JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

to remember the peony blossoms that faded fast… Today I cut them off of the plant, since the petals were falling on the ground, wrinkled and melted, dishonouring the glory of the flower. As I threw the last one away, I held it to my nose. I felt the ruffled layers against my face. It […]

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Enoch posted a link to the Panel on Non Fiction Media that will take place tonight in Mountain View, CA. Of course, I can’t make it, but I’d like to be there if I could. I’d like to meet Susan Mernit. And I’d like to see Dan Gillmor again. Although I didn’t say hi to […]

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Today’s Seattle Times carried an article on Hand-held etiquette which amused me. I like to live out my ideals. I have a hard time when the practical doesn’t fit my principles (as I agonized here). And I believe in being polite. But I think that this idea to Say “Excuse me” to those around you […]

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Today I did my last load of cloth diapers and packed them into a box (thank you everyone!)…So while we’re talking about choices, I thought I’d ask whether anyone could help me with a choice I need to make about eyeware. I use gas permeable contacts now but they bother me quite a bit. They […]

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This afternoon, at my daughter’s request, I took a bag of alphabet refrigerator magnets out of the closet. I bought them before we bought our house and our stainless-steel refrigerator that is only magnetic on the sides. So between the lack of good space for spelling and the abundance of little hands and mouths, I’ve […]

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