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<\/a><\/p>\n500 posts. I knew I had blathered out over 200,000 words, which is a tremendous number, but somehow 500 is a number that actually sort of sinks in. 500 posts since (essentially) mid-July of last year. I am terrible with math, but I think that is around 14,000 words a month. <\/p>\n
When I was at the beach in August, I was looking through the guest book and found my name mentioned several times. Everyone commented on how very, very quiet I am. How I never open my mouth. Well, apparently all it takes to make me express myself is to put a keyboard in front of me. I suspect a pencil would have worked as well. <\/p>\n
Who knew I had so much to say…<\/p>\n
Maybe it’s time to wrap some direction around it.
\nMaybe it’s best to keep blathering. I enjoy blathering, except when I make myself cry. No, even then. <\/p>\n
The thing that is funny is that I haven’t ever been willing to share anything about myself with anyone, and here I am hanging up my emotional laundry for anyone who wanders by. <\/p>\n
It’s good for me, I think.<\/p>\n
I don’t know. <\/p>\n
What do I know?<\/p>\n
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\nI do know this: happy birthday to my tall dark and handsomest friend Nok.
\nYou aren’t the tallest of anyone I have ever met.
\nOr the handsomest (but you are pretty dang tall and handsome!)
\nBut definitely the best combination of all three!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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