Category Archives: My world

Life and Death in the Blogosphere

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

In 2012 one of the biggest changes and influences in my life was writing, and more specifically: blogging. As the year began, blogging was still pretty new for me. While I had begun to find my groove, it was all … Continue reading →

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Moo, Baa, Fa-La-La!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

In the spirit of the season and to support a good cause, this is a Fundraising Post for Heifer International.  Nathan Bransford is an author whose blog I follow closely. He’s done a fundraiser for Heifer International, on his own blog … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tripping

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Tonight we finally decorated our tree. I wanted to do it a week+ ago, but Smart Guy was visiting our daughter in Israel and Middle Man is off at college. Neither Little Man or I wanted to decorate the tree … Continue reading →

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The Middle: The End of the World Bums Me Out

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’m trying not to let anxiety take over, what with only a few hours left to life on Earth… as I’ve known it. I am hoping that new theories are correct, and the Mayan predictions actually spoke to a cosmic … Continue reading →

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“Our Hearts Are Broken Today”

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Today our President, Barack Obama, uttered those words, and anyone who was listening, anyone who saw the leader of our country struck silent for a moment, tearful, was touched. The news, that 27 people—20 of them very young children at … Continue reading →

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The Middle… Back In the Cave, We Spit In Our Mascara

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Ok, so maybe I’m not that old; I didn’t actually exist in cave days… but nearly. The mascara part, that’s true. It’s not the only thing we did differently. A whole bunch of things have changed since I rode my … Continue reading →

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86 That! Hail Festivus!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I get that generation after generation has felt like I do: some of this newfangled stuff is just doodoo. So I’m an old lady. Bah!  If you ever worked in a restaurant, which I did for nearly 15 years (from age 14 … Continue reading →

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Sometimes The Pressure of the Holly, Isn’t So Jolly…

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve always been a Christmas person and when I married Smart Guy and we agreed to raise our children in Jewish faith, I embraced Hanukkah as well. That makes December a big huge holiday fest each year! I love the … Continue reading →

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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things… 2nd Annual

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note: Some knee surgery and plenty of November/December distractions have made writing a bit more challenging than usual. I’ve fallen behind. This week, I’m combining my Monday post and The Middle into one post. Also, for several hours I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Tis The Season… Give.

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

In high school, I read the quote “To those whom much is given, much is expected.” It is most often ascribed to John F. Kennedy, but is borrowed from Luke 12:48 (“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall … Continue reading →

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