Terri Schiavo’s death accentuates for me the fact that many people I know, from relatives to friends to bloggers, seem to be living in a season of loss. Yesterday on NPR I heard that Terri Schiavo’s parents didn’t have any funeral plans because they didn’t believe their daughter was going to die. Denial is one […]
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Swimming through the river
April 1st, 2005 · 2 Comments
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Long before I die
April 1st, 2005 · 1 Comment
I learned that Terri Schiavo had died when I found this AP report in my aggregator yesterday morning on my way to making breakfast. I read through the first two paragraphs but couldn’t get past the third: No one from her side of the family was with her at the moment of her death. Her […]
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Procrastinating
March 30th, 2005 · 3 Comments
Who me? Beth Grigg and Jeff Youngstrom have each posted on procrastination recently. Why do we procrastinate? I know I procrastinate when the task ahead seems too enormous or intense. I procrastinate when what I should be doing seems unpleasant. When I want to be creative and frivolous. Or when I feel too tired and […]
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The Google stage of grief
March 20th, 2005 · 3 Comments
Laura at 11D wrote: After the morning with the neurologist, Steve and I googled disorders and disabilities until late at night. This maniacal googling is a new stage of grief. After denial and before resignation, comes the google stage. Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross described five stages of grief: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance Googling is indeed […]
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impermanent, impractical displays of beauty
March 20th, 2005 · No Comments
Tim Burlowski likes ice castles (great picture too!): For some reason at this stage in my life I seem drawn to impermanent, impractical displays of beauty even those with little practical purpose. I find myself entranced by impermanent beauty, flowers that bloom for just one day, fireworks that vanish in an instant, 7500+ Gates that […]
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