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Continue reading →: The Best Prediction of Snow …
… is when the grocery store parking lot is full and the store is packed with shoppers. It’s a fact of life in the Washington, DC, metro area. The Snowstorm Triad of Necessities Yesterday I did my weekly grocery run, but at a different store than usual. The store wasn’t…
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Continue reading →: Welcome, 2014
Happy (almost) New Year! The new year brings with it the chance to reboot ourselves, however mundane or all-encompassing that might be. It’s filled with hope, a time to start afresh, to look at our lives and figure out what needs improving. It’s not just the standard “eat less, exercise…
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Continue reading →: In MemoriumMy beloved Gigi, the world’s sweetest cat, died this week. Already quite old when I started my last, very stressful job, I told her she couldn’t die before I retired—I knew I’d need her love and comfort to help through the difficult time. Bless her heart, she obliged. Almost two…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Seven: Winter Is Coming
It’s snowing here in Northern Virginia. To celebrate, here are: Seven Things I Like about Cold Weather Drinking Cafe Escapes’ Chai Latte. It’s warm and cinnamony, just perfect for a cold, wintery afternoon. Snuggling under my Mega Fluffie while watching television. The bottle of water in my car stays cold.…
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Continue reading →: Election Day!
Election Day! Know what I love about Election Day? No more incessant negative campaign ads. No more obnoxious automated phone calls. And new this year, no more Sunday canvassers asking me the same damn questions. Oi.
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Continue reading →: Fall Back, Oh Prince
In lieu of a Sunday Seven this week, here are two totally separate, not even related topics. Daylight Savings Time Used to be I’d bitch every time we changed to or from Daylight Savings Time. The reason for the bitching was the extra work I had to go through resetting…
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Continue reading →: Sunday Seven: Around the NeighborhoodPicture #2 is so pretty I had to feature it. On Columbus Day, I took my new camera on a stroll around the neighborhood. It was the first sunny day in about a week. Here’s what we (my camera and I) found. (Picture #2 is above.) A potted plant (it’s…
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Continue reading →: Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad
I could not have asked to be born to better people in the world. You might not have been the best parents, but you were far, far, far from the worst. You did the best you could. I wasn’t an easy child to live with and train for the world,…
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Continue reading →: Playtime for a Rainy Day
The day before yesterday, after I visited PetSmart, I went next door to Best Buy. Not because I wanted anything, but I hadn’t been in there in a while. The season 8 Supernatural DVD set was there, but I’ve already ordered it from Amazon (way cheaper), so that wasn’t on…
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Continue reading →: Kitchen Survival, Part 2
My how time flies. I made Tuesday’s First Week menu last week and have already eaten it. How did things turn out? Pretty darned terrific. TUESDAY – First Week – TUESDAY – First Week – TUESD I’m still working from memory since this is also among the 42 missing pages. …
Stream of Conscience
I do my best thinking in the shower
Stream of Conscience 