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Hindi, Horace and Hanging in the Balance
In a frantic bid to find balance I bought a pair of earrings. With tiny levels swinging from each lobe perhaps I could pull myself back into alignment with the universe? It didn’t work of course,but at least it allows everyone I encounter to understand that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture with the Crone, Life's vexations, poetry, Serious stuff, Terrapin Grove
Tagged accessories, being in the moment, earrings, favorite tools, finding balance, gratitude, Heather McHugh, Hindi, Hindu, Horace, philosophy, Pollyanna, religion, resilience, Roisin Macauley, Roisin McAuley, spirit level, spiritual balance, world poetry day
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Be committed to what really matters: Safety First
“I hope no one has to go through that in the rest of their life” The words of a former U.S. Army soldier who now works at CSX. CSX is the biggest railroad company East of the Mississippi and prides itself … Continue reading
Duke Does It Right
It’s amazing how acknowledging a problem immediately begins to solve it. The staff of the Duke Diet and Fitness center this morning held a townhall meeting to allow everyone to air their views about the weekend’s vandalism. In so doing, … Continue reading
From my friend Jessica, for Japan
The post below was written Jessica Lipnack. You can find the original here http://endlessknots.netage.com/endlessknots/2011/03/a-thousand-million-trillion-cranes.html If this inspires you to start folding, the instructions for an origami crane can be found here. http://monkey.org/~aidan/origami/crane/ A thousand million trillion cranes We … Continue reading
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Tagged cranes, earthquake, Japan, Jessica Lipnack, origami
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The Crone on corporate governance and a new credential that allows directors to show America what they’re made of…http://www.directorship.com/become-a-nacd-fellow-in-2011/
Celebrating St Clare at a Corn Dance
Yesterday, the occasion of my sister’s birthday, was also the feast day of St Clare. Well–sort of. There is some confusion about the sainted one’s day—sometimes it is celebrated on August 11, not August 12. Here in New Mexico however, the Native Americans … Continue reading
Cell phone menace: Do not get in this man’s car
96601-Empire 35. Remember this tag and do not take a ride from this DC taxi driver. The man is a menace. I stepped into his car yesterday morning on my way to work. Shortly after he picked me up, he … Continue reading



St Frances Saves The Day
In this story, names have been changed to protect the professional reputation and personal modesty of the story’s heroine, and the privacy of all other parties. This is not true in the case of the cat. I just can’t remember … Continue reading →