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You Gotta Know When To Hold ‘Em, When To Fold ‘Em

Kitty Karn | January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments

Oh my! Is it time to blog again? Where did the time go? What risks did I take?
Here are a few:
1) I risked embarrassment by bearing my soul to some of my colleagues.
2) Instead of being my usual accommodating self, I risked being harshly assessed by telling three of my students they could not change [...]

This is the Key

Kitty Karn | December 29, 2009 | 5 Comments

This is the Key from Come Hither, edited by Walter de la Mare.
This is the Key of the Kingdom. In that Kingdom is a city;
In that city is a town;
In that town there is a street;
In that street there winds a lane;
In that lane there is a yard;
In that yard there is a house;
In that [...]

My Abandoned Child Within

Kitty Karn | December 8, 2009 | 1 Comments

My abandoned child within has once again been making her presence known in the last several months. You know the type. She’s one of those whiney, jealous, tantrum-throwing, needy kids that no one wants to be around because…well, because she’s just no fun to hang out with. Lucky me-I get to be with her 24/7.
None [...]