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Category Archives: Miscellany

Growth Spurt Management

Monday, March 29, 2010

I’m going through a growth spurt. It’s messy and unpleasant. I wobble without cease. My foundation keeps shifting.
Not that I’m knocking growth spurts. No, indeed. A hefty growth spurt, one that knocks the pins out from underneath to make way for a stronger platform to jump from, often does the heavy lifting required to get [...]

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Sensory Filters

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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“But the normal filtering mechanism on his mind had been stripped away. The tiniest of sights, sounds, smells competed with the big ones for his attention. It felt like looking at ten million blades of grass and being unable to see a lawn.”
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From Laurie R. King’s Touchstone,
a novel about a highly sensitive man
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The Power of Positive Shrinking

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Oh crap. A glance in the rear-view mirror shows a cop car closing in. I’m so nailed, in so many ways. I turn right onto a dirt road, park, and wait. By the time the cop’s gadget-festooned torso fills my open widow, blocking the sun, I’m ready.
“Registration and insurance,” he says, holding out his hand. [...]

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Sloppy Methods and Devious Bribery

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

We care about process. We value details. Each step on the journey from A to B is worthy of pride. We’re all about the honour of deep quality.
…What? The deadline passed? But my application took weeks to complete. It’s a work of art, a sure thing.
…He died? You’re kidding, right? But that means he’ll never [...]

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Moving On

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Pardon my dust.
Today is moving day.
I’m surrounded by packing boxes
and psyching myself up
to drive a moving van
across the busy city,
onto two different ferries,
and down some dirt roads.
Wish us luck.
Stay tuned.
Flickr photo: david eastman, by coco+kelly

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