Monthly Archives: December 2010

Really Big and Really Small

Posted on December 31, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Al and I went to the Tech Museum in San Jose for a marriage-nurturing New Year’s Eve excursion, specifically to see the IMAX movie “Hubble” which had been recommended by Mom.  IMAX for any movie is overkill in my humble … Continue reading →

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Au Revoir, Jacques

Posted on December 27, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

We got a Christmas letter from our neighbors, as we always do  – it’s kind of a recap to their friends about what has gone down in our neighborhood during the last year.  This one had a sad part – … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Organized

Posted on December 27, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

When we went camping when I was a kid, my Mom used to say the same things over and over again.  Anyone born before 1980 probably doesn’t know what this idiom means, but she “sounded like a broken record.”  For … Continue reading →

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And This Little Piggy Went Wii Wii Wii…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Santa brought me a Wii for Christmas!  It was on my list and I guess I was a good girl this year.  Although the tag said it came from Ed the Dog, I know it was from Santa.  Of course … Continue reading →

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I Could Have Told You Vincent…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

We went to the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco yesterday – The Sondag Guys and the Mom.  First of all,  I must say that I am such an art ignoramus in general.  I probably know more than I think I … Continue reading →

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Jingle Bells…

Posted on December 17, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Our family Christmas is this weekend instead of next.  Jeff and Joe arrive today and we have a packed weekend ahead.  A few thoughts before the wild ride begins. The transfer of VHS movies of my children’s young years to DVD is … Continue reading →

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Nutty as a Fruitcake

Posted on December 16, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

 I belong to a small band of sisters and brothers who love fruitcake.  It arrived in yesterday’s mail: my fruitcake! For years I longed for the delicious fruitcake that arrived every Christmas from one of my Dad’s business associates.  As a child I … Continue reading →

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Unlikely Compassion

Posted on December 11, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

I will start this blog with a quote from the AP story by Colleen Long and Tom Hays, Associated Press, hoping that it will shield me from judgement by those who may read this and not understand why feel such a gut sadness about the news … Continue reading →

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I’m Nired

Posted on December 6, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

When Jeff was little, he was a bit of a whiner; he knows this, I’m not embarrassing him, it’s still a bit of a family joke.  His brothers would make fun of him, because “I’m starving” (we regularly starved our … Continue reading →

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Pink Smoke, Three Rivers and the Holy Spirit

Posted on December 5, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Today I went to see a documentary “Pink Smoke Over the Vatican.”  This is a documentary about the struggle of ordinary yet extraordinary Catholics to bring about change in the Church against all odds.  It is about women’s ordination in … Continue reading →

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