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Smalltown Me: February 2009
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Monday, February 16, 2009. Living in a small world, your life is very big. The minutia of the day to day consume your thoughts and the world revolves around one, blazing sun that is definitively you. Then one day you wake up and realize, you are actually not the center of the universe and that a great bit of activity is going on around you - a thought that can bring comfort, as well as isolation. This is the best the world has to offer? Something has to be done. Posted by Ms. Jane. The winter is making m...
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Smalltown Me: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Butter dish, the update. I need another "new" butter dish. Perhaps made of plastic. The second-hand glass butter dish I acquired earlier this spring met an unfortunate end last week. Presumably it was The Dog who knocked the butter dish off the counter Friday (it was during the 9 to 5 and there were no witnesses). When I came home after work, I discovered two monster glass shards on the living room floor, and smaller slivers in the kitchen. The butter was no more. The places where...
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The Ape Rages: January 2012
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012. A pox on your house.". I heard this expression the other day. It's an old fashioned curse/insult that old prospectors and possibly English lords used to throw at each other. I don't actually know the etymology. What I do know is that the real, literal definition of what that means is "I hope your family gets sick and dies.". Sometimes being a literal person can be awesome. Completely extremely no in any way related note: Congrats to Martha. Monday, January 30, 2012. Therein alm...
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Smalltown Me: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Because everyone likes it when I write about personal stuff like drugs. Not everyone believes in mental illness. Anxiety, depression, paranoia - these are merely the makings of the human mind. Take deep breathes, try yoga, just "think positive". Suck it up, Sally! But it's really not that simple. Weaning off the medication (I'm on month two of 30 mgs now) made me reflect on what life can be like without it. The same is true for anti-depressants. Ever hear of PMS? I think there are...
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Smalltown Me: April 2009
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Monday, April 20, 2009. Whose dumb idea was this? Oh yeah, mine…. News coverage at my paper lately has been far from comprehensive. Reduced staff, reduced hours and reduced morale are at least in part to blame – but was this publication ever able to provide the complete countywide coverage it so loudly proclaimed? I don’t know. Since then it has been a struggle to find the happy medium between the bad days and the good. I quietly made a list of our “perceived” coverage goals (those concocted ...I present...
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Smalltown Me: Y is a very good question
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Thursday, April 15, 2010. Y is a very good question. I ventured over to one of the two local YMCAs today to see what they have to offer. The last time I'd visited a Y was when I was in fifth or sixth grade so it's been a while. A discounted membership at the Y is one of the few perks my employer affords so I thought I better at least check it out. It would be about $16/month cheaper than my current gym membership. Picking up on my discomfort, the kind woman said:. I'll check that one out tomorrow. I am a...
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Smalltown Me: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. 8226; Make appointments. 3 Vision - could be spend-y, need more contacts AND glasses. 8226; Investigate possibility of loan deferment. 8226; Assess cord collections - what can be pitched? 8226; Sell books. 8226; Drop off laptop with TWO so he can rebuild/fix. 8226; Clean up photo collection. 8226; Get used to the idea that this summer I need to go to the home of TBM and TWO to address any of my belongings that are lingering there. Posted by Ms. Jane. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
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Smalltown Me: March 2009
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. Last August I made some life-altering decisions. I confronted fears, I said goodbye and I cried. Decisions are hard to make - and always involve taking a chance - even when it is not obvious. I knew I was taking a chance. After I took that chance, there was a period of adjustment, things were better than I expected; and then worse than anticipated. Now, I am living with the decisions that I made and the good and the bad that go with them. Posted by Ms. Jane. Follow me on Twitter.
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Smalltown Me: September 2009
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Thursday, September 17, 2009. After meeting with my MD last week, I learned that I don't actually need a doctor's help to wean myself off of the antidepressant Paxil. I can do whatever I want; whatever method "works for me" to get off the drug. And in case it doesn't "work out" I have a year's worth of Paxil I can have refilled regularly at my local pharmacy. It's a Brave New World in medicine. You're likely to have a more meaningful exchange with the "Sandwich Artists" at Subway. Posted by Ms. Jane.
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Smalltown Me: "talk" radio, other b.s.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010. Talk" radio, other b.s. The mainstream media is biased - that is what everyone says. Especially when it tells you what you don't want to hear. I understand why people think it, and even believe it, but all the same it's insulting. Do not count me among the Mark Bellings and Jessica McBrides of this world, opining unapologetically to anyone who will bend an ear. This is my code. This is a job I don't take lightly. Posted by Ms. Jane. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
