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July: 365 photos challenge

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And it’s July (or almost not anymore), but that’s not the point. The point is my July resolution. But first: a quick overview of the year to date. January: Being happy – mostly I am, but I have been under some form of stress lately. You know: life. February: Sexy sleep wear – will need some more to get through the cold, but I’m doing my best. March: Read squash rules – read it, playing, needed to restring hubbie’s racket after Friday’s game. Woops. April: Donate clothes - Done. May: Plant flowers – did it. AND the plant seems to still be alive. June: Figuring out “What do I want?” – That deserved a post of its own . So July, another month, another resolution. The short version: Get creative. But, as “get creative” is a bit on the vague side and vague often leads to not bothering, I tried to turn it into a task. And this is what I figured: 365 days of photos. I can’t remember from where this concept first came to my attention. It might have bee...

define: me

One of my favourite Google pastimes is to look up the definitions of words. Sometimes you think you know a word, but you may have learnt it from context, or heard it from someone who didn't really know either. Then, one day, you use a word with great confidence, just to be sneered at by a whole array of individuals. Not fun. This is where the ability to type in - define: word - is so wonderfully useful. True I can't do this successfully amidst an intellectual repartee, but useful none the less. Not so when it comes to me. Type in define: me and you get things about a state in New England, somebody's first (or was it third) album, a reference to a letter from the Greek alphabet, but absolutely nothing (and I mean nothing) about me. Guess I'll have to figure this out for myself.