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A few days ago on the knitlist, Ray Whiting helped turn the posts away from whining about a newspaper essay towards some positive sharing about knitting. Here are his questions and my answers:
> What sparked your interest in knitting? Did you leave it and come back years later? Why?
I wanted to be able to make [...]

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I am so pooped! And a little sore from yesterday, but not as bad as I feared. A whole day at work was a bit too ambitious, but it was great to get out of the house and to do some work with the proper tools.
I spent the last hour before commuting back home sitting [...]

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I’m going to try going to the office for the first time in seven weeks. A neighbor is going to drive me to the T and go with me (she’s also a co-worker). The weather is sunny and moderate today, so I hope it will be a good experience along the way. It will definitely [...]

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I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Academy Awards last night with a group of friends from work. I’m glad that viewers got to see a whole range of antiwar statements–from the almost too subtle dove pins and Susan Sarandon’s classy peace sign to Michael Moore’s over-the-top screed. The cute young actor who introduced the clips from [...]

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1. If you had the chance to meet someone you’ve never met, from the past or present, who would it be?
Jesus. What was he like? I can think of few people who have had such a pervasive influence on our world–and the close runners-up would also be religious figures: Moses, David, Solomon, Mohammed–not to mention [...]

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After attending the New England Flower Show last year, I wasn’t impressed. I’ve been spoiled by the Philadelphia Flower Show (which is sort of like how the San Diego Zoo spoiled all zoos for me, and Disneyland spoiled most amusement parks).
But I went again this year, because six weeks mostly housebound with a broken ankle [...]

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