My Brush With Death, March 19, 2021
Journal Entry March 16, 2021, noon By the time the pet psychic I’d contacted e-mailed me back, she’d already had her session with Dewey...
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Jul 23, 201911 min read
Horse Crazy (Volume 69, September 14, 1999 — November 13, 1999
My mother died on August 30, 1999. With some money she left me, I fulfilled my life-long dream of getting my own horse. Against all...
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Nov 1, 20184 min read
Women and Men and the Kavanaugh Hearings (Volume 10, February 20, 1981 - April 24, 1981 and Volume 1
In 1981, I worked in the Hancock Building in Chicago, at a place called IFMA - International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. I was...
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Jul 15, 20186 min read
Happier Horse Days (Volume 88, October 5, 2004 - May 1, 2005)
Sunday, November 28, 2004 Finally, sunshine and an end to the rain. Actually, it only rained Friday and Saturday. Yesterday we had our...
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Jun 27, 20181 min read
Suicidal Octopus (Volume 132, February 12 - April 12, 2017)
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 2:43 a.m. Ellis actually thought I would sleep better, now that Tucker is dead. Isn’t that cute? 3:55 a.m.,...
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Jun 10, 20181 min read
Antler Teeth (Volume 31, June 28, 1989 - October 8, 1989
September 11, 1989, Monday Dream: My rear-most molar on my upper left side was loose and it hurt. I kept pushing it with my tongue and it...
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Jun 10, 20181 min read
Trump Then (Volume 31, June 28, 1989 - October 8, 1989)
(I mentioned in another blog that there's something synchronous about the random volume-picking process in these posts. It happened...
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May 18, 20185 min read
The Pedro's Incident (Volume 45, June 28, 1994 - September 22, 1994)
Saturday Morning, July 9, 1994 Last night I treated Ellis to a late dinner at a cheesy Mexican restaurant (intended) called “Pedro’s.”...
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Apr 5, 201828 min read
Escaping Eyjafjallajokull (That’s Not a Typo) (Volume 104, February 14, 2010 - June 13, 2010)
In April of 2010, my sister and I went to Aix-en-Provence, France, to visit her daughter/my niece, who was studying abroad for one...
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Mar 14, 20182 min read
Bewitched (Volume 13, November 15, 1981 — January 5, 1982)
December 16, 1981, 20 to 12:00 am, Wednesday Night Every once in a while I flash back to one certain episode of the tv show, “Bewitched.”...
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Mar 8, 20184 min read
A Typical Winter Day (Volume 77, February 11 - March 6, 2002)
Monday, February 12th, 2002 A Typical Winter Day ~~ 5:00 - 6:30 am - Lie awake waiting for Tina to call (to see if I have to substitute...
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Feb 15, 20186 min read
Scrappy (Volume 91, May 29 - September 11, 2006)
From May to September What I mostly remember Is animal crises, Caregiving and fly-sies. I’m thrilled summer’s over With its slaframine...
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Jan 20, 20183 min read
Cop Lover and a Bovine Honor (Volume 52, May 10, 1996 - October 19, 1996)
May 15, 1996 Yesterday I got stopped for speeding in Cross Plains. I was very touched by the whole incident. I approached the cop with...
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Jan 7, 20183 min read
Animal Snippets (Volume 114 - again - October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)
(November of 2012 was a really sad month. Two of our beloved cats disappeared within two days of each other, most likely the victims of...
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Nov 25, 20172 min read
Being Female (Volume 30, March 25, 1989 - June 27, 1989)
There seems to be an element of synchronicity to my Journal Project. The way I choose a journal volume to select an entry from is totally...
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Nov 3, 20177 min read
Untangling Ungulates (Volume 118, September 16, 2103 - January 6, 2014)
Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013 En route to Ellen and Jack’s house in Waunakee. Ellis is granting me 20 minutes of silence so I can...
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Oct 13, 20177 min read
Devil's Lake Dreamtime (Volume 94, May 30 - August 23, 2007)
Monday, July 9, 2007 I worked my ass off in the punishing heat and humidity all week, knowing I’d get to take Sunday off to go to Devil’s...
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Sep 19, 20174 min read
I Still Miss "All My Children" (Volume 58, November 18, 1997 - January 15, 1998)
Friday, December 5, 1997 Yesterday, finally, my last week or so of torture was rewarded. I made great headway on the left third of this...
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Aug 14, 201712 min read
Madonna and Rat (or, Going Viral Before the Internet) (Volume 53, October - December, 1996)
Friday, October 25, 1996 "I don't think this is your 15 minutes of fame; I think this is the beginning of your fame.” * ----Richard...
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Jul 16, 20171 min read
The Snub Dance (Volume 114, October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)
Saturday, December 8, 2012 Cats degraded my quality of sleep all night. In the morning, though, I finally dreamed. I dreamed that my old...
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