Pippety-pot top! Monday again — or ‘Moon-day’ as I am teaching Lucas to call it — & back into to the thick of it on the downhill into December, my least favorite time of the year. Today was meant to be another errand day, but the rains came and washed those plans away. [...]
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26 November 2006
the top 0.75%
Putting things in perspective.
Think you’re not wealthy?
Think again.
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26 November 2006
turn off the future, turn off the past
So sad to have my brother leave today. After a quick breakfast, we hung out at Balboa Park for a half hour taking pictures and watching Lucas monkey around on the playground. Rick took off to the airport. And after a few quick stops, we came home so that Lucas could have [...]
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25 November 2006
adroit
Your Vocabulary Score: A
Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!You must be quite an erudite person.
How’s Your Vocabulary?
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25 November 2006
my young bride, why aren’t you keeping with you all the ones who really love you?
Sometimes it feels like life is a pair of wild horses that drag me through my day. Today we got started at 11:50 am. Wade remarked ‘All right, getting the day started at twelve!’.
An ambiguous statement, no?
So I asked him ‘Is that good or bad?’ He explained to me that he felt [...]
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24 November 2006
the day after the day before
Recipe: Collard Greens
Clean one bunch of collard greens
Remove stems and cut in one inch strips
Boil in salted water for ten minutes
Drain in colander, rinse in cold water
Squeeze out excess water from greens
Saute 1 clove of garlic for one minute
Add greens to pan; add salt and pepper to taste
Saute for a few minutes and serve warm.
Yum.
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23 November 2006
waddle. waddle. gobble. gobble.
These two readings made a perfect synthesis of my understanding of the state of the day. Both were gleaned in my scan of the blogosphere today.
I am thankful for:
My partner
My son
My family
My health
My home
My friends
My fortune
My life.
Thank you to all those who make this wonderful life possible. It is good. It is [...]