Category Archives: Life

Over the Hill and Picking Up Speed

Posted on January 16, 2011 by TA Loeffler

For the first time in my life, yesterday, I felt “middle-aged.” And I actually said it aloud. What prompted me to say that? Flying like a projectile down an icy slope on a slippery piece of plastic–that’s what did it. … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #71 Keeping Taglu in My Heart

Posted on January 5, 2011 by TA Loeffler

If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness. –Marjorie Garber

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Merry Christmas from Quetzaltenango (Xela)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Feliz Navidad! It was a festive evening in Antigua with many folks out in the central park for the evening.  Three Santas were there posing for photos in front of the fountain with portable printers ready for action to send … Continue reading →

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Same, Same but Different

Posted on December 18, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Velma the Vanilla Dip Waits to Fly to Guatemala City There is something about getting on an airplane. I just love it. Perhaps, because an airplane is usually a place I feel unusually at leisure in ( I get to … Continue reading →

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Oma: Mountain of a Woman

Posted on December 6, 2010 by TA Loeffler

While back in Edmonton this week, I had the wonderful fortune of placing my laptop complete with webcam into the lap of my Oma. It was a precious moment as she saw herself appear on the screen in front of … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About the Date

Posted on December 3, 2010 by TA Loeffler

It’s not about the date. Or the presents. Or the food. Or the traditions. So then, what is this “day” we call Christmas all about? That’s the question I’m trying to answer as my family and I are celebrating “Christmas” … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #52 Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth…

Posted on December 2, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. –Robert Neelly Bellah

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Remembering Anew

Posted on November 11, 2010 by TA Loeffler

I was almost out the door when I heard Marian playing something on her computer. It caught my attention and I came over to see what was playing. As the music and images played, the tears began to cascade down … Continue reading →

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Your Guess is As Good as Mine

Posted on October 24, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Howdy, So after months of hemming and hawing, sorting and sighing, planning and proposing, looking and logisticating…I’ve finally decided what to climb next BUT I’m not telling just yet. In the spirit of fun and frivolity, I’ve been releasing a … Continue reading →

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