Part II — Project 365: Week 7

So we continue on with last weeks Project 365 that I’m combining with a little of the essay writing I want to accomplish. By God, I’m going to get this stuff on pixels!! Moving on….. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 – More than the eye can see     So I spent Monday with my head in the [...]

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Project 365 — Week 7: a new discovery — Part I

Once again another week has gone by and as I started putting this together I was just generally annoyed; I have posts started, but not finished. Moreover, I’ve been experiencing a general feeling of disconnectedness but with a thread holding it all together that I just can’t follow. So I was planning to start this post [...]

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More, more, more!!!… 2009 into 2010

[Jan. 4 2010 -- Odd thing just happened. This post disappeared from WordPress so I'm reposting it. Apologies to all of you who already read it and commented. I'll try to find the comments too.] And 2009 is….. outa here!! Enter 2010! Not to slag on ‘09 or anything, but damn! But before I get [...]

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The new guy….

“Where were you going, Daddy?”  “Well, I decided to pick up your Uncle Chuck, grab the key from Phil’s place then head on over to your brother Joe’s house.”    Seems simple enough on its face until you realize that I don’t have an Uncle Chuck, my brother’s name is not Joe, and I have no [...]

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A bigger better deal…..

Forty-three years ago today my parent’s life changed once again with formal introduction of yours truly into the family.  What a wordy way of saying “it’s my birthday.” I also happen to be in the midst of MS without the P so I’m in a bit of a wonky mood. It’s also freakin’ overcast and has been for [...]

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Who, me?! (Yes… me.)

[NOTE - this post is a little longer than usual but only becuase I was given so much to think about by some very cool people.] I’ve been having a bit of an identity crisis lately. (No, I’m not.) Yes, I am. It’s not easy, you see. I try — and try very hard — to be “authentic Stasha” [...]

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The Hubby Speaks!

[From Stasha: Today we have a special guest blogger!!! Yippeee!!!!!!!] Well fans of The Dogged Pursuit, I have been invited by Stasha to write a guest column on “What it is like to be married to Stasha” in response to her last post about being married to me.  Please let me introduce myself — I’m [...]

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Beauty i$ just grand…

“HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!”  Though I’m an avowed agnostic that was the only thing that came to mind as I lay flat on my back, knees apart, while a tiny Korean woman (or Vietnamese, Japanese, whatever! I cannot be bothered with those politically correct details right now!) ripped the short hairs from my, ahem, very [...]

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Judge not, lest ye be…..

PROLOGUE — When you’re on a dogged pursuit, sometimes —  heck, most of the time! — you’ve got to get INTO it if you want results. Some of the “advice” and research I’ve found out there on the subject seems OK on it’s surface, like this one with tips and tricks to make your life better [...]

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You’ve come a long way, baby…..

So I’m standing around the Maitland Art Center chatting with one of the fabulous artists, whose new show, Confluence, I’m thoroughly enjoying, when a woman approached us.  “Excuse me. I’m Jane Patteson with the Orlando Sentinel and I have a fashion column. I couldn’t help noticing how stylish you are and would like to take a [...]

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