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Here I Go Again

Posted on 09/25/2007 by chick

It’s time for another trip to CT. I’ll tell you all about my adventures when I get back.

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Good Corn Burned Bad

Posted on 09/24/2007 by chick

It looks bad, it smells worse, and it’s called popcorn cooked way too long in a microwave. You can recognize it by the billowing clouds of yellow-tinged smoke and the aggressive reek of burnt corn. Microwaves accused of this “heat … Continue reading →

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Critical Cure

Posted on 09/22/2007 by chick

There is no such thing as writer’s block. A writer can always write. That is, a writer can always take words and combine them to make sentences. “Writer’s block” is really a catchall term for any one of several problems … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on 09/21/2007 by chick

I have a terrible case of writer’s block, so please forgive the scarcity of posts. It’s only a temporary thing. I hope.

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Best Present Ever

Posted on 09/15/2007 by chick

I had a birthday this week. My Faithful Reader and I attempted to celebrate the day with a trip to Newport. The goal was to enjoy the afternoon on the fabled Cliff Walk, a paved 3.5-mile path that runs between … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia

Posted on 09/14/2007 by chick

I just found the instructions for snow removal at my old condo complex. It made me sad because I won’t be there for the winter. I won’t be walking along the shore during the snowfall, collecting jingle shells, listening to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Slacker

Posted on 09/10/2007 by chick

Really, I’m not a slacker. It was just a busy Sunday. My Faithful Reader and I went to Brimfield for the antique fair and to hang out with K—, who happened to be in the area. We had lunch at … Continue reading →

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The Week in Review

Posted on 09/08/2007 by chick

It was an exciting week. My Faithful Reader hung the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. It looks good and it’s wonderful to have somewhere to put all those miscellaneous bottles and tubes and jars of the pills and pastes and … Continue reading →

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On Rejection

Posted on 09/07/2007 by chick

Giuseppe Verdi wrote amazing music. Even if you don’t like opera, Aida will knock your socks off. Something interesting about Verdi: he was turned down by the Conservatory in Milan. They said that he was privo di talento musicale (lacking … Continue reading →

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Neglect

Posted on 08/25/2007 by chick

Poor, neglected blog, with your writer sick in bed from a nasty cold and your Faithful Reader off on a wild Canadian whiskey binge. Things will get better soon. I promise.

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