Monthly Archives: January 2008

Resolutions Revisited

Posted on 01/21/2008 by chick

Some people say that it takes three weeks to form a new habit. If that’s true, then today is the magical day by which my New Year’s resolutions ought to have stuck if they were going to stick. So let’s … Continue reading →

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Some Progress

Posted on 01/20/2008 by chick

I have made some progress on Writing Challenge #1. I wrote out several pages longhand. I am not quite done with the story, though, and I want to let it sit in my brain a little longer. I also need … Continue reading →

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By the Way

Posted on 01/20/2008 by chick

Yes, we’ve gotten so relaxed about our diets that we include beef now. We aren’t even good vegewannabes anymore!

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The Test

Posted on 01/20/2008 by chick

Which is really better, the Big Mac or the Whopper? After a lifetime of watching fast-food commercials, I had to know. I couldn’t remember ever having tried either of them, which struck me as unusual, so Faithful Reader and I … Continue reading →

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Birthday Boy

Posted on 01/17/2008 by chick

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, Ben Franklin! Happy Birthday to you!

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An Affair to Remember

Posted on 01/16/2008 by chick

And now, to balance the less-than-cheery insights from the last post, I present to you the other book that I read recently. Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Grade: A My love affair with The Eyre Affair has … Continue reading →

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Q&A With Vonnegut

Posted on 01/16/2008 by chick

Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut Grade: B Of Deadeye Dick I have not much to say. The final scene took place in a cemetery and one of the characters raised a ghost. For me, the real ghost was Kurt Vonnegut, … Continue reading →

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On One Uncertain Term

Posted on 01/16/2008 by chick

I love words, especially dangerous, tricksy words that squiggle and squirm, always struggling to impart unintended meanings. I found such a word today. The witness is incredible! It was a sentence similar to the one above that made me realize … Continue reading →

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Writing Challenge #1

Posted on 01/14/2008 by chick

The Bucket of Bad has produced the first writing challenge. Here are the elements to include. Little devil on one shoulder, little angel on the other. Falling out a window. Three young girls. Interesting use of magic (or some kind … Continue reading →

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And How Old Are You?

Posted on 01/13/2008 by chick

Faithful Reader kidded me the other day about my propensity for reading children’s books. He said, “And how old are you?” I don’t think he meant it too seriously, but he did have a point. I had been reading an … Continue reading →

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