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My Memorial Day Week

Posted on 05/31/2008 by chick

On Sunday, we went to my aunt and uncle’s for a barbecue. It was a beautiful day and the baby birds, eager to see it, were peeking out of the birdhouse. I found out that one of my cousins is … Continue reading →

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Posted on 05/13/2008 by chick

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Watching Jane Eyre

Posted on 05/13/2008 by chick

A couple of days ago, I started watching Jane Eyre. I watched the first half alone, but Faithful Reader came in during the second half and insisted on watching it, so I caught him up on the story to that … Continue reading →

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Fear Factor

Posted on 05/10/2008 by chick

Things I don’t do because I’m afraid… Ride rollercoasters Donate blood Quit my job Are these things worth the effort of overcoming my fear?

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Chick of the Black Thumbs

Posted on 04/21/2008 by chick

When I went to water my bonsai tree today, I found that the soil around the trunk was covered with a thin blanket of white mold. Can you believe it? I’ve had the tree for two days and already I’m … Continue reading →

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Bonsai!

Posted on 04/20/2008 by chick

Yesterday morning, we went to a beginner’s bonsai workshop, where we chose, trimmed, and potted our own bonsai trees. We took so long to choose our materials that the class was almost over by the time we started potting our … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Grampa

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I invented the Vonnegut Marathon partly as a way of symbolically honoring my grandfather. Now that the race is over, I feel like I did them both justice. The irony is that my grandfather was nothing like Vonnegut. He probably … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of Blogging

Posted on 04/16/2008 by chick

It is too easy to live one’s life as a series of big things (births, weddings, vacations, promotions, etc.) and bad things (illnesses, deaths, accidents, taxes, etc.) and overlook the wealth of small, wonderful things that happen all the time. … Continue reading →

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Tax Relief?

Posted on 04/16/2008 by chick

Whew! My taxes are done! But after all the numbers were crunched, punched, and slightly drooled upon, things did not turn out in my favor. Uncle Sam took a mighty chunk. Do you think there’s any chance he might learn … Continue reading →

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Beauties of Nature

Posted on 04/15/2008 by chick

Ah, the beauties of nature—a couple of geese coming in for a landing on the canal, the maples’ fuzzy red flowers, and a bicylist’s butt crack.

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