NOT KEEPING SCORE

I am sitting in a hostel cum internet cafe, on the terrace over-looking Istanbul’s Bosphorus. I am drinking a small hourglass-shaped glass of Turkish tea, no sugar, as the air turns fuzzy with dusk. I am over-hearing snippets of hip, young, international travelers with tattoos and square thick-rimmed glasses and white cardigans, and beer. They […]

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Suddenly, in Turkey–merhaba!
(That happens sometimes; I wake up, and — I’m in Istanbul! Holy kefta!) As I travel around the country getting my Turkish on, expect posts and stories soon… Inshallah.
(Or in three weeks. As internet is available.)
~Shannon

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“Suddenly, the World’s All a-Twitter” (Newsweek)
I’m not sure how I feel about this, but I’ve set up a Twitter account. (Feed can also be viewed in right sidebar). There is… just… so much to say… In fact — I need a moment. Watch this while I collect myself:

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I don’t even have to know you. Or know your email address. Or whether you are a .mac Maniac, an @Yahoo yahoo, or a hotmail Has-Been — I can already read your eFuture:

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As I (slowly but surely) update NKS, I am dazzled by the easy easy easy new widget-infused Wordpress that makes my blog-writing job, well, easy ( <–see the italics, right there? I didn’t even bother with the html. Just clicked a button. Thssss):

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As a follow-up to my last post about Mother’s Day, I am posting this link to an article, The Dark Side of Mother’s Day, written by a woman I know, Cynthia Tuttelman.
I am not a mother, but I have one; and seeing what she’s had to go through after the death of her child, I […]

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Mother’s Day was emotional but uplifting; energy around the household has been a little tense as Mom, Pop and I realize that grief comes in colors outside a hue of blue. There is also anger, fear, loneliness, and some other disorienting shade of grey that sort of lingers around your eyes when you first wake […]

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This post is so you can experience the piano player in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico… it also gives me a chance to check out Google Video (Beta) for my next series of posts: More Web 2.0h My Goodness

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The Land of Enchantment: Part 3
Most of what I like about New Mexico is it’s yawning expanses, and it’s “Old West” feel. It is just such another world from Northern California.

Especially in Las Vegas, where clearly not much has changed in many years — I like it that way.
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The Land of Enchantment: Part 2
If you’re visiting New Mexico, you won’t be able to avoid green chili. Go on, try some. (This, coming from someone who thinks Pace Picante Mild is too spicy.) By day three I’m eating jalapeños whole. Hey — it’s better than menudo.

ABRAHAM’S TIENDITA (map)
This is Abraham, and that’s his tiny […]

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