Happy Birthday!

Hard to believe, but ten years ago today a little book came out that changed the face of children’s literature and book publishing forever.  I must admit, I didn’t even read it until there was a sequel, and of all people was inspired by hearing Rosie O’Donnell wax rhapsodic over the protagonist on her now-defunct [...]

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Shocking news!

This just in from the Associated Press:  Barack Obama’s race might be a deciding factor in this November’s election.
Ya’ think?! Cracked me up.  Like it has never been noticed until now.  It’s a new discovery!  Barack Obama is not 100% Caucasian male!
When I first saw the article title I thought it was going to [...]

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A little awkward….

So I got home today from running errands, weekly hospital visit, borrowing a vacuum (not one but TWO blew up on me on Sunday).  Anywho, normal errand sort of day.  Get home, my jeans are wet, so I take them off to dry.  Before I can get dressed in comfy loungey-type pants the phone rings.  [...]

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Seven Years Ago Today

I was sitting at my desk, working like it was a normal Tuesday.  Two days prior I had returned from a trip to San Francisco and Carmel Valley, where my cousin and I flew to visit my brother while he was training.  I was still trying to play catch up for the week, and was [...]

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Pluto Rocks!

With full apologies to Jason Kotkke, as I found this on his website.  I thought it was a riot, and yes, he did the right thing!  I have copied in its entirety:
Bringing Pluto back to the solar system
Meg bought Ollie this ball a couple of weeks ago. It’s got all the planets of the solar [...]

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Quote of the Day

Tough girls come from New York.  Sweet girls, they’re from Georgia.  But us Virginia girls, we have fire and ice in our blood.  We can ride horses, be a debutante, throw left hooks, and drink with the boys–all the while making sweet tea, darlin’.  And if we have an opinion, you know you’re gonna hear [...]

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Wah. (Or how I am indulging my whiny side tonight!)

I’m tired of being unemployed.
I’m sleepy.
I’m hungry.
I don’t wanna cook.
I’m bored.
I’m uninspired.
I don’t wanna clean house.
I just told off a recruiter for not reading properly.
I’m depressed because my swimming pool went away today.  Who cares that it wasn’t mine, they didn’t have to drain it!
So all in all, good day!

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The one time I don’t have my camera with me . . . .

So today I was out running errands.  [Since I am unemployed, it's become a task in efficiency for me--see how many places I can get to with the shortest amount of driving to accomplish the maximum amount of things on my list.  I even made it 3 1/2 weeks without filling my gas tank--a new [...]

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