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Karen's Weekend Assignment this week asks about making a new start: "Tell us of one change you voluntarily made in your life at some point, that worked out really well."

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When I was 17, I dropped out of college.

Karen's Weekend Assignment this week asks about favorite types of books. My favorite genre at the moment is extremely specific:

John McPhee books.

Ink runs from the corners of my mouth.
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry.

- Mark Strand

I learn things about myself when I write - and I learn things about the world when I write, so I'd like to write more.

There are lots of wonderful writing assignments on the web offering topics and ideas; I'm grateful to the fine people who provide prompting for people like me.

"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." - Matthew 12:34

Karen's weekly assignment asks about powerful speakers and speeches that inspire.

I'm not a MySQL guru, but I think in databases, and I love playing around with MySQL commands and learning new tricks and techniques.

Drupal is my favorite CMS. I try to contribute to the forums and documentation when I can. I love using it for my own projects.