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Christmas Comes Early

Posted on 12/01/2007 by chick

As I was finishing up the post about our selfish spending, I heard a knock on the door. It was a couple of delivery men wanting to drop off our new TV, almost a week early!

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Selfish Spending

Posted on 12/01/2007 by chick

While most people have been out wildly spending on gifts for others, Faithful Reader and I have been out selfishly spending on ourselves. First, we bought a king size bed so that we might sleep without smacking each other around … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on 12/01/2007 by chick

I keep thinking that someday I will invite other readers to my blog, but first I want to go back and . . . Fix all the tags and categories. Add all the pictures I meant to use. Remove everything … Continue reading →

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Obligations

Posted on 11/25/2007 by chick

Speaking of holiday obligations, I have to make a Christmas list for my mother. She demands one every year. I don’t know if it’s because I buy too many things for myself or if it’s because I want fewer things … Continue reading →

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Gift Card

Posted on 11/24/2007 by chick

I recently had a discussion with a friend about Christmas shopping. Since then the concept of gift cards has been stewing in the back of my mind, and I now have some working thoughts to explain the nagging distaste I … Continue reading →

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Posted on 11/23/2007 by chick

Last weekend, Faithful Reader and I went to his niece’s first dance recital. We had been warned that this was no piddly production, but I was nonetheless shocked by the size of it. There were about 50 separate performances spread … Continue reading →

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In They Go

Posted on 11/19/2007 by chick

Sometimes the blog writes itself. Words pop into my head and say “I’m for the blog.” I never argue with them. I just put them where they think they belong. Good or bad, in they go and in they stay.

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Give and Take

Posted on 11/19/2007 by chick

Why do we have all of these prescribed dates, holidays and events for which we are obligated to give gifts? It creates stress around times when we should be celebrating and fosters the idea that gift-giving must be reciprocated. People … Continue reading →

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Thought

Posted on 11/17/2007 by chick

A thought for today: Your library is your portrait. (Holbrook Jackson)

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Dark Ages

Posted on 11/13/2007 by chick

Today’s news: The governor of Georgia publicly prays for rain on the steps of the state capitol, and flags falling near Hillary Clinton are interpreted as a bad omen. What? Are we still living in the Dark Ages?

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