Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ten Thousand Waves and Zen

By nopasanada | Published: November 24, 2009
“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.”  ~G.K. Chesterton I went on a business trip to Santa Fe and because I returned late last night I ended up crashing at my mom’s. I took [...]
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Every now and then I shock myself

By nopasanada | Published: November 9, 2009
I just did a very dramatic, hands in the air, ‘OH MY LANDS!’ type things. One where I even surprised, nay, scared the ever loving shit out of myself. And that, my friends, is how this Monday went. I’ll be shocked as shit if I get through NaBloPoMo. In fact, I’ll be surprised if I [...]
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If you need diversity at your next party, call me!

By nopasanada | Published: November 8, 2009
“It is not hard to learn more.  What is hard is to unlearn when you discover yourself wrong.”  ~Martin H. Fischer This would be a good story if I were to write the book that I really want to write. Danny will ask how my writing is going and it is not going as well [...]
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Guess what! I’m getting my period!

By nopasanada | Published: November 7, 2009
“I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do.”  ~Joe Walsh So I’m sitting here in the middle of watching this health care debate during which this total Lord of the Flies moment happens and I’m all “OH MY GOD! John Dingell is 80 fucking years old! Do NOT alarm him!” And poor John Dingell is [...]
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New gig

By nopasanada | Published: November 6, 2009
I will be writing here three times a week: http://www.wisechoice.com/blog/ It’s bringing up a lot of past insecurities and anxieties and did I ever tell you about that time my mother was driving across the Delaware Memorial Bridge on my way to college and I sobbed, grabbed her arm and told her to turn around? [...]
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