Tapdancing on the Edge of Reason

Walnut and Spinach Quesadillas (as tweaked by moi)

2012-05-15T10:46:00.003-04:00

Having a teenager who suddenly decides he wants to be a vegetarian is a challenge I hadn't anticipated. I confess: I feel a little betrayed that my home cooking isn't cutting it, but I know it has...

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Hurry Up And Wait

2012-05-02T13:35:00.000-04:00

Okay, so no photos in here yet, as part of the cataloging process, but I have gone through my fairly sizable collection of paintings to see what I already have, and what is (in my opinion) suitable...

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Shhhh! No Sudden Moves

2012-04-24T13:58:00.000-04:00

Just pretend I'm not here, bumping around in the dark, trying to find my words that I stuffed under a sofa cushion, how many months ago??? Dammit, where did I put them?? I have been painting more,...

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Patience My Ass - I Need A Cold Front! (Recipe Included)

2011-09-28T11:00:00.006-04:00

Where the hell is Fall? It's September 28th and the humidity is still omnipresent, the temperature at night is still around 70, and dammit, that shit has to go! Sure, sure, further north they get...

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Mission Statement For ME

2011-09-15T14:00:00.001-04:00

It has been a dark vista for some time, here at the Edge of Reason. The mental weather has been overcast and drizzly for far too long and frankly, my feet are webbing from prolonged exposure to mud...

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Paranoid Reflections

2011-09-12T11:30:00.005-04:00

Autumn blows in, sharp and cold,and bitter is the remembered tasteof Autumns past, shrouded in mold.I hide in my bed, I cannot facea world turned grey by wind and rain-sweet Summer's youth is laid to...

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Untitled

2011-09-12T11:22:00.004-04:00

Autumn blows in-cold,sharpand bitter is the remembered tasteof Autumns past-the sure knowledge of loss and sorrow.How is it, I come to this seasonalways empty-handedand purposeless?

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The Dead Woman's Scales

2011-03-16T12:17:00.004-04:00

Back in the fall, Bea got an invite to a party that she didn't want to accept, but in true Bea-fashion, she was conflicted. And guilty. And waffling. In the end she decided to go, and she wound up...

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Serial Painter

2011-03-11T00:48:00.002-05:00

February has been a dark month. That the dark twisty whirlpool held off until February, rather than kicking in straight after the holidays is pretty great, and partially due to the wonderful trip I...

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Note to Myself

2011-03-02T12:55:00.003-05:00

The dark clouds have descended again, obscuring my ability to navigate the chummy waters of my life. I try to keep my despair at bay, thinking of how my depression impacts my children, trying to...

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2010-12-21T13:49:00.002-05:00

It's four days until Christmas. I have all my shopping done, most of the presents are wrapped, and mountains of cookies have been made and tucked into a myriad of tins. The menus are planned from...

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Trip Rehash (A little Optimism Goes a Long Way)

2010-10-26T13:48:00.000-04:00

Alright, I admit it - it wasn't a bad trip. It was actually a really great trip, and being somewhere else had the effect of removing a ton of bricks from my chest, even if only temporarily. Here in...

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Kinda Eyore-ish

2010-10-12T12:10:00.003-04:00

Okay so you're not in my head (and wouldn't a therapist love to scrutinize that!) so you wouldn't know that the reason I haven't been writing is pure depression. I did feel like I was getting kind of...

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Demise

2010-04-26T13:06:00.001-04:00

After watching and waiting for some sort of improvement for most of last week, the inevitable has occurred. Puffin Anne, aka Mrs. Puff, has passed into the shadows and drawn a pall over the hearts of...

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Day Three of My Karmic Payback

2010-04-22T22:20:00.000-04:00

Thank you all for your support yesterday - I was really in a bad place and it helped to know you were holding my virtual hand.Puff came home from the local vet yesterday, with a saline IV and a...

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And Now We Wait

2010-04-21T14:53:00.000-04:00

I saw Puff lying in the grass yesterday, when I came out of the house to go to the gym. Something about the way she was lying there, curled up next to the driveway, made me stop and take a look. She...

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Just Another Reason Why I Love Bea

2010-03-30T22:52:00.000-04:00

Because she comes up with gems like this:SNARKYJust Say It.The last one was: SHARTINGTaste the Rainbow.She does have a way with words!

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Neurotic Fears and Growing Pains

2010-03-19T12:55:00.000-04:00

It's been an interesting week.Last week, my mother had a mild heart attack. This week, today in fact, she went into the hospital for a catharization (Sp?) diagnostic and they found an area in her...

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Wow, Ramble Much?

2010-03-11T09:58:00.002-05:00

Well, could yesterday's post have rambled much more, or had more redundancy of word choices? Creak and groan, I am so very rusty at this!Okay, so here is my edict to myself, concerning blogging,...

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Groundhog Syndrome?

2010-03-10T11:15:00.000-05:00

Is it Spring yet? Can I come out of the hole I've been hunkering down in for the last quarter of a year, consuming mass amounts of carbohydrates?I've been having this internal conversation lately,...

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Didn't the Tapdancer Look Good, Last Time We Saw Her?

2010-01-06T12:29:00.000-05:00

Hello, my name is Tapdancer and I am a Facebook junkie.I know - I was just in here, a few months back, touting my oh-so-virtuous offline time, and now I'm addicted again, and it's not even remotely...

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Oh Girl, It's Been One Of THOSE Weeks!

2009-11-18T11:16:00.005-05:00

Hi, it's me, your slack-assed blog-buddy.So, Soap Opera Update: the big birthday party went off beautifully; the birthday girl had a fabulous time being fussed over and sung to by (possibly) the...

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Procrastination - It's not just for breakfast anymore

2009-10-27T09:55:00.000-04:00

Two weeks until the big party at my house - the one for my mom's 70th birthday. Oh hell yes, it's total mayhem, so what else is new? But at least no one has the swine flu (currently) (knock on wood)....

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My Lips Are Sealed, Dammit

2009-10-08T13:23:00.003-04:00

The problem with blogs is that they're open to the world, so I can't lean over and whisper the latest dirt to you, dear reader, because the dirt-ee might be tuning in.Dammit.Because there is so much...

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Shhhh...

2009-10-05T14:03:00.001-04:00

Hey, keep your voice down, I don't want to attract any attention.Forgive me Father, it's been - how long? 5 months since I blogged. Wow, time just zips the hell on by, when you're out of the house...

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Blathering and Dithering

2009-06-03T12:28:00.003-04:00

So yeah, the first week of kicking ass and taking names, also known as dieting and working out, was pretty good, but since then nada, zip, zilch, zero progress. I think I'm still making up for the...

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Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (and a few recipes)

2009-05-27T09:55:00.002-04:00

In a week's time, I've been to the gym 7 times, an hour each time. I only lost about 5 pounds, because we ate Italian at Piccola Italia's (my stomach's spiritual Mecca) on Saturday, and my younger...

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As The Pendulum Swings

2009-05-20T11:41:00.000-04:00

Well hello!I'm up out of the cellar today, the black funk having passed tornado-like, leaving flotsam and destruction, but everything important is intact. The husband person has been very supportive...

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Emo Ranting (And now I'm going to go sulk in my room)

2009-05-13T13:20:00.001-04:00

I'm lying here, in a puddle of my own self pity. I can't seem to drag myself out of this funk, shower off the self-indulgent wallowing residue and DO something about all this apathy. My apathy, my...

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Work? On a day like today?

2009-05-12T14:15:00.001-04:00

It's way too nice to spend my day indoors, painting, (Ah Juicy Rationalization, how my procrastinating heart doth love thee!) so gardening was the order of the day. I'm really just tickled that we...

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Because This Is How Lazy I Am These Days

2009-05-11T13:00:00.000-04:00

Hi, this is me, the laziest blogger ever. How lazy can it get, you might ask? I'm posting a letter, fer crying out loud! Granted, I'm going to be a lot perkier when writing the Cuz, because, well,...

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We Interrupt This Blog To Bring You A Life

2009-04-27T11:11:00.006-04:00

Yep, that's right - I am ass-deep in the here and now people, with very little time for the ether. I've written posts, while I'm standing half asleep under the watering can that passes for my shower...

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Perspective

2009-03-13T12:00:00.002-04:00

I woke up today grumpy. The drip, drip, drizzle of rain and the gloomy dark of 7 am (now that we're on DST) made me want to call in, keep the kids home, go back to bed for an extra burrow.But I got...

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Alas Poor Chubby

2009-03-10T10:32:00.011-04:00

October 1990 - March 8, 2009Jasper Louise, aka Chubby Ann, died this past Sunday evening, after a rapid decline in health this past week. She was never the prettiest or the most lovable cat, but she...

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Letter to an Old Friend

2009-03-05T11:18:00.001-05:00

(Because this is where my mind is at these days)Dear _____,It's funny, I was just getting ready to drop you a note, and here's one from you! I've been pondering the haiku, and wanting to write one,...

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Just a Happy Little Post

2009-02-26T10:21:00.002-05:00

Whew! That was a heavy last post. Thank you all for your lovely and insightful comments. I half expected something a little harsher - and that's what traumatic conditioning does to you - so it was...

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Sowing Different Seeds

2009-02-17T08:15:00.000-05:00

Maggie's new site dedicated to domestic violence has me looking down rabbit holes that go deep down into the past.I don't really consider myself to be a victim of abuse, though I guess, technically,...

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My Head in a Book, or Two or Three

2009-02-13T13:05:00.002-05:00

Bea has been reading the Twilight series, by Stephanie Meyers, which means, cheap bastard that I am, I'm reading them too. I tore through the first three, bitching the whole way, and now I'm waiting...

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Waiting For The Shoe To Drop

2009-02-06T10:38:00.002-05:00

So,"I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains,I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains"-Closer to Fine, Indigo GirlsAnd so far, I don't have strep or mono. So that's good news, but...

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You Think, You Worry

2009-02-03T12:20:00.004-05:00

"You worry, you think - it's a vicious cycle." -Victor/VictoriaAs my appointment with a real doctor gets closer (as opposed to the Doc-In-The-Box variety, which could well have been imaginary - I was...

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Delicious Fishes

2009-01-29T13:25:00.001-05:00

There are moments when I catch a wisp of wistfulness for a life less ordinary.Don't get me wrong - I love my life. It's a full and happy life, when I consider and add up the sum of the parts, and...

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Me And My Big Mouth

2009-01-27T10:35:00.003-05:00

You know how I said, back in December, that I wasn't sick or in crisis? Yeah, not so much, apparently. All during this past fall, leading up to Christmas, I've been feeling really tired, or "punk",...

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Hindsight Doesn't Amount to a Hill of Beans

2009-01-16T09:35:00.000-05:00

They were the only litter of kittens we've ever had (well, their mother had them, but you know what I mean). I was there at their birth and loved them like they were my own children. I couldn't bear...

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Milk Carton Metaphor

2009-01-12T13:25:00.003-05:00

January is my traditional, seasonal time of darkness, and true to form, I'm standing at the edge of the abyss. I have no good reason to be standing here, there's no string of recent tragedies...

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Oh Crikey, Another Photo-Op

2009-01-08T10:45:00.000-05:00

Yeah, yeah, I know it's pushing on into January - I have the extra year on my age to show for it (Whoops! did I just admit I had a birthday?), but I just couldn't resist putting up a few pics of what...

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Blah-Blah, Let Me Sum Up, Blah-Blah

2009-01-05T13:25:00.000-05:00

I sit down at the computer and my mind goes blank. It's really a pain in the ass, because when I'm standing in the shower my mind is churning up all sorts of ideas, and how the hell do you write them...

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Where Have I Been?

2008-12-16T11:00:00.000-05:00

I am not sick, I am not in crisis; I am in the middle of a life, that includes at least three other people in it, and right now, they have to come first.When I started this blog thing, a little over...

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A Tale Told By A Nine Year Old

2008-11-26T19:45:00.001-05:00

...Full of sound and fury, and the occasional political snippet. I present to you, my son the Bohemian's turkey saga:One Thanksgiving TurkeyOne particular Thanksgiving a very special turkey was on my...

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Busy, Busy, Busy

2008-11-17T09:30:00.005-05:00

It's like gasoline on a flame-I'm doing a week-long lecture on North Carolina pottery and the origins of the face jug, starting later today. Oh, and I'm giving my lecture to 4th graders who will be...

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A Picture Takes The Place of Words

2008-11-11T18:55:00.000-05:00

I'm having a hard time lately, coming up with the happy or funny fodder I feel like my readers want to read. Obviously that is all in my grumpy, dissatisfied head, because what blog reader doesn't...

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