Category Archives: public spectacle

Dirty Laundry

Posted on February 21, 2009 by spider

There is a big problem in my life that I have been ignoring for years. Or, just papering over and pretending to deal with. It’s one of those things that is private and if I chose to never mention it … Continue reading →

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This Week in Tea

Posted on January 26, 2009 by spider

Well into the fourth week of ’09 and the tea hits just keep on coming! First of all, the Year Without Coffee is progressing brilliantly. My affection for tea, which was more a hope than a certainty a few weeks … Continue reading →

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The Year Without Coffee

Posted on January 5, 2009 by spider

Five days it’s been since I last sipped a cup of coffee. Not very long, true. But consider the context: Before January 1, 2009, I’d gone easily six months solid without not having at least one cup of coffee a … Continue reading →

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Convening in Austin

Posted on July 18, 2008 by spider

The Preamble For the 1.7 regular readers of this periodically forsaken blog, you may still have a vague recollection of an earlier era (may even have been when we still went by The Duologue!) when a significant portion of my … Continue reading →

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Big Enough for the Four of Us

Posted on March 14, 2008 by xtina

Making a small house work for four people takes some time and effort. One must be conscientious about what comes in the door and not be afraid of letting things go once they have served their usefulness. Why all the … Continue reading →

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Have you read…

Posted on August 13, 2007 by xtina

everyone’s secrets?

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Into a world of dreams and nightmares

Posted on August 7, 2007 by xtina

About 4 weeks ago, a writer named Theresa Duncan reportedly killed herself in New York. She had a blog of some acclaim that until her death she updated daily. Her death was not widely reported even by by NY and … Continue reading →

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Goals vs Habits

Posted on April 22, 2007 by spider

I\’m glad that I posted my goals the other day. Why? Because it was a concrete action – and doing so has a distinct impact that solely self-confessed goal setting cannot match. In this case, it is not because, say, … Continue reading →

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Holey Goalie

Posted on April 18, 2007 by spider

This business of setting goals, and focusing on the big rocks is not something to be taken lightly. It takes focus. Currently, there are two categories of goals that are occupying synapses on my cerebral cortex: Household Necessities Higher Callings … Continue reading →

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Focus, consistency, discipline

Posted on April 16, 2007 by spider

For all of my harping last week about the evils of teevee (or tell-lie-vision, as xtina says), one thing I did not focus on is my own role injecting the poison into my brain. Certainly teevee is chock full of … Continue reading →

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you inspire me

Posted on March 1, 2007 by xtina

I am continuously inspired by the awesome people around me. I see people changing their lives and habits, going for the life they want, and creating their reality. This moves me to reflect on my life, my habits and my … Continue reading →

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more borrando

Posted on February 25, 2007 by xtina

more live blogging the oscars: jack nicholson looks like britney. famous people are crazy. who cares who won? it’s over, johnny.

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