Category Archives: Personal

Fancy Coffee Friday: Breathing Creatively

Posted on April 10, 2020 by The Amusing Muse

The other week there was a new comic published by The Oatmeal that discussed creativity. I love the way Matthew Inman illustrates and explains various concepts, from philosophic to red velvet mites, and his thoughts on creativity were like a … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Strange Days

Posted on March 20, 2020 by The Amusing Muse

Strange days, these. We are fine here, and thus far none of our household has shown any signs of infection from Covid-19. However, we are all resigned that at some point, we will likely be infected.

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Practice

Posted on January 24, 2020 by The Amusing Muse

“Have you been practicing?” I dreaded that question. Much like confession when I was in grade school where I didn’t have anything to confess, I knew full well that responding, “No,” was not the correct answer.

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Reset

Posted on September 27, 2019 by The Amusing Muse

The computer which I use at work is an older model and has been having trouble of late. It’s slow. Slow as molasses in January as the saying goes. It is cluttered and doesn’t have enough RAM to run the … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Posted on July 19, 2019 by The Amusing Muse

Last week Monday, my barn jeans tore across the left thigh. They’d been wearing noticeably thin over the last few months and I knew they would need to be retired soon. Monday was July 8th and it would have been … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Nurishment

Posted on June 28, 2019 by The Amusing Muse

I am a fan of the literary magazine, The Sun, which is ad-free and runs a variety of features from interviews to “Readers Write.” Once in a while, I think I should submit something for publication, but the thought passes.

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Solitude

Posted on April 26, 2019 by The Amusing Muse

Last Saturday I awoke to the sound of the radio announcer on WPR saying, “…and next we will hear the second act….” It was 5 AM, and I had yoga in a few hours. It was time to enjoy some … Continue reading →

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Fancy Frappuccino Friday: Formative Years – The Music

Posted on April 5, 2019 by The Amusing Muse

The other day, in conversation with a friend about music, I opined that I was confident that my very eclectic taste in music was heavily influenced by my brother when we were growing up. While he was not the only … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Assumptions, Suppositions, and Guesswork

Posted on July 20, 2018 by The Amusing Muse

I found myself this week in a shop I hadn’t been to in quite some time. The last time I was there, one of the employees with whom I’d had a good rapport and lots of banter complimented my appearance, … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Hero Worship?

Posted on June 15, 2018 by The Amusing Muse

I’m going to start off with this: last Friday sucked in a very, very bad way.

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