Category Archives: Crazy Me

Ramblings About Time

Posted on 02/23/2017 by chick

I haven’t done nearly as much with my vacation time as I had hoped I would. I allowed myself to be distracted by Facebook and Twitter and the events of the outside world. Maybe that was inevitable, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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A Thought for My Pennies

Posted on 02/19/2017 by chick

Yesterday I took some change out of my pocket and put it on my desk. Later, when I went to pick it up again, I noticed that one of the pennies was smaller than the others. That couldn’t be right. … Continue reading →

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Never Apart

Posted on 02/18/2017 by chick

A little doppelganger of my husband sits on my shoulder while I’m clothes shopping. I pick up a shirt in a pretty shade of blue-green. “No teal!” the little husband hollers in my ear. I move along. Next I find … Continue reading →

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Worth Every Penny

Posted on 02/05/2017 by chick

Every January I get a memo from my employer telling me that the cost of my long-term disability insurance has gone up. I hate this memo. I don’t want to be reminded of how much I’m already paying, let alone … Continue reading →

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“Dispatched”

Posted on 12/15/2016 by chick

I ordered something from Amazon.co.uk. They sent me an e-mail to let me know that my item had been dispatched. Hooray! I know it’s silly, but I think “dispatched” sounds more interesting and full of promise than “shipped.”

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A Nice Evening

Posted on 09/28/2016 by chick

I took the kids to the library after school yesterday. Our trip was a huge success before we even set foot inside the building, thanks to two monarchs on a butterfly bush next to the parking lot. Unafraid, they fluttered … Continue reading →

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Inner Beauty

Posted on 09/28/2016 by chick

Everyone likes a compliment, me included. But I seem to be a magnet for strange compliments. For example, I was once complimented on my septic tank. Yesterday I would have put that particular compliment at the top of my Strange … Continue reading →

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That Powerful Smell

Posted on 09/24/2016 by chick

Earlier this year we took a three-day vacation at an indoor water park. We all had a great time. The kids didn’t want to leave, and they still say that they’d like to go live there. One thing about the … Continue reading →

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Soup & Stuff

Posted on 03/16/2016 by chick

I’ve managed to catch yet another cold. And what do I do when I get a cold? I call up the Vietnamese restaurant and order “healing soup,” known more commonly to the rest of the world as “chicken pho.” So … Continue reading →

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G Words. Or Gee, Words!

Posted on 03/05/2016 by chick

Galumph Gurgle. Gargle. Giggle. Goggle. Gargantuan Gravlax Gadabout Gunge. Glop. Goo. Gaffe Gonfalon Gasp Gumbo Ghastly. Grisly. Gruesome. Gobstopper What are your favorite G words?

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