Category Archives: quickies

Hypothetically Speaking

Here’s a thought:  If this blog were to self-destruct 24 hours from now, what post would you print out to save as a hard copy? Or, if you don’t like any of my posts enough to rescue, what post of … Continue reading

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I’ll Be Eliza Doolittle; You Be Henry Higgins.

Normally, on an average day of evening blog reading, my Google™ Reader “inbox” will have around 30 updated posts. Last night when I went to sleep, my Google™ Reader looked like this: Eighty—bad, right? Tonight, as I lay my aching … Continue reading

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I’m Getting High on Behr™ Semi-gloss in Willow Herb.

This trip has been utterly exhausting—I don’t remember the last time I felt well-rested. Oh wait, yes I do: Grand Cayman. Ahhh…those were the days. According to my calculations, we returned to Mesa exactly three weeks ago today.  It seems … Continue reading

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Half-Baked.

Despite the fact that I’ve been painting so much for the past three days that I haven’t even had the time to shower, and I’m really starting to smell…my sister and I haven’t seen much progress in the kitchen project.  … Continue reading

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Snotty Noses and Air Travel Do Not a Happy Blogger Make.

Oh, you guys.  I have so much to say, but so little energy with which to say it.  I’m sorry that a good post will have to wait, but maybe I’ll go a little crazy and post on Saturday.  Heck, … Continue reading

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DOUBLEYOU-TEE-EFF, CANADA.

Look what happened to me today: That’s right.  Snow.  Eight inches, to be precise.  It’s April the dadgum 23rd, and we’re getting bloody snowstorms.  I’m more than a little irked, in case you couldn’t tell.  The highway into the city … Continue reading

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Stuff to Make You Smile on an Otherwise Horrid Day

I always say, “Nothing should be hard on a Monday.” Unfortunately, I rarely get what I want in life. I am often faced with difficult encounters on Mondays.  Today, for example, I will be meeting with the wisdom teeth weasels … Continue reading

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