Month: March 2011

A Letter from Sendai

I don’t know if the below letter making the rounds from Sendai is for real, but it brings to mind the work of Rebecca Solnit, in particular her book A Paradise Built In Hell which chronicles a history of disaster and the ability of… Continue Reading “A Letter from Sendai”

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It turns out I am really only three years old inside.

How can it be it that no matter how competent, adult, removed from the childhood home, and successful we are in our lives – that family conflict turns us back into an abandoned three-year old? That differential sibling treatment thirty years ago still matters? … Continue Reading “It turns out I am really only three years old inside.”

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Not the best week so far…..

It’s only Tuesday, but so far this week has not been going well. Without getting into specifics – let’s just say I’m thinking a lot about borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder this morning. And about how there’s very little to be done… Continue Reading “Not the best week so far…..”

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Intuitive gardening.

I have to admit – for all my researching and garden planning – when it comes right down to it, I’m an intuitive gardener. Which essentially means that no matter what the planting charts and guides say, I don’t do anything outdoors until it… Continue Reading “Intuitive gardening.”

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Which food and when? Slow-carbing.

Over the weekend, I read The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferris – a library reservation that came through this week with good timing, as I’ve been thinking a lot about diet and exercise… Continue Reading “Which food and when? Slow-carbing.”

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