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Day Off?

Posted on 02/15/2010 by chick

On this day. . . Today was the first day of my “February vacation.” I decided to take this week off so that I could rest and recharge my batteries. So far, so good. I slept late, and Faithful Reader … Continue reading →

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Silly Chile

Posted on 02/12/2010 by chick

There is  a funny story in the news today. The Chilean mint misspelled the name of their country on a 2008 coin design. I don’t know which is worse, the misspelling or that no one noticed it until late 2009!

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That’s Gourd-geous!

Posted on 02/09/2010 by chick

Today’s ocarina has five holes and plays the same way as the last one, but it is completely different in shape and material. This ocarina, if it can indeed be called an ocarina, is an interesting hybrid of wood and … Continue reading →

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Prejudices

Posted on 02/08/2010 by chick

I had hoped to post about another one of my ocarinas today, but I ran out of time. Getting a decent amount of sleep is more important than taking a picture of an ocarina, don’t you think? But I did … Continue reading →

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“You Always Do That!”

Posted on 02/06/2010 by chick

I think that “you always do that!” is one of the unkindest things you can say to a significant other. First, it’s an exaggeration. Though that person may engage in the offending behavior quite often, and certainly more often than … Continue reading →

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Strange Food

Posted on 02/05/2010 by chick

I tried a strange recipe last weekend. It was a rice pudding that contained eggs and pineapple juice in place of milk, and black rice instead of white. The finished product was a deep shade of purplish blue and it … Continue reading →

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The Early Bird Gets the Joke

Posted on 02/03/2010 by chick

Sometimes I write blog posts in advance and schedule them to appear later in the week. When I do that, I always set the post time to 08:00. I chose that time because it had a “start of the day” … Continue reading →

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A Time for Goals

Posted on 01/29/2010 by chick

I didn’t mean to leave yesterday’s post on such a downbeat note, but I only have so much time for posting each day and I had run out. My younger self might be disappointed about how my life has turned … Continue reading →

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Disappointed in Myself

Posted on 01/28/2010 by chick

On this day… I have been thinking about the past. Joining Facebook brought me back in contact with people I hadn’t talked to in 15-20 years. One of those people recently posted some pictures from our teen years. That got … Continue reading →

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Good Fortune

Posted on 01/24/2010 by chick

We had Chinese food for dinner the other night and I liked the fortune that came in my fortune cookie. I looked for the little scrap of paper today because I wanted to share that precious pearl of Ancient Chinese … Continue reading →

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