StarStruk By Life

My own look at the world and its inhabitants…

Archives for August 2008

Summers in Maine…

My husband’s parents have summered in Maine almost as long as they have been a family.  Mum-in-law is Australian, a war bride, whose family was far, far away.  Dad-in-law was a State Department diplomat and they lived in London, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and Toronto, punctuated with a couple of years between each posting […]

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Family reunion…

This was a very special vacation…Family Reunion vacation.  My mom has always worked hard to make FAMILY very important.  I am one of four girls, my mom is one of four kids, her mom was one of 5 (I think).  We have lots of family and are spread all over the country.  When we were […]

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On blogging…

A friend of mine, who does not now and never will blog, asked me the other day why people blog?  What do they have to say that anyone would want to read?  Hmmmm…what makes me wonder why I think that anyone out there has any interest in what I write.  I don’t think of myself […]

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‘lympies, etc…

We have always watched the Olympics…when my daughter was little, she called it the ‘lympies…too cute. I am really tired.  But what else do I expect during the Olympics?  My sleep patterns are all askew.  I’m so tired when I get home from work that I fall asleep.  Then I wake up around 11pm and […]

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More little bits…

My Google Reader gleaned only 1 post this morning (thank you, Ragtop), so instead of getting dressed for work, I’m sitting here on my bed, watching the US men’s soccer team beat the Japanese in a well-played game with too many called and uncalled penalties IMHO, sharing little bits. One more trip to Vermont in […]

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