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Big and Little Creatures

Posted on January 21, 2024 by jpeters33

A Trip through The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature with my Little Creatures (And a live, unfolding illustration of how I re-learn WordPress after eight years…off.) When my siblings and I were little, we had a bookcase at the top … Continue reading →

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Spring running for a recovering magical thinker

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jpeters33

Boyfriend* and I ran on Sunday, our first outdoors one since New Year’s Day. Feeling a little crickedy, but sort of good and okay with being a little unprepared despite working out indoors, we went to the business park where … Continue reading →

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To Ryan

Posted on January 16, 2014 by jpeters33

To Ryan. You were driving us to the city, with Carol. As we approached our destination, the traffic increased, as it always seems to. We chatted about three, four things at once, on and on. We looked at the time. … Continue reading →

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The End of Terminal Uniqueness

Posted on October 11, 2013 by jpeters33

Tomorrow morning, I’ll run my first half marathon. Something that thousands and thousands of other people have done.  I will be a part of a team, running for several reasons, all combined into one event.  I will be a part … Continue reading →

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soap in my coffee

Posted on August 12, 2013 by jpeters33

I have a dry erase board on my refrigerator, which is intended to be a place for me to write down great ideas when they spontaneously come to me during the mundane times of life.  What is actually on my … Continue reading →

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guzzling herbal tea: embracing the hell out of simplicity

Posted on July 3, 2013 by jpeters33

oh hi. I have an ongoing list of things I love and things I don’t like, and one of the things I’ve claimed to have hated since I was very young was being told to calm down.  The way I … Continue reading →

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Contagion heuristic

Posted on March 28, 2013 by jpeters33

Contagion heuristic, a.k.a., Banana Wuz Here blurry beauty in odd spots In third grade, I read a list of Old Wives Tales in my family’s copy of the current Farmer’s Almanac that resided in our downstairs bathroom.  The almanac fed … Continue reading →

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Original Peeps

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jpeters33

In a 1993 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine briefly dates a man who unfortunately shares a first and last name with a serial killer, and part of the plot entails Elaine trying to convince him to change his first name.  When … Continue reading →

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Meet the Team

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jpeters33

Alright. When I decided I wanted to begin writing in a somewhat public way, and put effort into a blog, I talked with some close friends about what I would write. Throughout all the changes and struggles I’ve been through … Continue reading →

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BOOYAH

Posted on September 30, 2011 by jpeters33

I cannot recall another time in my life when I’ve been moved to use that word.  But after   2  1/2 years of dealing with architects, builders, scam artists and my somewhat screwy partner in crime, I have received my golden … Continue reading →

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