Black Oak's Daughter

Roomie and I have had quite a bit of discussion about Memorial day, it’s history, and how there’s not enough respect or honor for our war dead anymore. Memorial Day isn’t just the start of summer. It’s not just an excuse for a three day weekend. It’s a day to remember the men and women [...]

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I admit it.  I watch Idol. I even TiVo it and watch it over again when the performances are good.  I like watching the process of talent evolve and grow. It’s cool to see these kids stretch out of their comfort zones and grow so much as people an performers.
This is the second full season [...]

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Pardon the lack of blogging. After the national conference at work, I got home, and crashed, and spent the weekend trying to muster enough energy to mow the lawn. I got the back lawn done, but I had to stop 4 times to rest, then I was nauseous for the rest of the night. It [...]

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I’ve just spent the week at a conference for work. I’m periphery there as far as the topic of the conference goes, but I still had to sit through 5 training sessions a day for most of it so that I know what’s going on. I also had to take enough time after and between [...]

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I’m going to be at a conference all week, so I’m leaving a few things here that I think are worth sharing. I hope the people that wrote them don’t mind. I don’t have time to send a courtesy e-mail to say well done and can I share.
First of all:
If there were ever anything that [...]

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I have a friend that I sometimes chat with while we’re both at work. Through the course of the day between whatever he’s working on and whatever I’m working on we may have two or three 10 line bursts of conversation. It’s our way of passing the day together.

The conversation started earlier when [...]

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