Browsing all posts in April, 2008.

Where is Daisy Damskey??

Strangest thing…

Around the end of March, I went to the ladies room in my office building. Hanging on the back of the door of the stall (where most women hang their purse), was a hanger, the plastic dress protector thingy you get from the cleaners… and an $11.09 receipt for Daisy Damskey from “Quality Garment [...]

Six for Caroline

This week, I am dedicating my marathon training to Caroline…

Caroline Watters’s problems began almost from the moment she entered this world, in November 1999, when she was born premature and anemic. For the first two years of her life, she was in and out of doctors’ offices, but no one could conclusively establish what was [...]

Farewell French Fries…

This summer, I decided to forgo the french fries and diet coke and strap on the sneakers and the iPod. Yes, it’s true… no french fries! In an effort to celebrate new beginnings, a revived spirit, and most importantly LIFE… I have decided to run in my first marathon. Well… it’s actually a half marathon [...]

CRPEDEM

It’s my license plate. CRPEDEM… or Carpe Diem.

Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace. It is popularly translated as “seize the day”, although a more literal translation of carpe would be “harvest” (”harvest the day”), as in the harvesting of fruit.

At any rate - you get the point. My license plate [...]

Days Later

499 to be exact.

I know I know — what happened? I get all gung-ho on my brand new blog then I “go dark.” Let’s just say I had a seemingly incurable case of writers block. Plenty to say — but how to say it was way beyond me. So… 499 days later, I think I [...]