Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock… or are morally superior to me and my movie-loving TV-owning red meat-eating ilk, and didn’t know this, the Academy Awards were on Sunday night. And Twitter was all atwitter.
(HA.)
And on Monday, my life was transformed by the following video, courtesy of Charlie:
A Trailer for Every Academy [...]

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In my real life, I have a lot of friends who just don’t “get” Twitter. They say they don’t have time for it  (WHAT? Do they think I do?) And they always ask, “WHY would I want to know what a total stranger had for breakfast?”
(I always answer, “It’s at least as interesting as knowing [...]

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Serendipity (N.)
Definition: finding something unexpected and useful while searching for something else entirely.
Usage: Last night on the Twitter, my friend Nick the Geek offered a pile of dog hair to anyone who wanted it.
Well, what serendipity! I had just decided on my topic for today’s post. DOG HAIR.
Now you might think that an offer of dog [...]

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Lately it seems like my neck has a crick in it all the time. Not one of those “I can’t move my head and therefore have an excuse for not doing laundry or dusting” cricks. (I WISH.) More of a “This is annoying and every time I turn my head I sound like a bowl of Rice [...]

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They say love is never having to say you’re sorry.
But after posting this video, in spite of my deep and abiding love for you, I feel obliged to say,
I’M SORRY.
…OH…
AND YOU’RE WELCOME.
PLEASE, BABY, DON’T HURT ME.
And be sure to visit Bridget for the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival.
The word of the day is LOVE.
And [...]

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Christmas is 13 days away?!
GAAA.
Fall is usually a busy time for me, but after years of dealing with multiple birthdays PLUS regular holidays, I’ve achieved a kind of rhythm that sees me through until January. Here it is, starting September 29:

9/29 Birthday, birthday (mine & family friend’s)
10/2 Birthday (nephew)
10/25 Birthday (son)
10/26 Birthday (daughter)
10/31 Halloween
11/15 Birthday [...]

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Hello. My name is Bob.

Mom sez she’s sooper busy and still feelz sick.
But i thnk shes just lasy. Shee keeps fergiting to feed me her leftover penut buter.
Mmmm… penut buter….

Penut buter is my faverit fud. i aleso lik too ride in the carr.
But mom sez i cant now cuz dad sez no. He sez the [...]

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As lousy as I STILL feel, I’m surprised at how witty I’ve been on the Twitter this week. I’m also surprised at how often I was on the Twitter this week. And I’m kinda surprised at what I SAID on the Twitter this week.
Are y’all sure I was on the Twitter this week? It’s all [...]

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I had the most amazing pumpkin-apple soup in New York last week. It was the first course of our fancy dinner before we went to see the Broadway musical, “Billy Elliott.” Which we viewed from the fourth row.
The waiter brought the soup out PIPING hot, and after he ladled some into my bowl, he produced [...]

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Day One in New York, A Diary
8:00 Wake up. Ahhhh…. Sleeping in. How glorious! New York City, here I come! Put on my pin-striped suit, nice blouse, accessories, high-heeled boots. I am CHIC. I shall conquer the world.
9:00 First meeting. I meet the Publisher at a major publishing house. She shakes  my hand and says [...]

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