Archive for February, 2003

distractions

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24 Feb 2003

The trouble with having a lot of distractions is that it’s hard to focus. Oh wait, that would be the definition of ‘distraction’, wouldn’t it? Well, look up ‘distracted’ in the dictionary and you’ll find a picture of me, cooking, doing laundry, shopping and following my disabled roommate around. It’s not that I resent her [...]

NYTimes.com: 7 States to Sue E.P.A. Over Standards on Air Pollution

War Planners Speak of the Risks

Last Monday, I took the bus to Robby’s new school and signed the papers to transfer him back to his old online home unschool. All the homework was getting to both of us. On the way back, who should get on the bus but Tony, who I thought I’d never see again [though I kinda [...]

CNN.com – Poets to gather to protest war with Iraq


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