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Karen

I am here for Friends

About Me

Phobic about tornadoes. Hate whiners (and I'm not immune). Not Bush's biggest fan, but still a big fan of democracy, so he'll have to do. Love cats and dogs and pretty much anything pet like. Love people. Love to cook. Have a lead foot. I'm surface-to-air aggressive and generally unafraid with a strong layer of uncertainty underneath all that bluster. I love to tell a good story, more importantly, love to tell good stories well. Generally people like my family more than me, which is fine, as long as they remember I'm also in the family. I have a love affair with commas and their myriad contradictions. I started out in journalism and ended up in gerontology. So in short, I'm a walking contradiction with a mouth that can't shut up, a brain that won't quit and a heart the size of Texas. All in Ohio. Go figure.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Living, breathing, thinking forms of intelligent life

My Blog

So you know

I wanted to let you all know that Uncle Steve died on Monday.  His funeral was today.  There wasn't a dry eye in the chuch, but there was closure and a sense of relief that his pain is over,...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:53:00 GMT

Sigh

Wanted: A Few Good Laughs. Life has been a bit unbearable lately, and I am in desperate need of a good laugh. Tomorrow I go to a reception themed on Jimmy Buffet and those Southern Latitudes...
Posted by on Sat, 14 May 2005 20:25:00 GMT

It occurs to me

I just noticed my last two posts were about drinking. I feel the need to emphasize that I rarely have the chance to go out and when I do, I imbibe modestly.
Posted by on Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:37:00 GMT

A girl among guys

Best friend, Andy, calls at 1145pm five minutes from a place you're an hour from asking whether I want to get a drink. Guys can be exasperating, loveable, quirky and crazy. Women, too, but at least ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Feb 2005 20:54:00 GMT

To hell with puritanical drinking laws

Crazy. The one night you need a drink, and you need it now, is the one night you can't buy liquor. Damn it. Tomorrow is another day.
Posted by on Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:44:00 GMT

My view from this side of the monitor

It's finals week. I'm zonked and I'm typing nonsense on my computer that no one but me will read. whatever works. night, k
Posted by on Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:39:00 GMT

It feels like a Hitler Youth Bonfire

I moved back to my parent's house for various reasons, but the main one is to reduce the drive time. On doing so, I realized it's time to pare down the ole Doerr library; Karen Doerr, director. I ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:06:00 GMT

I'm not hungry anymore

Well I finally got a WW fix last night around 2 a.m. on the WB. Haven't found pizza yet. I'm moving back home in a couple weeks to Canal Fulton. Again I will experience the joys of being at le...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:08:00 GMT

I'm hungry

I'm in the mood for pizza. Haven't had my WW fix in two weeks. Must watch some soon. Need to sleep. Probably should do some of these things, but not necessarily in this order. I'll start wi...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:41:00 GMT