by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
I got this phone call on November 19th from someone in Helena, MT who works for the State of Montana retirement division. She was calling to confirm the closure of my cousin’s estate. The first part of the conversation was rather convoluted, you see, because she...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gah. Only four more days of NaNoWriMo. I know the hubby is looking forward to not hearing me say, “I need to do my wordcount.” The kids are looking forward to me paying some attention to them. I know the youngest is tired of me saying, “No, I’m...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 16, 2010 | Cooking, Uncategorized
Ever buy something really wonderful and expensive without thinking much about what might happen to it, say, ten years down the road? We bought a 12″ non-tick All Clad saute pan about ten years ago and used it regularly. Almost daily. After long and hard use, but...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 16, 2010 | Writing
Halfway through the month of November, and my wordcount is just right where it is supposed to be. I’ve got a total of 25,653 words for the one project and 25,105 with the other. I’ve already decided to just do one project next year because this is a little...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 11, 2010 | Memories
My father served in the US Navy for twenty years. He joined up, originally, because the service would pay for his education to become a doctor, something he would otherwise be unable to afford. His career was varied and interesting to say the least. He served aboard...
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