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E-1

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

If you’ve never spent time around a campaign office (and if you haven’t, you should. Everyone should volunteer on a campaign at least once!) E-1 might not make sense. It means the eve of the election. It’s 9pm here in … Continue reading →

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All those things that don’t change come what may

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

Douglas popped in and out of my life. Like many of the adults of my childhood, he moved in an unknown and unknowable rhythm. He’d ring the doorbell, stay for coffee, stay for dinner, stay for the night, stay for … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Probability.

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

When you read that text at the bottom of a poll or survey, which says “19 times out of 20, with a margin of error of 5%, this poll is correct”, it has meaning. If I tell you that 50% … Continue reading →

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Coda

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

The day Owen moved out, I came home from helping him move and Coda was sitting on the newel post, meowing at me. I told him it was just us now. I had to keep going because he still needed … Continue reading →

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Piano Lessons

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

I had a classmate who was really good at math. It came easily to her, like breathing. Math was . . . incomprehensible to me. I’ve learned since it isn’t that it’s incomprehensible, it’s just hard. I pass math by … Continue reading →

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As Often as it Takes

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

Way back when I was in boarding school, we used to joke that God sometimes used a 50 pound hammer to get our attention. We thought perhaps wisdom was when God didn’t have to use a hammer at all. I … Continue reading →

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The Battle and The War

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

I gave up. I gave up on the battle and maybe the war. I’m not sure about the war. I looked at my boss and I told him I was done. I give up. I’m exhausted. I have no more … Continue reading →

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Fell In Love, Walked Away

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

I don’t know what your superpower is. Mine is getting in the longest line and finding bookstores. I find bookstores . . . everywhere. I walk down the street in not my hometown and I look in windows and hey, … Continue reading →

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The Extra Voice in My Head

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

In November, when I last saw him, my neurologist pointed out that I have had MS for 5 years now and not running anymore, well, that’s kinda what happens. He sorta shrugged and said “yeah, sorry Kiddo. That happens with … Continue reading →

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Millimetres of Mercury

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Mrs. Spit

It boggles my mind a bit, they measure blood pressure in millimetres of mercury. As in, your blood pressure is 120/70, means that on an old fashioned sphygmomanometer the measurement they take when they hear your heart beat stop (or … Continue reading →

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