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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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Ixnay on the Atalogscay

Posted on 05/10/2007 by chick

I’ve been trying to get off the mailing list of a particular catalog company for a long time. I called them again just before I moved, hoping that I might spare the new resident the flood of paper-wasting catalogs. As … Continue reading →

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No Authority Yet (or Ever?)

Posted on 05/08/2007 by chick

According to a website that ranks blogs, my ranking on Sunday was 3,173,879. I was ok with that. Considering how many blogs there are and that I haven’t told anyone that mine exists, it’s not as bad as it sounds. … Continue reading →

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Brave New Word

Posted on 05/08/2007 by chick

It’s brown. No, it’s green. Brown! Green! Are you blind? It’s brown! No, damn you, it’s green! Have you ever had this argument? Well, here’s a way to settle the issue and bring a little bit of peace to the … Continue reading →

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