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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Danny Wallace’s Cup of Tea

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Dear Danny,
I just wanted to send you a note to tell you that I was thinking about you.
I’ve got the kettle on and it happens that way. Whenever I go to make my second cup of tea (especially on a cloudy day), I think of your “another cup of tea and biscuits” moments from Yes [...]

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The Air Up There

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

How to Act Like an Elitist
Although I do like to rant, I try not to “talk politics” around this space. This has to do with my fear of “alienating” people. Let’s face it, not that many people read this blog! I can’t take any chances!
But I am fired up! Read on!
Sam Harris, in Newsweek, defended [...]

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How to Spot an Old Soul

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Universe sent me a message the other day. It said:
“You can always tell an old soul, Elizabeth, by how friendly they are to trees…

“…and dogs.”

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The Greatest Circus Showman on Earth

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

P.T. Barnum creates the “Original Family Entertainment”
With the Circus blogtour at MomCentral.com underway, I wanted to make sure I took time to visit the P.T. Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT. Ringling Bros. circuses are touring the nation right now, and in just a few weeks, the Ringling show “Bellobration” will be coming home to Bridgeport, [...]

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55 Miles Further Along

Monday, September 8, 2008

A Befuddled Poem About the Fact That I Rode 55 Miles on a Bike in One Day
by Elizabeth Howard

My butt hurts still today,
But not as much as my knees do.
Which goes to show you…
Having all that padding isn’t
Such a bad thing after all.
I’m brain fried, 24 hours later,
With zero comprehension
Of time or distance,
Though I can [...]

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Shona’s Run

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Super news from my fleet-of-foot Phillips relatives, Greg and niece, Shona, in Kingston …
“This morning, after exactly three months of training, Shona ran the Thousand Islands Parkway Half Marathon (21.1 km). I ran beside her as coach and moral support while Karen played chauffeur, cheering section, and chief photographer.
“The weather was reasonably good: overcast, 19°C, [...]

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Dusting for Exercise

Monday, September 1, 2008

Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again. – Dorothy Day

I feel as if I have disappeared again.
This was the transitional week, the time I had “free” to get ready, to get things done.
School starts tomorrow [...]

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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Danny Wallace’s Cup of Tea

The Air Up There

How to Spot an Old Soul

The Greatest Circus Showman on Earth

55 Miles Further Along

Shona’s Run

Dusting for Exercise

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