Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Footage from 2006

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For months now, when I go to YouTube, I get a dire message about Google videos that need to be migrated. I always ignore the message -- unti...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Homecoming

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I have, of course, made all kinds of mistakes during life without Steve. One of the most memorable: Taking Cooper and Katie to Dallas-Fort...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Father's Day

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Since our first Father's Day without Steve in 2010, I've been thankful that the holiday falls in the middle of June. That's beca...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Head for the Cure 2012

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Last Saturday was a great day for racing! The weather was cool. The rain held off until the awards ceremony. And the site was packed with jo...
Friday, May 11, 2012

12 hours until race time

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In about 12 hours, runners and walkers will gather in Plano in an effort to raise money to fight brain cancer. Rain or shine, we'll b...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Swiped from Facebook

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W.T. White High School Marching Band, 1986-87 Can you find Steve? And three members of our wedding party?
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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Team roster so far

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Look at this strong group of runners and walkers! Here's the list, so far, of folks who have registered for next Saturday's Head ...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Charlotte

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The first book I remember reading by myself and sobbing as I read: Charlotte's Web . We lived in Farmers Branch. I was 7. It was a Sa...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

40

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Today I am 40. The same age Steve was when he died. I can't even wrap my head around that. What I can do is report that I have been ab...
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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Discovered

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We're putting the house back together after post-flood carpet was installed yesterday. (Aren't you ready to stop reading and hearing...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Head for the Cure: Top 10 reasons

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We're getting the Run for Steve Damm team back together for the Head for the Cure Foundation 5K! When: 8 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012...
Sunday, April 1, 2012

Week 1

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This week I returned to an office job for the first time in almost seven years. This week also included: Memorial service for a former co...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Stupid tumor

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"Stupid tumor" is my umbrella catchphrase of a curse that I say mostly in my head, sometimes out loud, when a situation is frustra...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Wit

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Cooper definitely has Steve's humor gene. Dry and sly. On Friday afternoon, Boy Scout Troop 51 gathered to load up gear and head out o...
Friday, March 23, 2012

As starfish returns to the sea, wave of sadness rises and falls

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From today's Briefing : My Katie is a sensitive soul. It’s difficult to know how much of her tender heart was there at birth and how muc...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Waving hello

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I love the beach. I fell in love with the mix of water and sand and wind and salt in my mid-20s, when Matthew and Gretchen introduced us to ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Change

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The past four-plus years around the Damm house have been capricious: Healthy mom and dad and two children. Onset of odd symptoms. Month o...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Absence

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One of the defining characteristics of a blog -- at least this blog -- is that it offers snippets. This blog and the Damm Spot don't of...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Valentine's gifts

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Steve and I were never huge Valentine's Day people. We celebrated, but nothing fancy or over the top. Among our most memorable: 1993, ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Cabinets and shoes and snoring

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Today I attended a luncheon for widows. (It was at a church that I do contract work for. I sat with my friend who works at the church and ...