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09-20-2016, 09:52 PM
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No good news to report. The bad news is, I'm still kickin'.
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09-21-2016, 06:59 AM
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Thanks, Jayne, I'm enjoying this thread too! So let's see....
The weeds that threatened to take over the lavender patch have not returned.
I've now justified saving all those jelly jars, having made nearly a gallon of yogurt last night.
And a West Coast synth-pop band would like to "write a song around" one of my poems. I'm excited about this, even if the resulting lyrics will no longer be recognizable as a villanelle.
Claudia
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09-21-2016, 10:15 AM
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I wrote a total of two poems on my outbound and returning flights from New Orleans, where I ate amazingly well. And I haven't been punched in the face for a really long time.
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09-21-2016, 01:45 PM
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Apparently the muscle cells in fruit fly wings are astoundingly similar to human cardiac muscle cells. Who knew?
Well, a professor at my daughter's university did, and he's using a strain of fruit flies with defective wings to study the super-rare genetic problem that caused her to need a heart transplant three years ago. What amazing luck!
She somehow managed to sweet-talk herself into an internship in his lab, even though she's only a sophomore and doesn't know how to do much yet. But she's eager to learn, and thrilled to be potentially finding a way to spare other kids from going through what she did.
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09-21-2016, 02:38 PM
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Teaching Romeo and Juliet to 14 year olds this week. On reaching the exchange in Act 2 sc2
Romeo - O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?
Juliet - What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?
a voice charmingly rang out from the disaffected throng.
"Handjob?"
Yes. I'm afraid this counts as good news. Shows they were listening.
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09-21-2016, 03:45 PM
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Julie, that is not only good news but also uplifting news, fantastic!
Mark, I'm afraid you only score one out of two, but I think you knew that already.
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09-21-2016, 03:46 PM
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LOL, Mark! Silly requirement for more characters
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09-21-2016, 04:49 PM
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It was lol-worthy, Julie. At least afterwards. Never at the time.
Your news is genuinely heartening. Well done her!
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