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Still looking for key

This column was going to be about my getting a certificate showing I successfully completed 200 hours of yoga teacher training. I planned to write ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:04 am

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Fountain pens, I do not miss

Flipping through the channels searching for something to watch, (why I feel a need to search for something rather then turning off the television is ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:00 am

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Concentrating on slowing time

The year ticked to an end over the weekend and once again, I’m wondering, where did the time go? Wasn’t it just yesterday we rang ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:01 pm

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It’ll be 2012, even if I’m asleep

New Year’s Eve is approaching and I face a challenge. Can I stay awake to see 2012 arrive? Now that might not seem like a ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:00 am

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‘Just nothing’ might be pretty good gift

When we ask what she wants for Christmas, my youngest daughter says, “just nothing.” It is interesting and rare to live with a child who ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 12:00 am

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Watch out for state gift police

It is that wonderful time of year, the time of giving and receiving gifts — unless you are a teacher in Alabama or a student ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:40 am

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Christmas is gonna catch me

Christmastime is coming. It is rushing toward me at a breakneck speed and I am struggling to keep ahead of it. I do have the ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 12:21 am

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Unlike nature, we fight reality

There it was glowing white when the headlights hit it as I turned into the driveway. Hanging on a limb midway the bush was one ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:00 am

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Maybe we can unite holidays

“We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing…” I remember singing that song in school around Thanksgiving time. It usually accompanied a discussion about Pilgrims, ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:00 am

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Don’t forget, they’re human

When it comes to the new immigration law, my writing mind wants to go into shutdown mode. It’s simply too difficult a subject to discuss ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:00 am

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