Category Archives: Crazy Me

Two Universes

Posted on 11/21/2019 by chick

I’m living in two universes simultaneously: one in which Christmas is not allowed to exist until after Thanksgiving so don’t you dare talk holiday to me already, and one in which I’ve already started Christmas shopping and have been watching … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Seedy Season: Part I

Posted on 11/10/2019 by chick
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Totally Ineffective

Posted on 11/09/2019 by chick

I’m good at giving up addictions, and I’ve given up many of them over the years, but it would be more effective if I didn’t keep replacing them with new ones.

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It’s a Coup!

Posted on 10/19/2019 by chick

My blog seems to have been taken over by flowers lately, but I’m OK with that. I want to be able to name all the plants that I see as I walk. These blog posts give me a reason to … Continue reading →

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I Now Pronounce You Correctly

Posted on 09/02/2019 by chick

Forte: I refuse to say that something is someone’s forte. The reason for that is the pronunciation of the word “forte.” I know that it rightly rhymes with “port.” But, if I were to say it that way, someone else … Continue reading →

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Cleaning My Desk

Posted on 08/17/2019 by chick

I sometimes tape interesting quotes onto surfaces in my workspace, but eventually they start to yellow and need to be taken down. Today I am removing three. I would like to remember them, though, so here they are. People want … Continue reading →

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Long Week

Posted on 08/15/2019 by chick

This week has not been a good week. It has, from the get-go, seemed long and difficult, so much so that by Tuesday I thought that it ought to be Friday, and today feels like a Monday.

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Writing More

Posted on 07/20/2019 by chick

There were over 150 comments in my spam filter today. I did not read them before deleting them. I have finally convinced myself that it’s pointless, so I don’t waste my time that way anymore. Hooray for me. But part … Continue reading →

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Cold Showers

Posted on 06/30/2019 by chick

Many of us are procrastinators because we have a negative, knee-jerk reaction to discomfort. We know that something will “hurt” (force us to face our fears, cause minor/temporary physical or mental strain, take a lot of our time, etc.), so … Continue reading →

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Thoughts

Posted on 06/24/2019 by chick

Marshall lost a tooth earlier this month. It was probably his last baby tooth. The Tooth Fairy is sad. It’s utterly ridiculous that “sanguine” means “optimistic” and also “bloody/bloodthirsty.” If, for example, your coworker said he was feeling sanguine about … Continue reading →

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