A Sunday Surreal
On December 17th, 2006, my plane from Kansas City left at 7:25am to Miami, Florida, from which I would continue to Bolivia, South America. I was not on that plane. Rewind. Summarized To Do List: - 3 finals - 2 papers - 4 trunks to ship to Bolivia - 1 apartment to pack - 3 cars to empty and clean - 1 tea party to hold - 2,730.3 loose ends to tie 12.3.2006 Grandmother is about to leave for KC. She needs a laptop, desperately, in order to communicate. Funds were tight, no sufficient sales. I decided to sell her my computer for $250. Bought a new notebook, an upgrade from my 2005 model, for...
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VIDEO: This should not be allowed to happen during finals week. I posted that so that my Dad could see what’s happening and could figure out what I need to do. I’m living in Grandmother’s house (she’s in Kenya) while I pack up the apartment. The apartment is a disaster because I’ve been packing it off and on. BIG cleanup and packing day was scheduled for Wednesday, after everything else is done. This flooding must have been going on for about a day or two. So, today I walk into the apartment in order to get something. It was like a rainstorm inside. At first I...
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I vote as a libertarian influenced by Hayek and Burke, and I think as an anarchist guided by the biblical principles of liberty. I have fenced foil in a diaper-suit and run for political office in a skirt-suit, but my shoes were always fabulous. Both dreadful politics and inspiring design are likely to make me teary.




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