Monthly Archives: December 2011
I’ll Trade You
My in-laws are obsessed–obsessed, I tell you–with the board game, Settlers of Catan (http://www.amazon.com/MayFair-Games-MFG3061-Settlers-Catan/dp/B000W7JWUA to see what it looks like, but seriously, go buy it from a local games store. Support local business!). When we were all together for Thanksgiving, they … Continue reading
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Attitude of Gratitude
For the last week or so, I have been in a foul temper. Epic-level foul. “Sometimes you just want to watch the world burn”-level foul. “Pack a coupla bags, pick a cave in the woods, and go hide there forever because … Continue reading
Love Your Neighbor as You Love YOURSELF
For the record, I disagree conceptually with caps lock, particularly in blog titles, but I have not yet figured out how to italicize in the title bar. My newbie-ness is showing, and I apologize. But I’m not here to … Continue reading
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Quick! While There’s Still Time!
I confess: In addition to my deep and abiding love of stickers, I’m also a fan of using the bejeezus outta my wall space. I reckon this quirk also got formed during kindergarten (really, when’s the last time you saw … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas, Daddy
Hi Daddy. Paw. Dear Ol’ Dodd. Sea Hag. It’s Christmastime, your favorite time of the year. We put up our tree this past weekend, including the little baby-in-a-nutshell ornament I made in kindergarten and the ornaments Grandma M crocheted … Continue reading
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Removing Temptation
In about 20 minutes, I am going to go to the store. In an ideal world, I would sign up for a zillion CSAs and have fresh, healthful, delicious food delivered to a convenient pickup location directly from the farm, … Continue reading
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I Can’t Fix You
Last night I reached an awful realization again. I come to this conclusion every so often, and make my peace with it; but then my Aggressive Nurturer side kicks in again, and I have to take another lap around the … Continue reading
Teach Your Children Well
Ahh, Lady Mondegreen (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mondegreen), you vile sneaky wretch! I had this whole intro paragraph planned out today, based on a line from Eminem. I love listening to Eminem while I’m out jogwalking, because he’s got just the right mix of … Continue reading
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Bullying Is Never Ok
Today I’m thinking about hate speech. There are a couple of different things that have kicked this off–a video making the rounds of the internet right now, of a young man eloquently describing how his parents’ sexuality has had absolutely … Continue reading
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