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Straughan) 02 Sep 2008 20:12:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/0807tweetsb.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/0807tweetsb.html ...But this is the big question, more difficult than any of the above: how can a marriage survive being made up of two people whose careers are equally important to each?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=0VjtFi3V"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=bBZkM0X8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=cqao4HM1"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=unHn3j2Q"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a 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I simply haven't had the confluence of time and mental energy to write anything substantive in the last few months....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=fQEAnlkH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=cLZNktP8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=nlSaDGRc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=1YBYRMOB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=CpB3ywd5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=CpB3ywd5" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=m0m9i62Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=m0m9i62Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=GeWTVvrU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~4/xWRG3A4nX3E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~3/xWRG3A4nX3E/0807tweets.html comments@beginningwithi.com (Deirdré Straughan) 31 Aug 2008 12:51:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/0807tweets.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/0807tweets.html On Sunday, Enrico and I headed back for Colorado, stopping along the way at Capulin Volcano, which proved to be well worth the 60-mile detour.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=s81eh2Yf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=QBOqqgYY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=J2glZ1N4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=UVrwqrN7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=4kj1thZN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=4kj1thZN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=OqQrBJOw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=OqQrBJOw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=RHHZwRwR"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~4/JK3YzBz2zSA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~3/JK3YzBz2zSA/capulinvolcano.html comments@beginningwithi.com (Deirdré Straughan) 19 Aug 2008 10:51:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/capulinvolcano.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/capulinvolcano.html Enrico and I visited Steve and Sharon in Las Vegas, New Mexico (my third visit to them in 12 months!), arriving late Friday night. Saturday we all (including Robin) visited Pecos Pueblo and Santa Fe.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=RLBQ2a1J"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=ihxJ6KoE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=9Ens0ILZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=pzbSwzA8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=odPXcraf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=odPXcraf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=TQT2QHZ9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=TQT2QHZ9" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=nteuJBi6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~4/o0943HybPTs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~3/o0943HybPTs/pecossantafe.html comments@beginningwithi.com (Deirdré Straughan) 18 Aug 2008 17:22:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/pecossantafe.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/pecossantafe.html Now that I'm living in the US, I have a chance to do things I haven't done much during my years in Italy, such as go to concerts...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=7XMN0di7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=3Dfa0Q4K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=9bZt1OyE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=UTdmJksj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=V7LrGpwN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=V7LrGpwN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=JdXn5fqh"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=JdXn5fqh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=plPyqBKa"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~4/5pi0NNMZwRA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~3/5pi0NNMZwRA/dollyparton.html webmaster@beginningwithi.com (Deirdré Straughan) 13 Aug 2008 19:02:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/dollyparton.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/usa/dollyparton.html I attended OpenCamp in Rome, which was held in a mostly recovered public space, the former slaughterhouses of Rome.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=9BgMBiXS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=kFoMWZFH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=ExfzLvJN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=GlVsAnOu"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=hvi04qL8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=hvi04qL8" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=FT6KOIa8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?i=FT6KOIa8" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?a=HRGVjzXx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/DeirdrStraughan?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~4/3gKkouUbSDc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeirdrStraughan/~3/3gKkouUbSDc/0803opencampromegallery.html comments@beginningwithi.com (Deirdré Straughan) 11 Aug 2008 08:08:00 -0700 http://www.beginningwithi.com/italy/travel/0803opencampromegallery.html http://www.beginningwithi.com/italy/travel/0803opencampromegallery.html copyright 2008 Deirdré StraughanDeirdré StraughannonadultItaly, India, the Internet, and the World