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Honest-to-Goodness Milestone

Posted on 05/19/2007 by chick

Today is my 1-month blogiversary. If you had come to this blog a month and a day ago, you would have been greeted with this line: “Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn’t here.” It was a bleak … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on 05/18/2007 by chick

Carpe diem. Time and tide wait for no man. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may… These are three different ways to say roughly the same thing. They seem so obvious and so trite that it’s hard to turn them into … Continue reading →

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Always Getting Burned

Posted on 05/15/2007 by chick

I’ve lived 34 years in a world full of hot food and beverages. You’d think I would have learned to avoid being burned by now, but my stinging tongue says otherwise. I wonder. Is there anyone out there who has … Continue reading →

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Cooking Up Excuses

Posted on 05/14/2007 by chick

We have a real kitchen now. There are even handles on the cabinet doors. Oh, yeah. All the bells and whistles. So I only have one problem now. What will I use as an excuse for not cooking?

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Words to Rhyme By

Posted on 05/14/2007 by chick

If you spend too much time On perfecting a rhyme, You will never be done And it kills all the fun.

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Affect vs. Effect II

Posted on 05/13/2007 by chick

Is this better? Make a difference in someone’s day. Affect them and spell it with an “A.” A cause is dust; an effect is a sneeze. Wipe your nose and spell “effect” with two E’s.

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Affect vs. Effect

Posted on 05/12/2007 by chick

So you want to make a difference in somebody’s day? Affect them, if you will, but please spell it with an “A.” A cause is ground pepper, an effect is a sneeze, Now wipe off your nose and spell “effect” … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeve

Posted on 05/12/2007 by chick

You know what I really hate? Excessive use of exclamation points!!!!

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Library Love

Posted on 05/12/2007 by chick

It’s time for the next leg of the Vonnegut marathon! I have never read The Sirens of Titan before, but it’s supposed to be a great book and I’m really looking forward to it. I considered buying a copy, but … Continue reading →

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Vegewannabe

Posted on 05/12/2007 by chick

Do you think that “vegewannabe” sounds like someone who aspires to be a vegetarian or someone who aspires to be a vegetable? I ask because I need a word that describes my current dietary philosophy. People ask, “Are you a … Continue reading →

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