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About aamontgomery

Seeing new possibilities in everyday things

Let’s Conjugate

Posted on March 23, 2013 by aamontgomery

Not really. Let’s not. Verbs are not really what should be changing their tenses in the spring, it should be the weather and tulips popping and migratory birds returning. Instead, it’s the usual cruel sort of spring here in East … Continue reading →

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Agnus Desi

Posted on March 14, 2013 by aamontgomery

Yes, I was looking up a song on iTunes and with a slip of the keyboard went from classical music to dragging an I Dream of Lucy character, kicking and screaming, into the mix! Never a fan of the show or Lucille … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Creativity, Joy (Joie de General), Music, Screen | 2 Comments

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde

Posted on March 6, 2013 by aamontgomery

If only every feisty, full-of-herself girl could remain so through the tribulations of fitting in with the pack in junior and senior high school . . . To all the girls who are still full-of-themselves throughout their lives!

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I’m a Dancing Girl

Posted on February 15, 2013 by aamontgomery

I have always been drawn to people and communities who dance. My theory is that when a culture loses its dancing as a community, it loses its vitality and reason for existing, what the French call raison d’être. Conversely when … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Bruce Springsteen, Creativity, Dance, Knoxville, Music | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Our Free-range Pet Spider

Posted on January 30, 2013 by aamontgomery

You can say it is a stretch to have a pet spider who comes and goes has he (or she) pleases. But no matter how strange it sounds, we apparently have drawn into our home a tiny, webless, very comfortable … Continue reading →

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My favorite wedding photo ever!

Posted on January 30, 2013 by aamontgomery

Ok, this is a famous quarterback’s wedding photo. But it is still a really funny and fabulous shot. This is one of Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Joe Flacco’s wedding photo with his amazing “center” Dana delivering the wedding bouquet. Love the … Continue reading →

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Zero Dark Ice Storm

Posted on January 25, 2013 by aamontgomery

Yes, my hometown of Knoxville continues to have one enterprising weather system after another in my least favorite month of the year: January. We have had 75 degrees, the freaky and fast-moving snowstorm that proved that some Knoxvillians can indeed … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, blog!

Posted on January 12, 2013 by aamontgomery

In this first post, I’d like to thank the friends who have been nagging me for years to create a blog. A big thanks to Nanci and Bri who have encouraged me to share my movie reviews, ideas, and creative … Continue reading →

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Don’t play what…

Posted on January 12, 2013 by aamontgomery

Don’t play what is there. Play what’s not there. Miles Davis

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