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Tickled by a feather.


Patricia Kennedy Patricia Kennedy may refer to:
  • Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924 - 2006), a member of the U.S. Kennedy political family
  • Patricia Kennedy (born 1967), a bondage model
 was walking in the park with her husband one weekend when she spotted a turkey feather lying on the ground. It was pretty so she picked it up and later tucked it in the visor of the driver's side of her car.

One day several months later, Kennedy was heading to her office as director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications.  for the Allegheny Intermediate Unit The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. It was created by the state’s General Assembly in 1971, and is headquartered in Homestead.  in Homestead, Pa., when Dave, a co-worker, stopped to look at her strangely. Then his secretary, Lynnelle, approached her, asking, "What's up Pocahontas?"

Dumbfounded dumb·found also dum·found  
tr.v. dumb·found·ed, dumb·found·ing, dumb·founds
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See Synonyms at surprise.
, Kennedy replied, "Are you talking to me?"

"Yeah," she said. "What's with the feather?"

Kennedy reached around the back of her head to find the turkey feather standing upright in her hair. Her colleagues said they thought perhaps she had chosen the feather to complement the brown suit she was wearing that day.

"I imagined myself standing in front of my dresser that morning considering whether to accessorize ac·ces·sor·ize  
v. ac·ces·sor·ized, ac·ces·sor·iz·ing, ac·ces·sor·iz·es

v.tr.
To furnish with accessories: accessorized my outfit with a matching watch.

v.
 my outfit with a turkey feather," Kennedy quipped.
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Title Annotation:One Beastly Month for Educators
Publication:School Administrator
Date:Jan 1, 2007
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