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Very Fattening Cake

Posted on 12/27/2008 by chick

I had a birthday in September. I got pregnant in October. Is there any correlation between those two occurrences? Yes. Take a look at this. Is it any wonder I got pregnant after eating this birthday fertility cake?

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Great Expectations

Posted on 12/26/2008 by chick

Now that Faithful Reader and I have shared the big news with our families, I can now state it publicly. I’m pregnant! We told Faithful Reader’s parents by giving them an ultrasound picture in a photo album on Christmas Eve. … Continue reading →

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Year-End Reading

Posted on 12/24/2008 by chick

I thought it would be fun to reread the entire Harry Potter series, so that’s what I’ve been up to lately. I already finished the first three (The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban). I’m … Continue reading →

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In Search of Culture

Posted on 12/23/2008 by chick

In retrospect, I think my 2008 might have been somewhat lacking in culture. One of the few culture-y things I can remember doing this year was the Corning Museum of Glass. While I was there, I took this picture. This … Continue reading →

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Learning from 2008

Posted on 12/23/2008 by chick

The year 2008 is almost over. I can’t help but look back at January through early December, searching for meaning, understanding, and inspiration. I want to wring everything I can from the year before it dwindles to nothing. Expect to … Continue reading →

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Naughty Pancakes?

Posted on 12/13/2008 by chick

What is it about pancakes that makes them want to join together in the skillet? No matter how carefully I pour them, they manage to expand, sometimes even to grow pseudopodia, so that they may touch one another. Is it … Continue reading →

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The Hippo Got Me

Posted on 12/13/2008 by chick

It’s almost Christmas and the radio stations are busy overplaying their catalog of holiday tunes. I haven’t heard the one about the Christmas donkey yet this year (thank God!), but that doesn’t mean I got off scot-free. Oh, no. This … Continue reading →

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What Took You So Long?

Posted on 12/06/2008 by chick

Now for the reading post you’ve been eagerly awaiting… The Memory, Sorry and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams Grade: C+ I should have known from the get-go that it was a bad idea to read this trilogy. It’s just too … Continue reading →

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About Those Posts…

Posted on 12/03/2008 by chick

Faithful Reader told me that he doesn’t like my reading posts, at least not as much as my other posts. That’s OK. I don’t either. But it’s for a different type of enjoyment that I write them. I write them … Continue reading →

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Almost Two and No Thanks

Posted on 12/03/2008 by chick

My Faithful Reader and I have yet to write thank-you notes for our wedding gifts. The amount of time that has elapsed is more that what is allowed by etiquette. Etiquette shmetiquette. I don’t care about “the rules” in this … Continue reading →

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