Monthly Archives: August 2007

Ah, who remembers Dead Poets Society?

I started going through my old journals and boxes of childhood stuff to help write my novel. The plot line motivating my novel isn’t biographical but the setting is andI had hoped going through my old stuff would help me … Continue reading

Posted in Dear Diary | 6 Comments

14 Year Old Me comments on global warming, death and my father

More from the annals of Courtney…personally, I’m looking forward to this particular year (1991) coming to an end… July 30, 1991 – …Our lovely Michigan has been going through a climate change – things are warmer and dryer than I … Continue reading

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Ph.D. Dreams and Reading Challenges and a lot of parentheses

I am going to join this reading challenge. More on that in a minute. I’m sad! I currently work in leased office space off campus in a building shared with lots of shops, businesses and, conveniently, my medical system. Just … Continue reading

Posted in Hopelessly Indulgent Reflection | 8 Comments

We now return to regularly scheduled programming

S. and I have returned from nearly ten days without cell phones (or any kind of phone, for that matter), air conditioning (or heat), computers or easy kitchen appliances. We had a wonderful trip, and it is good to be home. Sometimes … Continue reading

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T-minus Six Hours until vacation…

and everything in between goes dark.  Because S. and I like to pretend we are European, what with our inability to eat dinner ever before 8:30 at night, we decided to take our ten-day vacation in August just like in … Continue reading

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Meet Nick -The Last Good Bird Dog

First of all, let’s take a moment to revel in the fact that I have managed to upload a photo. I have managed to upload a photo. Once I buy a digital camera, this blog is gonna go in a … Continue reading

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