Category Archives: conversations

An Inspired Life is Hard On the Nerves

Posted on January 15, 2011 by randomyriad

Each moment is a place you’ve never been– Mark Strand (an idea taken from a conversation with a friend about a difficult situation that made us both stronger) It is difficult to get through an inspired life without making messes … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: November 2010

Posted on January 12, 2011 by randomyriad

Winter Comes Early November 1San Francisco Giants’ Pat Burrell (left to right) Brian Wilson, Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey celebrate after defeating the Texas Rangers to win Game 5 of the Major League Baseball championship and to clinch the World … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: May 2010

Posted on January 6, 2011 by randomyriad

I the Beginning of the Big Change Last May was, like most other Mays that I can recall, a swaggering, staggering drunk of a month. We look toward the change that summer brings, positive and negative. Our landlord gave us … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: March 2010

Posted on January 4, 2011 by randomyriad

March was a busy month with a lot on its strange and springy mind. March 1 – March 31 We started our new class calendar. We thought of six things (watermelon, shamrock, butterfly, fire hat, rainbow, and heart) and made … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: February 2010

Posted on January 3, 2011 by randomyriad

I My Life At the coop school, my shrinking class was planning a garden project, and I was doing a lot of writing and thinking about my work with children. February is often for me a  passage way that connects … Continue reading →

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