This morning a customer didn't bother to tell me his name, just went straight to spelling it. Yeah, it was one of THOSE names. Not as confounding as some, but definitely not one I would have gotten right without having him spell it out. "My sister and I grew up with a maiden name we … Continue reading “Hello My Name Is”
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Things About My 2016 (List#6)
The New-Year mark is a time for lists, even for people who aren't as obsessed with them as I am. In the spirit of "contained chaos" (see yesterday's list and my underwear drawer) this is a rather random list of "Things About 2016," as I experienced it... It's not a comprehensive list of all the "big … Continue reading Things About My 2016 (List#6)
When You Wait till You’re Married (List#3)
In company with dinosaurs and dodos, we have to list the wait-till-you're-married man as extinct, do we not? I honestly believed so, at least as it applies to this country and culture... but I'm here to report that the subspecies is not defunct. I met Jon last year. And I married him this February. And then we started our life of … Continue reading When You Wait till You’re Married (List#3)
Entering the Lists
My notebook is bent, battered, and buckled, every kind of abused but bruised. The covers crease from frequent folding, and tags & stickies protrude from its pages. I've had it for all of three weeks. The notebook serves as a journal, but it its pages have also filled with sketches, blog-post brainstorms, A.A. Stepwork, notes from group sessions and church sermons, quotes and definitions … Continue reading Entering the Lists
I Am the Pumpkin Patch
My mother used to tease that she had found me in a pumpkin patch, and my sister under a cabbage leaf. Secure in our elementary knowledge of biology (and the baby-book photos of her bulging belly) we didn't think twice about our origin, despite her joke. I used to make a similar wisecrack when my teens … Continue reading I Am the Pumpkin Patch
A Facelift, An Uplift
A Facelift... getting a jump-start on a new year with a new look for the blog! And in case you have it bookmarked anywhere, please note that the domain name is changing to KanaSmith.com ...(the old one was up for renewal, so I'm taking the opportunity to celebrate this year's update in MY name!) And an Uplift... a quote to remind … Continue reading A Facelift, An Uplift
If God Acts as Travel Agent, Don’t Argue the Itinerary
I dreamed last night that I was back in Safe Haven, the psych-facility where I recently spent ten days, and the dream felt comforting. The place is well named. My cell phone was one of the things I missed most in there---not for calls, but for Google (I hadn't realized how many things-a-day I look … Continue reading If God Acts as Travel Agent, Don’t Argue the Itinerary
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