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Month: October 2012
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The day before yesterday a young man approached the Reference Desk asking for books that would teach him Gaelic. I found him some books and we chatted for a bit. He mentioned that he wanted to learn more about his Irish heritage. I asked if he planned on visiting Ireland soon. “Someday,” he said. I…
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As I go through these old photos I am realizing that my Granny Mary liked to dress us up and take cute photos of us. Here is one of them. I don’t know why I am so upset. Usual bratty kid stuff, I’m sure.
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Sometimes I wonder If there is another me who still lives in Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz Monica. The me who chose to be A creative writing major at UCSC. She had guts. She is the one who runs on the beach at sunrise. She is the one who surfs The Hook. She is the…
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The leaves are turning and falling. Autumn is here! The weather here has been amazing. California-like in fact. Strangely hot and dry for October. This was snapped on my run yesterday. Running is not going spectacularly well lately. I have had to take time off for various reasons. Last week it was because sick. Now…
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Today our new thing was finally finishing that Mt. Tabor stairway walk. We walked to the top where we encountered a lone drummer, people practicing tightrope walking, and a howling dog that sounded human (and very sad). Then we descended the 282 step staircase. At the bottom we found that someone had cruelly written in…
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