http://swirling.fluidnature.com lost in the vortex of my navel Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:43:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Here’s a great new link (new to me). It is helping me get my buttocks off the couch…www.sparkpeople.com. http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=26 I found myself a bit giddy reading Joe Klein’s column in the October 9th issue of Time magazine. Here is what he wrote: What an awful year for the President and the country. There was the failure of Social Security reform, a good idea that was misplaced as the Administration’s ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=25 Start spreadin’ the news. I am going to New York again! I can’t wait to be the tourist’s tourist. I can’t wait to take a stroll through Central Park with no urgency to get to the theater on time and not be stressed as I look for the perfect bag in ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=24 Do you ever get to the point at work where you can’t think anymore and you’re searching for some filing or copying to do, so you can stay busy–earn your keep, so they say–but still maintain the state of dull euphoria you’ve worked so hard to achieve? Well, I have. And ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=23 LONDON - Women with high levels of stress in their everyday lives are at less risk than others of developing breast cancer for the first time, according to research in the British Medical Journal published on Friday. Finally, there is reason to dive into work again. I can feel good about ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=22 Tagged by rain on tulips. Total Number of Books I Own: This is an impossible question for me to answer. I have several bookshelves at my home and even more at my office. My books come and go with my colleagues. Last Books I Bought: Non-fiction: Writer’s Market 2005 Fiction: Light on ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=21 Today I had the pleasure of passing by two girls, one sobbing into her hands and the other trying to help her breathe. Honestly, at their age (13-15), this is a common occurrence. However, I couldn’t just walk by. I shepherded them into the nearest office and let them calm ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=20 So, I grabbed the bull by the horns and showed my boyfriend my blog. Still nervous to stand that naked in front of someone, I tried to scroll quickly down the page. This didn’t work. My scrolling turned into Russian Roulette and as I scrolled back up the site, with ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=19 I just got back from an Amy Ray (from Indigo Girls) concert. So the coolest thing happened! The warm-up group stopped and read one of their song’s lyrics as a poem and then they asked if there was anyone else who could recite their poetry in the audience…Well, my friends ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=18 “Life is Not a Track Meet…It’s a Marathon” –Ice Cube Things I learned this last weekend as I ran the SLC Marathon: 1) Life is easier and much more enjoyable when we have others with whom we can share it. 2) Slowing down is not defeat. It is actually making success possible. 3) There ... http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=17 I just took the quiz to see what kind of “English” I speak. I hate when said quizzes make me out to be just another regular Joe! Your Linguistic Profile: 65% General American English 10% Midwestern 10% Upper Midwestern 10% Yankee 5% Dixie What Kind of American English Do You Speak? http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=16 So, on my final morning in Minneapolis, I walked off the hotel elevator to the most interesting selections of candy in the candy machine. I think the picture says it all… http://swirling.fluidnature.com/index.php?p=15