Category Archives: paying attention

From Toilets to Big Work Machines: Preschool Obsessions and Experiences

Posted on February 25, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been so busy this week writing little responses to my preschool list. Today it was bathrooms and skyscrapers. Here is the skyscraper part. I will skip the one about bathrooms. I hear enough potty jokes everyday to last … Continue reading →

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Maybe I Should Be Laughing More

Posted on February 12, 2010 by randomyriad

“Life’s the joke each of us keeps on playing.” Arthur Rimbaud,  “A Season in Hell“ Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how I move through my life. Little by little, as I age, I move into a world … Continue reading →

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January Bus Diary Part I

Posted on January 11, 2010 by randomyriad

1/5 As I put my quarters in the slot, the bits of hard boiled egg still floating around in my mouth taste like blood, and remind me of the broken tooth of a few weeks ago.  I walk past a … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Sideways Rain

Posted on January 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Yesterday I walked down the hill to the lake. Rain like frozen sand pelted my face at times driven by the fierce wind. But, I noticed that after a while the noise, cold and wet ceased to be negative just … Continue reading →

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A New Year, A New Way of Approaching Ideas

Posted on January 1, 2010 by randomyriad

when you offer an idea, pretend you have taken it out of your head and put it on the table in front of the group.   Whatever their reactions are, remember that they are not reacting to YOU, but to the … Continue reading →

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