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Good Reads

February 26, 2009 gaisheagirl

My daughter recently introduced me to a great website: GoodReads.  It is a terrific place to share your comments about…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: books, GoodReads, reading, Sharing

Dance

February 24, 2009 gaisheagirl

I have had the honor of serving as a trustee on the board of Pacific Northwest Ballet for some years…

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Posted in: Life, music Filed under: Art, Ballet, Dance, Maureen Whiting Company, Modern Dance, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Dance Project

The Mixtress

February 12, 2009 gaisheagirl

Another fine short film from the Portland Festivel: THE MIXTRESS Portland Director: Peter Hermes This quick documentary profiles a woman…

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PIFF

February 9, 2009 gaisheagirl

I attended a portion of the Portland International Film Festival this weekend.  It was really a great mix of short…

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Posted in: Death, Life, movies, music, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Greek Ilands, Love, Love Stories, Marriage, PIFF, Portland, Portland International Film Festival, Relationships, Short Films, SIFF, Tessa Papas, TriBeCa Film Festival

Do You Wanna Dance?

February 8, 2009 gaisheagirl

I recently passed through London and, I’m sorry to say, I missed this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM&feature=bz303] Give the state of the dollar…

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Posted in: humor, Life Filed under: Dancing, England, Liverpool, London, music, People, T-Mobile Dance, Train Stations, travel, U.S. Dollar

Home For The Holidays

January 31, 2009 gaisheagirl

Did I mention we had a little snow in Seattle over the Christmas holidays?  The fact may have been hidden…

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Posted in: humor, Life, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Christmas, Daughters, Family, Holidays, Relationships, Seattle, Snow, weather

Can't Write This Stuff

January 27, 2009 gaisheagirl

Sometimes things just shouldn’t go unnoticed: Lazy Daredevil to Lie Across 12 Couches LAS VEGAS—In his greatest feat to date,…

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Posted in: humor, Life, reading Filed under: Believe It or Not, Irony, Odd Things, Weird Headlines, Words

Lenticular Festival

January 24, 2009 gaisheagirl

Friday, December 5th, Mt. Rainier, Washington: The show was spectacular!  I’ve seen these occasionally over the years, gracing the top…

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Posted in: Life, travel, writing Filed under: Lenticular Clouds, Mt. Rainier, Seattle, Washington, weather

Guilty?

January 20, 2009 gaisheagirl

The top ten most irritating phrases, according to researchers at Oxford University:   1 – At the end of the…

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Posted in: books, humor, publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: Common Usage, Language, Oxford, reading, Words

To Be or Not To Be

January 17, 2009 gaisheagirl

You may wonder about the secret, or not-so-secret, motivations that drive writers. Personally, I always thought most of it lay in validation:…

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Posted in: books, History, Life, publishing, reading, rejection, writing Filed under: Critics, Motivation, Peter DeVries, Words, writers

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