Monthly Archives: February 2012

An Odd Postcard for an Odd Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Dana

It’s Leap Year, so we get to enjoy an odd, extra day in February 29th.  To help celebrate the weirdness that is an extra-day-every-four-years, I thought I’d share this strange postcard a friend sent me recently: Happy Leap Day! (or … Continue reading →

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Connect with Others

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dana

I’m addicted to TED videos.  I love watching brilliant people talk about something interesting for 15 minutes.  I feel smarter or happier or energized after they’re over. Usually.  But this video just left me concerned.  It makes the point that … Continue reading →

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The Lure of Nostalgia and Physicality

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dana

An article by Alex Williams in the New York Times discussed the surge in sales and interest in wrist watches after a decade of significant decline.  Folks in their 20s and 30s who abandoned watches when they adopted cellphones (or who never … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dana

I wrote my love letter this morning.  I’m not sure if I followed all the “rules” but I’m pleased with the result.  If you need a little help getting started, go here. And even if you didn’t get valentines into … Continue reading →

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Video of How the Mail Moves

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Dana

I seriously need to revisit the National Postal Museum, I haven’t been in a long time (maybe 20 years?), and they have some great new exhibits.  There is a video there now called All Systems At Work that shows you … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf’s Letters

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dana

Aside from her opening lament for the “loss of the written word” (really? where did it go?), I enjoyed Lisa Jardine’s Point of View in BBC News Magazine recently. Jardine shared heated letter exchanges author Virginia Woolf had with a book critic.  Jardine used these … Continue reading →

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Writing Love Letters

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dana

Hear my soul speak: The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service. –Shakespeare I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth that … Continue reading →

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Like, Totally 80s!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dana

I celebrated my birthday 80s style this year, with a themed-party, 80s music and a decade-long mashup of decorations. From Boy George tapestries, Motley Crue posters and PacMan mobiles to neon jelly bracelets, banana clips, and Pop Rocks, it covered … Continue reading →

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Stationery Issues

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dana

So, I promised myself that I would not buy any stationery this year until I had used up (or very significantly depleted) my current, somewhat embarassingly large, collection of stationery. I have kept that promise for over a month! But it’s … Continue reading →

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An American in Paris

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Dana

Since my trip to Paris last year, I’ve had a mini-fantasy of picking up and moving to Paris to write and create and drink and taste and ponder and do all those things that Americans fantasize about doing in Paris.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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