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You get a sunburn sitting at your desk because you just can’t bring yourself to draw the blinds.

Aaaaaaahhhh, toasty!

A trusted friend of the family, Mrs. Russell, speaking to Anne Elliott:

“I am no match-maker, as you well know, being much too well aware of the uncertainty of all human events and calculations.” (Amen to that, sister.)

On observing Captain Wentworth from a distance before he saw her:

“It was agitation, pain, pleasure; a something between delight and misery.” (Anybody who has been in love knows this feeling.)

Go to the grocery store before the storm. Wow, we got a lot of snow.

Click the pic for more. This is the view of the top of our garage. Think of us if you live in warm weather.

From Drop Box

Do not attempt to clean windows from the outside by spraying large areas of glass first. If you insist on spraying large areas, carry a window scraper.

Note: Unlike alcohol, homemade window cleaners made of vinegar and water freeze in 4 degree weather.

If it is your destiny to be this laborer called a “writer,” you know you’ve got to go to work every day, but you also know that you’re not going to get it every day. You have to prepare, but you really don’t command the enterprise.

(from Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, thank you Netflix.)

Two things I got from this quote:

• The longer it takes songwriters to put out collections of songs, commonly referred to as albums, the more “highly anticipated” it becomes. Website copywriting, however, is all about the quick turnaround. In importance, quality comes in a far second to speed. Though, not all songs are the same quality either. Watching the Disney Channel for any length of time has taught me that you can write a song about anything. Even “Squirrels in My Pants” will make sense if you put it to a catchy tune. Squirrels! Squirrels!
• Do you suppose that phrase “command the enterprise” is where the writers of the original Star Trek series got the idea to name the starship? Wait…the phrase DID exist before the series, right? Mad internet searches are yielding zero results. I believe my respect has just been renewed for Mr. Cohen.

• Short duration (of the flus, the best deal, 24 hours makes a HUGE difference)
• Longer shelf life of food (the sight, the smell, even the thought of food…excuse me)
• Good chance to catch up on your Netflix queue (between trips)
• Trying…trying…Nope, that’s all I got.

Maira Kalman has been posting mesmerizing blogs for almost a year now. Part history lesson, part musings, parts art and poetry, they are a pleasure to read. Here is her last entry.

Writers on Writers

Why is it writer weds writer?
Opposites attract, or so it’s said —
Venus and Mars.

Maybe it’s because only a writer
can understand
the fragile question,
“Want to read something I wrote?”

– from the archives