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Man’s Best Friend
I love dogs. I really love big dogs. I snapped the pic above of this gorgeous Dane enjoying the sunroof of the tiny Honda it was riding in. That’s not my dog, but my dog, Macy, is a biggish dog—about...
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Picture This
I love good photography. I know some very talented pros and I really appreciate how they can make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. (No, I’m not talking about my head shot.) You can tell when the...
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Pony Up
Our dog Macy considers every stuffed animal an opportunity to hone her disemboweling skills. (You never know when you might be returned to the wild and need to know that, apparently.) Once flattened,...
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Do You Check or Carry On? What should I do with my emotional baggage?
I saw a book title that just inspired the heck out of me and I can’t wait to read Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim. If the title is that clever, surely the book will be, too. But, also, it got me...
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Can I get liposuction with that?
I got confirmation this week that I will be going in next month for a hip replacement. Good news, I will eventually be mobile again without feeling like someone is jamming a piece of electrified rebar...
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Persistence: I DO want to bother you.
Okay, in prep for the impending hip replacement, I am thrown into Dante’s lowest levels of hell. The experience of dealing with the administrative personnel in a hospital or medical office is scary....
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Rant: When Mistakes Transmute to Stupid
I hate numbers. I don’t see the magic. That’s why I hire the professionals. I use an accountant to keep my books because he rants much less than I do and seems to like it. I appreciate his ability to...
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Ugly on the Outside
We are always told, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts.” Well, we all know that is not entirely true. Pretty girls are never told that. It’s a platitude saved to the pudgy, thin-haired,...
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Life Beyond Your Bubble
At first I was angry. Were these people raised by wolves? As I hobbled around with a cane, recovering from surgery, I have been amazed at how self-absorbed, inattentive and downright rude those around...
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Sheep in Bully’s Clothing
Most of my observations seem to be inspired by driving and food. Hmmm…I wonder what that says about me? Anyway, I used to be a fast and aggressive driver. I like a sporty car and I like to put it...
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TMI: Is it time to bring back the phone booth???
“Reach out and touch someone.” Remember that tagline from ATT when it was Ma Bell or children thereof? With cell phone use so omnipresent I feel like I’m getting touched way too much and not in a good...
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You Don’t Have To Be So Trashy
I love the sights, noises and smells of my urban jungle environment—except for one thing. We live about four blocks from a couple of fast food places. Apparently four blocks is just the right amount of...
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My Dog’s Too Happy
After months of attempting to schedule it, we finally got our new dog Holly into temperament testing at a facility, let’s just call it The Ranch, where we board our dogs when we travel. We like The...
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The Mysterious Return of an Old Friend
I became unnaturally attached to the J.Peterman catalog when I first laid eyes on it, lo those many years ago. The fantasy, the freakishly arty clothes, the beautiful drawings and the stories. I know...
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It takes all kinds
I happened on an interesting word today, autochthonous. I was intrigued. It’s spelling had allure—how often do you find such a pod of consonants, especially “chth”? Naturally I scurried to Visual...
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Double U Pleasure
I had the dubious pleasure of staying at the M* Hotel the past 5 days for a conference. This pricey hotel also is the host hotel for the event, so after debating going low for the savings, I had a...
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Summertime, and the living is…lazy
Sure, I’ve got a lot of stuff I should be doing right now. But, somehow when the weather gets so sultry, I just feeling like I’m swimming through Jello. I’m trying all my productivity tricks, but I...
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Cloud, Meet Silver Lining
Somehow, I have become the poster child for jury duty. My picture will soon appear next to the word “juror” in the dictionary. I dread seeing the summons in mail. It has time suck written all over it....
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