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About Dawn Quyle Landau

Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.

The Middle… The Sunshine Is On Me (Award Season kicks off)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I have just been awarded the The Sunshine Award, in blogging, by Lisa at Cyclingrandma. What a sunny way to start a day!  I’ll say it again, the blogging community is an amazing entity. When I started my blog seven months … Continue reading →

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If a Tree Falls in the Woods, and Mom’s Not There To Answer, Did It Make a Sound?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Warning:  She’s baaaaack!  Sarcasm prevails. Snarky to the 10th. Kids, run and hide. Don’t read this, because I don’t want your feedback. Seriously. Deep philosophical question:  If a phone rings in a house, full of teens and, oh, let’s say … Continue reading →

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Old Dog + New Trick = Mark Zuckerber, You Suck.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

WARNING:   This is a long post. It just is. I clearly have some things to say about Facebook… and brevity was not an option. You’ve been warned. I’ve been working on this for a while, in my head… today it … Continue reading →

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The Middle..Optimism and Magical Thinking vs The Mayans.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<– Only Luke is hiding from reality around here.   No blinders folks. I’m way off in my posts… Frankly, I’m way off in general. This is just temporary though; read on… An old friend sent me an email a few … Continue reading →

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Brain Dead… Take her off Life Support.

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I uttered those ^^words to a good friend, the other day, when she called me to check in… as she’s done regularly since Mom died, three weeks ago today. Hmm, I know I will reach a point when I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Middle: Some Techie Fun….2011 in review (not a word from me)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading →

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A Dick, a Tid Bit and FYI…Life in Blog Land.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I fellow blogging friend, Mikalee Byerman, recently awarded me the “I Am Such a Dick… and You Are Not” blogging award.  Ok, freeze!  I can hear the groans, and snarky comments already… Yes, I am aware that it’s a questionable … Continue reading →

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Sound Bites from the U.N. and Baby Steps.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It’s been two weeks since Mom died, and I am still trying to catch my breath. It’s strange how I worked on a sort of auto pilot for two+ months, working on the manuscript, keeping our house running, and sitting … Continue reading →

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The Middle…Chaos Rains, in a Shit Storm.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

There’s no doubt that I’ve been in the vortex of a serious shit storm, for longer than I care to add up right now…. Let’s call it a year and make it a full circle.  But December certainly packed the … Continue reading →

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Credit Where Credit is Due: Thank You Mauricio!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<— (View of Mt Rainier, across beautiful, winter fields) So, I owe my husband a big, fat thank you for a truly amazing birthday dinner. The thing is, I apparently owe Mauricio Umansky a big, fat thank you too. Since I’m not … Continue reading →

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