Author Archives: Kathy

Required Reading

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Kathy

I haven’t read many books recently because I’ve been reading Bleak House, Charles Dickens’s 800-page novel of 1853. It was supposed to be my winter break project, but I started it late, after New Years, and it’s seeped into the … Continue reading →

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The Last Batch

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Kathy

Here you see my last seven Christmas cookies, who have been waiting  frigidly since December 23, 2015. Their sister cookies went into the oven and came out again on that Wednesday afternoon. When these were arrayed on the baking sheet, … Continue reading →

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KSU and the English Language

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Kathy

In his 1950 essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell wrote that the English language was in a bad way, hastening to clarify that he wasn’t talking about bad grammar. Instead, he was talking about verbosity, empty metaphors, and, … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Kathy

  It being October, you’re probably wondering whatever happened with my four summer tasks. Here they were, as I described them on May 6th: replacing the lining in my winter coat, buying a new hair-catching drain thingy for our upstairs … Continue reading →

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Afflicting the Comfortable

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Kathy

  Pope Francis’s shout-out to Dorothy Day in his speech before Congress yesterday gives me an excuse to share my favorite Dorothy Day story. Day, of course, was the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement in the 1930s, which still publishes … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream Adventure with John

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Kathy

John went in to East Coast Custard by himself while I sat outside with our dog. He came out with a milkshake. “I got something different,” he said proudly. I thought he was joking, assuming he ordered what he always … Continue reading →

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Changing My Status, Except Not Really

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Kathy

A while back, I noticed I had never listed a relationship status for myself on Facebook. After decades of marriage, I felt confident in listing my status as “married.” I first clicked “Edit Profile” and then “Family and Relationships,” and then edited my relationship status, remedying my … Continue reading →

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Missing Dave

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Kathy

In all the hoopla over David Letterman’s retirement, we read over and over about the heart surgery, the post-9/11 show, and the sex scandal. Everyone mentions favorite guests Julia Roberts, Regis Philbin, Bill Murray, and Cleveland’s own Harvey Pekar. Frequently … Continue reading →

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A Ewing Kind of Day

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Kathy

After my Mother’s Day brunch at Corky and Lenny’s this morning, my husband John asked me what else I wanted to do today. I suggested that he and our son and I take a little walk in a park with … Continue reading →

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Getting Things Done!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Kathy

Today being one of my first days off from school (the semester actually ends on Friday with my last final, but it begins to feel like vacation already), I had a mental list of nagging things to attend to. How happy … Continue reading →

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