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dustbowldiva

Location: Yukon, Oklahoma, USA

Bio: Free thinking 40-something, Psych BA, and "professional English major" turned nursing student. Long married and mother of 2 above average children, and 3 cats. Blog "pimping" friendly. ____________________________________ "'Course I never did care much for dictators none, myself, but then I think the whole country oughtta be run by electricity" Bright idea courtesy of Oklahoma's best man, Woody Guthrie.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010 12:07AM

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"What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, And the dry stone no sound of water."

T.S. Eliot "The Wasteland"

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Dear OS friends:

Just writing to let you know that I am in the final exhausting stage of my journey through nursing school. I am encouraged by Dostoevsky's quote: "man can survive where swine would perish and laugh where the gods go mad". See - there is a benefit to being an English major. I miss OS tremendously. Wish I was there with all of you frolicking about the feed. Hope to return before long.

Dustbowldiva

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Hang in there! Here's to finishing that degree very very soon.

JustJuli

February 07, 2010 12:21 AM

Oh there you are are Nurse Betty! Hell, I was sure some twister had absconded with you, or you had hitched a ride with a storm chaser who'd wooed you in the ways of adrenalin and excitement, and we were never to be graced by Nurse Diva again.

The finish line is drawing you near, your mouth is dry, your lungs heaving, legs are like rubberbands and your mind is mush. Your one step away from the twilight zone - graduation.

Good job kiddo. Damned good job.

Boomer Bob

February 07, 2010 12:35 AM

DbD- Good work, girl! The nursing service won't know what hit 'em! I've been missing you!-Julie

junk1

February 07, 2010 12:54 AM

Forgiven! "Real life" is overrated. Ha. Will be good to see you back when the time is right DBD.

trig palin

February 07, 2010 01:31 AM

Best Wishes! Loved the postcard...

Sparking

February 07, 2010 02:13 AM

Love the Dostoevsky quote! Hang in there!

AtHomePilgrim

February 07, 2010 08:01 AM

Thanks for the postcard. Good luck on the final stretch!

cartouche

February 07, 2010 08:34 AM

dusty, keep your head down and come back when you are done. The Hotel California has held your room for you.

JK Brady

February 07, 2010 09:51 AM

dear dust bowl diva, Dostoevsky's quote is encouraging. Thanks for that! Chances are you don't know me here if you've been gone lately and I'm fairly new ... but I love T.S. Eliot and am an English major too (and while that usually doesn't come with $$) it comes with a lifetime of authors. Good luck.