Monthly Archives: September 2009

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  Finding magic after being the magician’s assistant.

  Posted on September 21, 2009 by Kat French in real life, relationships

  I think I may know a little too much about love. When I say “love” in this context, you should know I’m talking about something very specific.  Perhaps I should have said “falling in love” or “romantic love” or “infatuation.” If we’re talking about a greater kind of love–like unconditional love–I can confidently assert my [...]

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  Like a bridge over troubled waters.

  Posted on September 18, 2009 by Kat French in real life

  When I drove home from work today, and the wind attempted to push my Chevy Tracker (which is unfortunately shaped much like a box kite) off the Sherman Minton Bridge, it occurred to me that I don’t think I’ve ever told you about bridges. I’m horribly afraid of bridges. When I was about four or [...]

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  Connecting some dots around fear and clarity.

  Posted on September 10, 2009 by Kat French in relationships, story & craft

  I’ve noticed a convergence of ideas lately floating past my head. First, over the holiday weekend I read the second chapter of my college psychology textbook.  The chapter was on Research Methodology.  A major theme of the chapter is that we often can’t really rely on our own subjective observations, because we’re startlingly good at [...]

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  Consider this fair warning. Even more touchy-feelyness ahead.

  Posted on September 9, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, relationships

  I really love Fall Cleaning.  There’s just something so refreshing about clearing out the clutter and getting yourself all sorted out, isn’t there? I spent a good portion of my Labor Day weekend doing a little “fall cleaning” here on the blog–in addition to the fresh new theme, I revamped my non-post Pages.  If your [...]

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  Oh! We’re halfway there! Whoa! Living on a prayer!

  Posted on September 8, 2009 by Kat French in relationships

  Well, okay.  I changed to blog theme more than slightly.  Many thanks to Vancouver web designer Andrew Lindstrom, whose Zinepress theme is what I’m currently using here at iBard. I had a wonderful holiday weekend, despite some unexpected adventures.  In the course of 48 hours, we went from expecting Chris’ parents for a visit in [...]

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  Friday Randomness, episode I

  Posted on September 4, 2009 by Kat French in real life, story & craft

  Prepare to get random, folks. Every now and then, I do a little housekeeping post. Every now and then I do a little link post of interesting bits I’ve found while wandering the web. And like Bonnie Tyler, every now and then I fall apart. So… housekeeping stuff… Probably will be tweaking the theme a [...]

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