Friday, July 31, 2009

Beauty in the Granite Sky

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South Beach It started out as a muggy, hot and humid day. I was stuck inside with work to do on my computer while waiting for my cable mode...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Small Successes Cryptic Edition

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I’ll be speaking in riddles in this edition to protect the innocent and not-so-much-so. I think most people can think of their own situatio...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

No Loitering Please

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Dog passing by painting, 1950 As I sprinted from King Kullen to my car with the morning’s milk, I was accosted by a middle-aged blonde woman...
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An Anniversary, a Birthday, and a New Computer

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Jack Russell working on a notebook It was a very busy, exciting weekend here at the Miller home. First, we celebrated our 16th wedding anni...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Small Successes Wedding Anniversary Edition

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This week my small successes include: 1. Remembering to make my husband lunch every morning. 2. Keeping our 11:00 t.v. date every night. 3. ...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

500

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Bedtime Story, 1883 My 500th post is dedicated to the memory of my “Poppop”, John S. Nagy. It was he who passed on to me a love of newspape...
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Commitment

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Gathering The Grapes, 1875 The rain came back to Long Island today, like an old familiar friend who might be annoying but whom you feel comf...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday Snippets Carnival July 19, 2009

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This week I… · Participated in Gae’s “ Hearts for Home ” forum · Wrote about maintaining a State of Grace while others misuse their tongues...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Passion: Softball Fever

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St Cecelia I feel like I must be boring everyone now because all I can think about is softball. Not only do we play it every day. Everywhe...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Small Successes Foul Ball Edition

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This week my small successes include: 1. Posting my four-article weekly minimum at my new column 2. Getting to the beach several times in on...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

State of Grace

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Chicago Cubs 1966 As I sat scrutinizing my ten-year-old daughter’s every move, I was vaguely aware of the comments parents around me were ma...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Hearts for Home July 14, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinki...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sunday Snippets Catholic Carnival July 12, 2009

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This week I… * wrote a review on a young reader about Thomas Aquinas * wrote about how Brideshead Revisited badly represents the Catholic ...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh is an Anti-Catholic “Classic”

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I have been taking notes as I read through this book and will uncover some of the plot in this review, discussing my own reactions as the st...
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Review of “St. Thomas Aquinas: For Children and the Childlike” by Raissa Maritain

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“St. Thomas Aquinas: For Children and the Childlike” by Raissa Maritain, originally published in 1934. Illustrated by Ted Schluenderfritz. ...
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Small Successes Independence Edition

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1. I officially started writing as The Long Island Motherhood Examiner 2. My toddler moved into a big girl bed 3. I successfully disassembl...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Nature Walk at Cedar Beach

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I had a great deal of trouble with the original article that I published on Cedar Beach. I had 22 pictures and most of the images were brok...

Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai: A Photojournalistic Piece

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On Monday I took the children to Cedar Beach, on the North Shore of Long Island. I published this photojournalistic piece at my new Examin...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hearts for Home July 7, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to think...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Long Island Motherhood Examiner

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My new column is now live! This summer I will be writing mostly about regional topics, such as things for families to do on Long Island, but...
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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Sunday Snippets Carnival July 5, 2009

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This week I… * postulated whether there might be baseball in Heaven * talked about teaching children how to swim independently * listed my S...
Friday, July 3, 2009

The Honest Scrap Blogger Award

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Thank you Leticia for awarding me the HONEST SCRAP blogger award.. I have now officially known her for a rather long time (over 5 years) a...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Small Successes Rainy June Edition

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These are my small successes for the week: 1. We made it through the rainiest June on Long Island ever, without complaining about the weathe...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Independence in swimming and other skills

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Walberswick: Children Paddling Although I had the pool ready a month ago, it was not until this week that the weather allowed us to use it. ...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Hearts for Home June 30, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to think...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Downstyle makes headlines easier to read

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As part of my training for my new job with the Examiner, I have been instructed to use Associate Press Downstyle for my headlines. They say...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Is there baseball in Heaven?

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Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven, 1419 “Do you think there will be baseball games in Heaven?” I asked my husband over dinner. “I don’...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sunday Snippets - Catholic Carnival

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This week... * I received news that my grandfather passed away * I participated in a new Hearts for Home forum * My daughter lost her champ...

Family Photo Meme

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Loren Christie has tagged me in a Family Photo Meme. Post a family picture with a story behind it and write about it. This picture is of m...
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My First Paying Writing Job

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Woman Writing a Letter I can now officially call myself a Freelance Writer! I have a new, paying, column at Examiner.com that will be up an...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Small Successes: End of School Edition

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This is a list of my small successes at the end of this school year: 1. We ended the school year with all children passing with flying color...
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